A Comparison of the J-1 Visa Waiver and Loan Repayment Programs in the Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Rural Nebraska

Authors

Samuel T. Opoku, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Betty A. Apenteng, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Ge L. Kan, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Li-Wu Chen, University of Nebraska Medical Center
David Palm, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Thomas Rauner, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-18-2015

Publication Title

The Journal of Rural Health

Volume

31

Issue

3

First page number:

300

Last page number:

309

Abstract

There is a dearth of literature evaluating the effectiveness of programs aimed at recruiting and retaining physicians in rural Nebraska. Taking advantage of the Nebraska Health Professional Tracking System, this study attempts to comparatively assess the effectiveness of the J-1 visa waiver and state loan repayment programs in the recruitment and retention of physicians in rural Nebraska.

Repository Citation

Opoku, S. T., Apenteng, B. A., Kan, G. L., Chen, L., Palm, D., Rauner, T. (2015). A Comparison of the J-1 Visa Waiver and Loan Repayment Programs in the Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Rural Nebraska. The Journal of Rural Health, 31(3), 300-309.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12108