Factors Associated With Health Care Professionals' Choice to Practice in Rural Minnesota

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Analyzes the factors that impact a healthcare practitioner's choice to work in rural or urban Minnesota. Utilizes 2021-2022 data from 32,086 respondents to observe feedback from advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), physicians, physician assistants (PAs), and registered nurses (RNs). Discusses issues such as where the practitioner grew up, scope of practice, loan forgiveness opportunities, internship experiences, financial or family considerations, and more.

Teri Fritsma, Carrie Henning-Smith, Jacqueline L. Gauer, et al.

JAMA Network Open, 6(5)

05/2023

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Health workforce education and training · Health workforce supply and demand · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Nurses · Physician assistants · Physicians · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Scope of practice · Statistics and data · Minnesota