Noted: There has been a national call for all medical colleges to increase class size by 30 percent, which the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine is gradually doing.
But to address the shortage more specifically, the school developed the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine program.
Through WARM, the UW tries to identify students that may be a good candidate to work in a more rural setting.
“Some of that is coming from rural communities, some of that is students that really engage in community life and community support. Even back in their junior high and high school eras, we find that who really engages in the community, things like that will help predict who returns to rural practice,” said Dr. Crouse.