Pennsylvania AHEC Program Director: We Need Four Times as Many Rural Medical Students to Meet Needs
Pennsylvania AHEC Program Director Dr. Ben Fredrick told state legislators and their staff that we need four times the number of medical students from rural Pennsylvania to address widespread rural primary care physician shortages and rural health disparities. Dr. Fredrick delineated Pennsylvania’s rural health care workforce challenges and possible solutions during a Sept. 6 legislative briefing organized by the Pennsylvania Rural Health Association and sponsored by state Se