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The biggest challenge
I've seen that rural communities

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faces in care is continuity
and availability.

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Rural communities
don't have the same access to care.

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IU is closing that gap in communities
across the state.

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It's important to recruit
and train doctors from rural communities,

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because the data shows that

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those are the people who are most likely
to stay in rural areas.

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I trained to be a doctor in the
environment that I was going to work in.

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I did all of my rotation in the Wabash
Valley,

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and I still work in the Wabash Valley.

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I chose to practice in a rural community
because I want

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the deeper, multifaceted relationships
with my patients.

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When you bring a doctor to a community
that did not have a physician before,

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new opportunities for care.

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So that improves the health

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of the community, but it also opens up
opportunities for jobs.

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Without our medical providers
in our community,

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our community never gets to continue
to thrive.

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The community dissipates
when they don't have care.

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So having your rural provider
builds and grows our community.