Next generation of doctors prepares to tackle rural health care shortage in West Virginia

 The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is very proud of its work in addressing the shortage of primary healthcare professionals are in rural communities.  

WVSOM thanks PBS News Hour for including the work of our school in this segment.

From the broadcast:

Nearly two-thirds of areas with a shortage of primary healthcare professionals are in rural communities. With support from the Pulitzer Center and in collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center, William Brangham visited a hospital and a medical school in West Virginia doing their part to train the next generation of rural doctors. It's for the PBS News Hour series Rural RX.

The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine was founded 50 years ago specifically to address this shortage of doctors in rural West Virginia. James Nemitz is the president of the school.

"Part of what I have seen as successful here in West Virginia is growing your own, having people come from the area, they go to medical school in the state, they end up going to their residency in the state, and they end up staying, because their families are here and they love the people and the land," James Nemitz, President, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.

See the full video and and read the transcript at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/young-doctors-prepare-to-tackle-rural-healthcare-shortage-in-west-virginia#transcript