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It is important for rural health care professionals to be prepared for a bioterrorist attack or other public health emergency. We sought to determine the barriers impeding rural physicians from being prepared for a human-induced disaster such as a bioterrorist attack.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> This study employed a qualitative methodology using key informant interviews followed by grounded theory methods for data analysis. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 6 physicians in the state of Florida from federally designated rural areas.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> The interview participants articulated primary barriers and the associated factors contributing to these barriers that may affect rural physician preparedness for human-induced emergencies. Rural physicians identified 3 primary barriers: accessibility to health care, communication between physicians and patients, and rural infrastructure and resources. Each of these barriers included associated factors and influences. For instance, according to our participants, access to care was affected by a lack of health insurance, a lack of finances for health services, and transportation difficulties.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> Existing rural organizational infrastructure and resources are insufficient to meet current health needs owing to a number of factors including the paucity of health care providers, particularly medical specialists, and the associated patient-level barriers. These barriers presumably would be exacerbated in the advent of a human-induced public health emergency. Thus, strategically implemented health policies are needed to mitigate the barriers identified in this study.<\/jats:p><jats:p>(<jats:italic>Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness<\/jats:italic>. 2012;6:342\u2013348)<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1001\/dmp.2012.59","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,12,13]],"date-time":"2012-12-13T06:19:28Z","timestamp":1355379568000},"page":"342-348","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Critical Challenges and Impediments Affecting Rural Physicians During a Public Health Emergency"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Gavin J.","family":"Putzer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mirka","family":"Koro-Ljungberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"R. 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