RT Journal
A1 Sheehan MN
T1 EThical issues in rural health care
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD May 27
VO 301
IS 20
SP 2162
OP 2166
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.730
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.730
AB 
The book is divided into 3 sections. The first provides an overview of what is meant by rural and general ethical issues in rural health care. The second section consists of 3 essays by rural health practitioners. The third and final section examines specific ethical issues in the rural setting. The book provides an illuminating look at questions of culture, character, regulation, social justice, and organizational response. As a reader who has predominantly practiced medicine and taught ethics in urban medical environments, I found the book fascinating in the insights it provides on the challenges and the rewards of delivering health care in areas far removed from the big city. The book also encourages reflective readers to consider some of the hidden issues in their own clinical settings.