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To the Editor: There has been an ongoing decline in the number of primary care physicians working in underserved areas.^1-2 To help address this problem, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center initiated the Residency Program in Social Pediatrics (RPSP) in 1970. The goal was to train pediatricians who would possess the skills and willingness to practice in underserved communities and would remain in those settings for extended periods.^3-4 We assessed the practice locations of all RPSP graduates who participated in the program between July 1970 and June 2002.

Methods

We conducted a mail survey of all 183 RPSP graduates. Respondents were asked to characterize their practice locations using standard federal government designations for underserved locations (ie, Health Professions Shortage Area, Neighborhood or Community Health Center, Medically Underserved Area, Federally-Funded Health Center, and Indian Reservation).

Results
A total of 147 (80%) graduates responded. Of the respondents, 65% were . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Bronx, NY

Sheldon L. Stick, PhD
Department of Educational Administration
The Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education
University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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