Background A total of 18%–30% of Canadians live in a rural area and are served by 8% of
the country's general surgeons. The demographic characteristics of Canada's population …

Background: Approximately 18%-30% of the Canadian population live in a rural area and
are served by 8% of general surgeons. The demographics and geography of rural Canada …

* Professor and Chair, Discipline of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.
John's, Nfld.† Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario …

Whereas access to rural gen-eralist physicians remains a problem, an increasing problem is
access to rural generalist surgeons. Patients living outside the metropolitan centres must in …

Background: Rural general surgeons perform many procedures outside the conventional
scope of the specialty. Unique to British Columbia, the Rural Practice Subsidiary Agreement …

Background: Recruiting residents to practise rurally begins with an accurate characterization
of rural surgeons. We sought to identify and analyze demographic trends among rural …

The provision of timely and quality surgical services is a persistent challenge in rural
Canada. Factors undermining the provision of surgical care in rural Canada include: an …

Dynamic assessment of the effective surgical workforce recommends 27,300 general
surgeons in 2030; 2,525 more than are presently being trained. Rural shortages are already …

Results: Alberta and Northern Ontario have a similar number of rural surgical programs
staffed by Canadian-certified general surgeons (10 and 12, respectively). However, Alberta …

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 …