District medical colleges in India – Addressing the rural health-care needs
The shortfall of human resources in health has resulted in skewing the distribution of health workers such that vulnerable populations in rural, tribal, and hilly areas continue to be extremely underserved. To address the regional disparities in medical education and availability of human resources...
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| description | The shortfall of human resources in health has resulted in skewing the distribution of health workers such that vulnerable populations in rural, tribal, and hilly areas continue to be extremely underserved. To address the regional disparities in medical education and availability of human resources in health, the policy of establishing one medical college at each district in India was initiated. The situation of human resources in health remains inadequate. To address the regional disparities in medical education and availability of human resources in health, the policy of establishing one medical college at each district in India was initiated. Impressive progress has been made during the past few years with respect to opening new medical colleges in the area of need across geographical coverage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-110c7973581b4edea51cfda82fe462282023-07-21T12:44:06ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Surgical Specialties and Rural Practice2772-31432772-31512022-01-0133454610.4103/jssrp.jssrp_27_22District medical colleges in India – Addressing the rural health-care needsRaman KumarThe shortfall of human resources in health has resulted in skewing the distribution of health workers such that vulnerable populations in rural, tribal, and hilly areas continue to be extremely underserved. To address the regional disparities in medical education and availability of human resources in health, the policy of establishing one medical college at each district in India was initiated. The situation of human resources in health remains inadequate. To address the regional disparities in medical education and availability of human resources in health, the policy of establishing one medical college at each district in India was initiated. Impressive progress has been made during the past few years with respect to opening new medical colleges in the area of need across geographical coverage.http://www.jssrp.org/article.asp?issn=2772-3143;year=2022;volume=3;issue=3;spage=45;epage=46;aulast=Kumardistrict medical collegehealth policy in indiahuman resource in healthrural health |
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| title | District medical colleges in India – Addressing the rural health-care needs |
| title_full | District medical colleges in India – Addressing the rural health-care needs |
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| title_short | District medical colleges in India – Addressing the rural health-care needs |
| title_sort | district medical colleges in india addressing the rural health care needs |
| topic | district medical college health policy in india human resource in health rural health |
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