Research shows challenges to rural medical practice
PRINCE GEORGE – It’s why we live in rural BC. The people. And the same holds true for those graduates of the Northern Medical Program.
“Socializing with patients outside of a clinical setting is inevitable when you live in a rural community. It’s what we like about living in small places, rural, northern and remote communities, you know your neighbours, you get to interact with them as teammates on sports teams and go to their businesses and ask for advice and those sorts of things,” explains Dr. Andrea Gingerich, UBC Northern Medical Program Associate Professor.