Rural Health
News by Topic: Health workforce education and training
Dec 19, 2024 - Reports on physician shortages in rural communities and efforts to reduce those shortages through practice incentives. Discusses remaining barriers including funding for rural residencies, the amount of time necessary to launch a rural residency, and patient density for specialists.
Source: Medscape Medical News
Dec 19, 2024 - Reports on trends on maternal health and mortality in Arizona and drivers of poor outcomes such as limited mental health training for providers, mental health workforce shortages, and stigma. Discusses rural-specific challenges in accessing care like transportation, labor and delivery service access, broadband, and low provider reimbursement rates for care.
Source: Tuscon Sentinel
HRSA: Meetings of the Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD)
Federal Register
Dec 19, 2024 - Announcement of public meetings of the Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) to take place throughout the 2025 calendar year. Meetings will be held on March 27-28, 2025, and August 8, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
HRSA: Meetings of the Council on Graduate Medical Education
Federal Register
Dec 19, 2024 - Announcement of public meetings of the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) to take place throughout the 2025 calendar year. The COGME makes recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Congress on policy and program development for section 762 of Title VII of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). Meetings will be held on April 10-11, 2025, and September 11-12, 2025. Draft agendas and meeting materials will be posted on the COGME website 30 calendar days before each meeting.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 19, 2024 - Announcement of public meetings of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) to take place throughout the 2025 calendar year. Meetings will be held on March 5-6, 2025; May 14, 2025; August 6-7, 2025; and December 4-5, 2025. Draft agendas and meeting materials will be posted on the NACNEP website 30 calendar days before each meeting.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 17, 2024 - Describes a forensics training to teach healthcare professionals how to provide care to patients that have experienced sexual violence. Notes that rural communities with limited access to the state's sexual assault response team benefit from trained healthcare workers. Discusses the value in healthcare worker documentation of signs of abuse in patients.
Source: Alaska Public Media
Dec 11, 2024 - Highlights the University of Washington School of Dentistry's Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program, a training program for dentistry students wanting to practice in rural communities. Notes the shortage of dentists in rural areas of the state. Describes the hands-on training and the benefits of practicing in small communities.
Source: University of Washington Magazine
Dec 6, 2024 - Features a program led by the Oklahoma Breastfeeding Resource Center (OBRC) which works to expand access to breastfeeding education in rural communities. Notes the health benefits of breastfeeding and lower rates of breastfeeding initiation in some rural areas. Describes how OBRC offers training to rural providers on evidence-based best practices and helps hospitals achieve Baby-Friendly designation.
Source: National Rural Health Association
Dec 3, 2024 - Offers updates on the planning and implementation of the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, a rural residential high school focusing on training students for careers in healthcare. Notes rural health disparities and workforce shortages the school aims to improve.
Source: Alabama Reflector
Dec 2, 2024 - The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces the recharter of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP). The charter is effective November 30, 2024, until November 30, 2026.
Source: Federal Register