Recruiting Small Town Docs SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) - There's a shortage of rural doctors in Washington. Now the small wheat farming town of Colfax has come up with a clever solution to the problem of recruiting doctors to rural areas. The community hospital and some of its doctors are paying a local woman's way through medical school. The med student has committed to return to her hometown to practice after completing her studies. KPLU's Tom Banse reports how it pencils out. © Copyright 2009, KPLU