Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Dorthea Juul, Laurie Gutmann, Harold P. Adams, Sarah A. O'Shea, Larry R. Faulkner
Summary: The survey revealed that many early career adult and pediatric neurologists were dissatisfied with the psychiatry component of their residency training and felt underprepared for it. Suggestions for improvement included more outpatient experience, additional teaching time in psychiatry, and exposure to a wider range of psychiatric treatments and patient conditions likely to be encountered in neurology practice.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
William F. Rayburn, Imam M. Xierali
Summary: The increasing number of fellowship programs and positions has decreased the proportion of potential residency graduates who are able to provide frontline care to an increasing number of adult women.
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2021)
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Economics
Mian Huang, Chunbing Xing, Xiaoyong Cui
Summary: Based on a representative survey of new college graduates in China, this study presents a job location choice model that considers the self-selection effect and region-dependent heterogeneous preference for job locations. The results show that college education significantly increases graduates' likelihood of working in the city where their college is located. Furthermore, the impact of college location on a graduate's migration decision varies considerably across cities, and there is significant heterogeneity between students from universities of different tiers and rural versus urban areas.
CHINA & WORLD ECONOMY
(2022)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Arati Dahal, Kim Kardonsky, Matthew Cunningham, David V. Evans, Toby Keys
Summary: This study examined the impact of a community-based clinical immersion program on medical graduates' decision to work in rural regions. The findings showed that graduates who participated in the program were more likely to choose to work in rural areas.
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Urban Studies
Xiongbin Lin, Jingjing Zhong, Ting Ren, Gaowen Zhu
Summary: This study examines the influence of housing prices on college graduates' job city selection using multinomial logit models based on the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey (CLDS). The study finds that while high housing costs in the workplace may attract graduates to large cities, their willingness to work in these cities diminishes as long as housing costs remain high. Before the tipping point of housing prices, cities with higher housing prices may draw considerable inflows of graduates, but after exceeding the tipping point, rising housing prices gradually stifle the influx of college students. The study emphasizes the critical need for housing price stabilization and inclusive housing policies to attract and retain talent groups.
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Ecology
Cong Zhang, Ran Tao, Zihang Yue, Fubing Su
Summary: Amid fiscal pressure, Chinese local governments competed to offer business-friendly policies, resulting in lax environmental enforcement and a concentration of polluting factories in poor regions. Urban and rural communities within each jurisdiction also engaged in a rivalry, with local governments prioritizing urban environment due to societal pressure and allocating fewer resources to rural environment enforcement. This led to polluting enterprises seeking refuge in rural areas. Our study provides evidence supporting this hypothesis and expands the pollution haven concept to the urban-rural divide, highlighting the political and economic causes of rural pollution in China.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Davis G. Patterson, Scott A. Shipman, Samantha W. Pollack, C. Holly A. Andrilla, David Schmitz, David V. Evans, Lars E. Peterson, Randall Longenecker
Summary: This study aimed to determine the distinct influences of rural background and rural residency training on rural practice choice among family physicians. Logistic regression analysis was conducted using data from the American Board of Family Medicine National Graduate Survey and the American Medical College Application Service. Results showed that family physicians from a rural background were more likely to choose rural practice, and trainees in rural residencies also had a higher likelihood of choosing rural practice. Therefore, increasing rural training programs for residents from both rural and urban backgrounds, as well as recruiting more rural students to medical education, could help increase the number of rural family physicians.
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Christopher G. Halline, Nikita Mokhashi, Felix R. De Bie, Margaret B. Greenwood-Ericksen, Mark R. Zonfrillo
Summary: This study compared the practice type and location of general surgery residency graduates with and without a dedicated rural track between 2011-2020. The results showed that residency programs with a rural track produced a higher proportion of graduates entering general surgery practice. However, there was no significant difference in the likelihood of graduates from programs with a rural track ultimately practicing in rural areas compared to programs without a rural track.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
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Primary Health Care
Nicholas M. Lefevre, Richard A. Young, David M. Li, Dan Casey
Summary: This study found a significant association between completing a 4-year integrated area of emphasis (AOE) training program and serving vulnerable populations as well as providing broader cognitive and procedural services among graduates of the John Peter Smith Family Medicine Residency Program.
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Environmental Sciences
Lifan Shi, Decai Tang, Haojia Kong, Valentina Boamah
Summary: Industrial transfer is important for narrowing the regional economic gap in China and promoting sustainable development. This study examines the bilateral matching between firms' location choice and government's investment promotion through the construction of a matching model and evaluation index system.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Matthew J. Smukall, Andrew C. Seitz, Felicie Dhellemmes, Maurits P. M. van Zinnicq Bergmann, Vital Heim, Samuel H. Gruber, Tristan L. Guttridge
Summary: Understanding the space use and movement behavior of tiger sharks is crucial for their conservation. This study found that Bimini serves as an important pupping ground for tiger sharks, with some individuals showing long-term site fidelity. The study also revealed that larger individuals are more likely to disperse from Bimini to other areas in the western North Atlantic.
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Geography
Sara Ferguson, Gemma Catney
Summary: This paper investigates the residential location choices of rural couples at union formation, taking into consideration their diverse residential biographies. The study utilizes data from the STAYin(g)Rural project, including a large household survey and in-depth interviews conducted in rural Northern Ireland. The findings highlight the importance of a sense of belonging and attachment to the rural area, influenced by economic, environmental, geographical, and social factors, in shaping the decision-making process.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Jacquelyn Paquet, Vincent I. O. Agyapong, Pamela Brett-MacLean, Katharine Hibbard
Summary: The study found significant associations between previous rural training experience and interest in rural psychiatry training and practice. Female residents and junior residents showed significantly more interest in rural training experiences. Many participants raised concerns about financial costs, service burden, continuity of care, and strategies for culturally relevant care in rural practice.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Public Administration
Jay Rickabaugh
Summary: This study highlights unexpected empirical similarities between rural and non-rural Regional Intergovernmental Organizations (RIGOs), including the quantity of local governments within their territorial footprint and how representational rights are apportioned to these local governments. This suggests that there are common governance traits across different regions in intergovernmental relations.
AMERICAN REVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
(2021)
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Education & Educational Research
Wenjun Yan, Xiuyin Gao, Wei Wang, Zhengyu Zhou, Chao Zou, Zhaojun Lu
Summary: This study evaluated the job satisfaction of graduates from the Rural Oriented Medical Students Training Project in Jiangsu Province, China. The results showed moderate satisfaction, with factors such as economic incentives, workload, and professional confidence affecting satisfaction. Possible solutions to increase satisfaction could include providing economic support and enhancing professional identification for these graduates.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)