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Upstate Medical students gain exposure to rural health care

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Five Upstate Medical University students spent time in Oswego County as part of the university’s rural education medical program. The program, which local health-care providers recently hosted, provided students a perspective on how medical care is delivered in a rural community. Those participating included (seated from left) Colleen Feeney and Breanna Felldin. Those standing (from left to right) include Carrie Roseamelia of the rural medical education program; medical students James Mattson, Laura Rein, and Konstantinos Hantzidiamantis; and Christopher Mitchell, Oswego Health’s senior director of physician services. Photo credit: Oswego Health

OSWEGO, N.Y. — It’s no secret that it’s difficult attracting doctors to practice in rural areas.  Though about 20 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural communities, less than 10 percent of physicians practice in these areas, according to a Stanford University Medicine rural health fact sheet entitled, “Healthcare Disparities & Barriers to Healthcare.” […]

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