Description Proposed topics for this issue include: Demographics and Workforce in issues in Rural Surgery; Measuring Quality in Rural Surgery; Education
of the Rural Surgeon (Models from Oregon, Wisconsin, Tennessee, MIBH); Rural Surgery - the Australian experience; Working Models (Oklahoma,
Iowa, North Dakota); Starting a Rural Surgical Program from Scratch; The Importance of Rural Surgery - The primary care perspective;
The Financial Impact of a Rural Surgeon on a Hospital.