Health Promoting Schools Provide Community-Based Learning Opportunities Conducive to Careers in Rural Practice

Table 1

Pediatric resident postgraduation rural practice choice showing five years prior, to and five years after, the introduction of Brighter Smiles health-promoting school in the residency program.

	Year	Female	Male	Small town/rural practice
Prior to Brighter Smiles	1996/1997	6	3	1
	1997/1998	3	4	2
	1998/1999	7	3	2
	1999/2000	3	4	2
	2000/2001	4	3	1
With Brighter Smiles	2001/2001	4	3	2
	2002/2003	8	—	3
	2003/2004	5	3	3
	2004/2005	3	4	3
	2005/2006	4	2	2