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UW To Train More Rural Doctors

MADISON, Wis. — A new program at the UW aims to address the growing shortage of doctors in rural areas of the state.

The School of Medicine and Public Health’s program will place doctors-in-training at clinics in rural areas.

The school’s associate dean Byron Crouse said 33 percent of Wisconsin residents live in rural areas but only 11 percent of doctors practice there.