Influencing physician distribution through education: a qualitative study on retention in Japan's rural hospitals.

Background: Addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals in rural Japan poses significant challenges. At Sanmu Medical Center, incorporating resident physicians into a general medicine training program has proved effective in retaining them as supervising physicians. This study aims to identify the key factors contributing to the success of such programs.

Cancer Screening Abstinence Rates and Rationales Among Regular Outpatients at a Rural Hospital in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate cancer screening rates and the reasons for not undergoing screening among patients who regularly visited the Sanmu Medical Center.

Patients And Methods: This prospective observational study recruited patients aged ≥40 years with regular clinic visits to Sanmu Medical Center during October 2019. We conducted a self-administered survey to determine the patient's sex and whether they underwent cancer screening in 2019, and if not, the reason for the same.

Association Between Physician Empathy and Difficult Patient Encounters: a Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Physicians frequently experience patients as difficult. Our study explores whether more empathetic physicians experience fewer patient encounters as difficult.

Objective: To investigate the association between physician empathy and difficult patient encounters (DPEs).