Medical professions - "It's worth living here": South Western Pomerania attracts doctors
The regional medical profession and the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald want to attract rural doctors to southern Vorpommern. In a project presented in Pasewalk on Monday, doctors from the region want to make contact with students at university locations and invite them to visit them in the countryside for several days. According to the initiators, the project is so far unique in MV.
According to the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KV), Südvorpommern is considered to be "in danger of being undersupplied" with GPs, as Pasewalk cardiologist Christine Bahr said. A region is considered undersupplied if less than 70 percent of the positions provided by the KV are not filled. This is not yet the case in South Western Pomerania, but in around 20 percent of practices, doctors will be retiring in the next five years. "We have many structural disadvantages here. We don't have the lagoon or the Baltic Sea on our doorstep." Nevertheless, Bahr said: "It's worth living here."
Vorpommern-Greifswald's District Administrator Michael Sack (CDU) spoke of South Vorpommern as one of the most rural regions in Germany. Health is an important issue here. In a study of life expectancy in Germany, Vorpommern-Greifswald was ranked second to last for men.
According to the district, the project costs around 115,000 euros, with a large proportion coming from the Vorpommern Regional Planning Association. It will initially run until next summer. However, those involved are hoping that it will become permanent. The project also includes a website on which internships, for example, are to be placed. Bahr said that the campaign is not only aimed at prospective doctors, but also at doctors already in the profession who may be looking to make a change.
As an example in another profession, Sack referred to the "Teacher Country Tour", which aims to attract prospective teachers to rural schools through on-site visits. "That was originally an idea from our district. The state has adopted it."
Bahr emphasized that some new doctors have already been recruited to work in the countryside. "But it's still not enough. Especially in view of the age structure of our doctors."
Project website
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- Western Pomerania's district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, known for its rurality, is currently facing a shortage of general practitioners (GPs), making it "in danger of being undersupplied" according to the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KV).
- To address this issue, the district is launching a unique project in South Western Pomerania, inviting medical students to visit rural areas for several days and encouraging doctors to consider practicing in these areas.
- The GPS coordinates of these rural municipalities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will be available on the project's website, providing a convenient way for interested doctors to locate potential job opportunities in the county of Vorpommern-Greifswald.
- This initiative is not only beneficial for rural areas in Germany, as Vorpommern-Greifswald and its surrounding counties struggle with healthcare staffing, but also for doctors seeking a change or experiencing burnout in their current urban practices.
Source: www.stern.de
