I agree -- I wouldn't have it any other way.
I started in a really rural area south of Eugene, and moved to the big city of Astoria (pop 10,000) 13 years later. In l In the 80's it was very difficult to make a living in a rural practice; I don't suppose it is much easier now.
The realistic options in a place like Astoria is to sign up with a hospital clinic -- the hospitals seem to have limitless money and pay much better (at least twice) what I can make. But you have to put up with the hospital nonsense and endless, fruitless meetings.
