Clinician Distribution and Type in Rural and Urban Areas of the National Health Services Corps

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A research letter that examines long-term trends of National Health Services Corp (NHSC) physician and non-physician clinician distribution in rural versus urban areas. Utilizes the 2000-2020 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) NHSC Field Strength database to examine the percentage of NHSC primary care, mental health, and dental health clinicians practicing in rural and urban areas.

Olesya Baker, Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, Hao Yu

JAMA Network Open, 7(11)

11/2024

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Health occupations · Health workforce supply and demand · Physicians · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data