Physician recruitment and retention in community health centers.

Abstract

The common denominator for the problems of recruitment and retention of physicians is the lack of finances. There is considerable overlap between the etiology of and possible solutions to the two problems. Funding may not be available to address the financial situation immediately, so other avenues have to be explored. It is possible for both these issues to be addressed by a single model involving the development of a centralized recruiting agency. CHCs would be promoted and marketed more efficiently, and physicians would be selected who are more likely to consider community medicine a long-term career choice.