ManyruralareasintheUnitedStateshavenodoctor.Somemedicalschoolsaretryingdifferentwaystotreattheproblem.Oneideaistoeducatedoctorsinsmallercommunitiesandhopetheystay.Dr.WilliamCathcart-RakeheadsanewprogramattheUniversityofKansasintheMidwest.“Weneedmoredoctors.There’ssomewherelikeaquarterofallofourphysiciansinKansaswhoaresixtyyearsofageorolder.Soweneedtobereplacingphysicians,too.”SaysDr.WilliamCathcart.HealsosaysmedicalstudentsfromruralareasnowtypicallystudyinWichitaorKansasCity,twoofthebiggestcitiesinKansas.Theysay,“Youknow,IreallyhaveeveryintentionofcomingbacktoruralKansas,”buttheymeetasoulmate,theygetmarried,theirsoulmatehappenstobefromabigcityandweneverseethemagain.Theygetcapturedinthebigcity.Hopefully,ifwetraintheminsmallercommunities,theycanmeetthefuturespouseshere,theycannetworkhere,andtheyhavethoseconnectionswhichcanhopefullybelifelong.TheprogramisbasedinKansas’tenthlargestcity,Salina,hometoaboutfiftythousandpeople.Salinaisaboutathree-hourdrivefromKansasCity,pastfieldsofcorn,soybeansandcattle.StudentClaireHinrichsengrewupinatownofaboutsixhundredpeople.SheattendedtheUniversityofKansas,orKU,asanundergraduate.OnereasonwhythechosetheSalinaprogramisbecauseofthesize.Thereareonlyeightstudents—thesmallestmedicalschoolinthecountry.ClassesaretaughtbyprofessorsinSalinaoronavideolinkfromKansasCityorWichita.Studentswhocompletethefouryearprogramwillthendotheirresidencytraininginasmallcommunityinthesurroundingarea.OneplacearesidentmightworkistheClayCenterClinic,whereDr.KerryMurphyisafamilyphysician.Ruraldoctorsgenerallyserveolder,poorerpatients.Goingintoaspecialtyinabigcitycanmeanbetterworkinghoursandmoremoneytopayoffstudentloans.TheSalinaprogramwillpaytuitionforeachyearthatstudentspracticeinaruralareainKansas.小题1:Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spouses”inParagraph2mean?
