Stipend Could Address Georgia’s Rural Doctor Shortage, Experts Say

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Monday, September 29th, 2025

Many rural Georgia counties have few internal medicine doctors to treat chronic and complex diseases. Experts say that offering financial incentives to help new doctors pay off debt is one way to attract them to Georgia’s countryside.

Medical leaders from around the state discussed the impacts of a lack of access to internal medicine at a Tuesday meeting of a House of Representatives study committee.

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