Located in Front Royal, Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency is a medical practice and residency program affiliated with the Medical College of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency specializes in training doctors to navigate the challenges of providing medical care in rural areas.
According to research published by the National Library of Medicine, roughly 20 percent of Americans live in rural areas, but less than 10 percent of physicians practice in those areas. By 2025, research by the federal government shows rural areas will have a shortage of over 20,000 physicians. Rural areas tend to have older populations and a higher number of health problems. In rural areas, over half of all hospital admissions are patients over age 65, while urban areas see only 37 percent admission of older patients. Rural patients may also delay seeking care due to economic factors, such as needing to work long hours with no time off. They may also have restricted access to specialists, causing ailments to remain undiagnosed or untreated.
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AuthorOverseen by Dr. Frank Dennehy, Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency Program offers opportunities for students who are interested in family medicine. Archives
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