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Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleA shortage of physicians in rural and underserved areas is an issue of social and political concern in most countries. Geographic maldistribution of physicians is also a critical issue within countries [1]. These issues urgently need to be resolved in order to provide better health-care systems and health outcomes in rural and underserved areas. served areas, as well as a maldistribution of physicians be-tween urban and rural areas. The ratio of physicians per 1 000 population in 2010 was estimated as 2.21, which is low among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries (mean ratio, 3.16