I often see these words used interchangeably, though as I understand it there is a difference between the two ideologies, no?

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    On top of that, if there was no money incentive to go be a doctor in a big city, far more people would be good doctors near small towns.

    Here in Canada you get HUGE pay bumps if you agree to go practice medicine in a rural community, yet rural communities are still chronically understaffed (granted, we dont exactly have a capitalist healthcare system, but the point still stands).

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      18 hours ago

      You talk about relocating to rurals.

      I’m talking about people in rural areas being able to become doctors without massive risk and debt.

      Of course people would be less inclined to relocate vs staying home.

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        It’s not that risky to become a doctor. It’s true that it requires going into a lot of debt but when you’re guaranteed a starting wage of 400k minimum once you graduate, then that’s not a major concern for most people. That said I do think more can and should be done to recruit people from rural areas, especially people from indigenous communities