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S L Sebert

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PubMed1993

1993 West Virginia family practice residents: demographics and future plans.

To call attention to the concerns of the 92 family practice residents in the five programs in West Virginia and assist with their retention, a questionnaire was mailed to these physicians. The questions asked concerned their home states, future plans, educational debts, salary expectations, recruiting preferences, and their suggestions on how to interest more medical students into this specialty. The responses to the survey provided valuable information regarding how to improve retention of family practice residents in the state, as well as increase the number of medical students entering family medicine. In addition, the survey showed the Bureau of Public Health, the Kellogg Program and the Rural Health Initiative Program are not as effective as they could be in recruiting family practice residents to practice in underserved areas of the state.

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PubMed1991

Family physicians' perceptions of health manpower needs in West Virginia.

West Virginia family physicians feel that they are able to assess the health care needs of their communities. There is a need for more physicians in all of the major specialties in West Virginia, but the largest numbers of physicians are needed in family practice and obstetrics. More registered nurses and licensed practical nurses are needed than any other health care professionals. Twenty-five percent of the respondents are actively recruiting associates, and 48 percent have seriously considered leaving, or are leaving West Virginia. The most commonly cited reasons for leaving are inadequate reimbursement, the state's economy, SB-576, lack of tort reform, and state government in general. The greatest advantage given to practicing in the state are its people, the quality of life, and home and family. In addition, the greatest problems are reimbursement, state government, the malpractice climate and the state economy. The survey shows that state government needs to show a good faith effort to enact tort reform to improve relations with physicians. The threat of losing more physicians is real and must be addressed. Improving the climate for the practice of medicine is a viable solution to West Virginia's manpower problems. There is also a need to continue all present health care professional training programs. More emphasis should be placed on recruitment and retention of nursing students. There is expressed support for nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, and physicians' assistants all working under the supervision of physicians. The finding that home and family are frequently listed as advantages to practicing here indicates recruitment and nurturing of students from underserved areas should be increased.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Acute low back pain findings and management in an academic medical center.

To compare medical records of patients treated for acute low back pain in the departments of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine and Emergency Medicine in an academic medical center to determine if there was variation in patient population, diagnostic and treatment procedures and outcomes. Records were randomly reviewed using a standardized form for patients diagnosed with ICD 9 codes pertaining to back pain. Of the 96 patients with acute back pain seen in outpatient areas, 66 were seen by Family Medicine, 26 by Medical Group Practice (MGP), and four by Occupational Medicine. One hundred seven were seen in the Emergency Department. There was no significant difference in duration or type of pain or the type of findings or treatment. Very few had positive physical findings, (9% outpatient and 10% Emergency Department), but many more, (38% outpatient and 17% ED), had psychosocial findings (smoker, dissatisfaction with work, previous psychiatric history, psychosomatic history, or abnormal social adjustment) documented, Plain films of the lumbrosacral spine done in both practice settings did not change treatment.

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