Table 6.

Classification of the measures to increase the number of physicians in rural areas

Target	Regulatory	Financial incentive	Work-life balance
Timing
Before practice	・Special entrance examinations for high school students of local origin	・Conditional scholarships with stipulations on future rural practice	・Exposing medical students to rural practice
After practice	・Ikyoku system	・High salaries for rural physicians	・Supporting rural physicians for both life and practice
	・Restriction to location