Air date: March 6, 2011

Host: Barbara Lewis

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Interview: Therese Zink, MD
Author and physician

Primary Care segments are presented
by IU Health Physicians.

Being a rural physician today is very different than it was a generation ago.

As a family physician in rural Minnesota, Therese Zink, M.D., knows the territory well. Dr. Zink joins Barbara Lewis to discuss -- and read from -- a new collection of essays, poetry, and fiction written by doctors and other healthcare professionals who practice rural medicine.

The book is called The Country Doctor Revisited: A 21st Century Reader. Dr. Zink edited and contributed to the book.

Dr. Therese Zink is a member of the Rural Physician Associate Program at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Additional Resources:

• South Carolina rural doc Edwin Leap writes about the joys of practicing rural emergency medicine.
• Find out more about the book and about rural medicine at The Country Doctor Revisited website. Dr. Zink also posts reflections from rural docs on the Country Doctor Revisited blog.
• An overview of the problems rural doctors face, from the WSJ Health Blog.