what's the difference between a medical doctor practicing in an urban setting and one who is in a rural area?

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what's the difference between a medical doctor practicing in an urban setting and one who is in a rural area?

2007-02-15 04:11:57 · 4 answers · asked by abstemious_entity 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

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I would think that a rural doctor would have to be more of a generalist and see a variety of problems, whereas the urban doctor can specialize in a specific area of medicine.

2007-02-15 04:19:37 · answer #1 · answered by Lepke 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Statistically, rural doctors are in private practice and most doctors in the urban area belong to a corporation and work for PPOs and HMOs providers.

2007-02-15 04:20:52 · answer #2 · answered by Wijssegger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Mostly the size of the buildings. Rural areas usually have more dirt roads too.

2007-02-15 04:15:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋

One lives in the country and the other in a city :)

2007-02-15 04:15:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋