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Integrating Rural Background and Training Pathways Across Medical Education—Strengthening Rural Physician Workforce Development

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.27399

August 05, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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Corresponding Author: M. Bryant Howren, PhD, MPH, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242 (matthew-howren@uiowa.edu).

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