RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Optimal Care for All JF North Carolina Medical Journal JO N C Med J FD North Carolina Institute of Medicine SP 386 OP 389 DO 10.18043/ncm.79.6.386 VO 79 IS 6 A1 Garrison, Herbert G. A1 Heck, Jeffery E. A1 Basnight, L. Lorraine YR 2018 UL http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/79/6/386.abstract AB Despite its increasing urbanization, North Carolina still has a large rural population that lacks optimal health care. While multiple programs have been successful in recruiting clinicians to rural communities, improving the retention of those clinicians will require the development and implementation of novel strategies along with the evaluation of their effectiveness.