LeBlanc Kim Edward
Department of Family Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
J La State Med Soc. 2008 May-Jun;160(3):142, 144-6, 148.
Louisiana is a predominantly rural state, with 86 percent of its parishes classified as areas of Primary Care Health Professional Shortages by the US Department of Health and Human Services. As a result, individuals living in these areas have limited access to primary medical care. In addition, data derived from the Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies clearly indicate that fewer and fewer medical-school graduates are choosing primary-care specialties as a career. This national trend has been noted here at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) School of Medicine - New Orleans. In order to address this decline, the School of Medicine created the Rural Scholars Track with the objective of producing primary-care physicians for Louisiana, in particular for rural areas. While the program is still in its early years, the results have been positive and hold hope for the future of health care in the state.
路易斯安那州主要是农村地区，其86%的教区被美国卫生与公众服务部列为初级保健卫生专业人员短缺地区。因此，生活在这些地区的个人获得初级医疗服务的机会有限。此外，美国医学院协会劳动力研究中心的数据清楚地表明，选择初级保健专业作为职业的医学院毕业生越来越少。路易斯安那州立大学健康科学中心新奥尔良医学院也注意到了这一全国性趋势。为了解决这一下降趋势，医学院设立了农村学者项目，目标是为路易斯安那州，特别是农村地区培养初级保健医生。虽然该项目仍处于早期阶段，但结果是积极的，为该州医疗保健的未来带来了希望。
