Rural areas losing appeal for young doctors.
Since fewer and fewer medical students are choosing to practice in rural communities, these areas are scrambling to recruit physicians. So far, however, such lures as interest-free loans and other incentives are not enticing enough for young physicians. What are the rural areas to do? One Ohio county thinks a foreign medical graduate may be the answer, and it's working overtime to bring her onboard.
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