Providing medical care to the growing, diversifying population of 50 million rural Americans creates many challenges for 21st century health-care professionals. In the
Textbook of Rural Medicine (McGraw-Hill, 2000, 487 pp), WWAMI educators offer a comprehensive guide to rural practice, from special clinical problems to technologic advances in patient care.
The editors are John Geyman, professor emeritus and former chair of family medicine; Gary Hart, director of the WWAMI Rural Research Center; and Tom Norris, associate dean of the UW School of Medicine. Hart and Norris are professors of family medicine. Twelve other UW faculty members contributed to the book.
Dec. 15, 2000