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Kraus AC, Gunnells DJ, Chu DI, Kennedy AE, Hughes TG, Chen H, Hollis RH, Porterfield JR, Stahl RD, Kennedy GD. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Surgery Community Network: Tackling the Challenges of Rural Surgery. Am Surg 2022:31348221109471. [PMID: 35726516 DOI: 10.1177/00031348221109471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Over the past 5 years, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Surgery has taken a keen interest in the practice of surgery in rural Alabama and has established the UAB surgery community network. Our goal is to improve the delivery of surgical care in rural areas through active recruitment of rural surgeons, the development of research around rural surgery practice, and the expansion of a surgery network throughout the state. Here, we will present the challenges faced by rural surgery, our early work to address these challenges, and offer a plan for moving forward.
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Affiliation(s)
- Abigayle C Kraus
- Department of Surgery, 155569University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 155569University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 155569University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 155569University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 12251University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas, KS, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 155569University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 155569University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 155569University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 155569University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 155569University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Borgstrom D, Deveney K, Hughes D, Rossi IR, Rossi MB, Lehman R, LeMaster S, Puls M. Rural Surgery. Curr Probl Surg 2022; 59:101173. [PMID: 36055747 PMCID: PMC9361080 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2022.101173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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