Rural Immersion: lessons for equitable medical training worldwide on addressing rural physician shortages through longitudinal community-engagement training

Tarek Zieneldien; Janice Kim; Sophia Ma

doi:10.36834/cmej.82095

Rural Immersion: lessons for equitable medical training worldwide on addressing rural physician shortages through longitudinal community-engagement training

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Tarek Zieneldien Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Janice Kim Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sophia Ma Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.82095

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2025-09-04

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Zieneldien T, Kim J, Ma S. Rural Immersion: lessons for equitable medical training worldwide on addressing rural physician shortages through longitudinal community-engagement training. Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 4 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];16(4):84. Available from: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/82095

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Vol. 16 No. 4 (2025)

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