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Nurse Staffing and Rural Hospital Performance Improvement
Examines the impact of nurse staffing on hospital performance improvement, with a comparison of rural and urban hospitals. Analyses the relationship between registered nurse (RN) hours per patient day to quality measure scores for pneumonia, heart failure, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and a hospital-wide composite measure.
Author(s): Gestur Davidson, Kathy Belk, Ira Moscovice
Date: 12/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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COGME Twentieth Report: Advancing Primary Care
Makes recommendations related to the ideal number of primary care physicians, primary care physician reimbursement, financial aid programs, as well as physician education and distribution. Addresses rural and underserved areas, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and community health centers (CHCs).
Author(s): Jerry Kruse, Mark Kelley, Tom Keane, et al.
Date: 12/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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State Perspectives Discussion Paper on Development of Community Paramedic Programs
Summarizes the status of community paramedicine programs in 2010 and presents a synopsis of some of the opportunities and challenges state EMS offices will face as these programs are contemplated in local communities.
Date: 12/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of State EMS Officials
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Influence of Loan Repayment on Rural Healthcare Provider Recruitment and Retention in Colorado
Reports results of a survey of health professionals who participated in three Colorado loan repayment programs between 1992 and 2007. Examines the most important recruitment factors for participants by rural versus urban location and profession. Covers factors impacting participants' decisions to leave a community, after the end of their service obligation.
Author(s): Daniel Renner, John Westfall, Lou Ann Wilroy, Adit Ginde
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 10(4), 1605
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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OB Fellowship Outcomes 1992-2010: Where Do They Go, Who Stops Delivering, and Why?
Analyzes family medicine physicians who completed a fellowship in obstetrics in Tennessee. Examines where they located, career changes, and why some stopped providing maternity care. Identifies a high percentage who practiced in rural areas and spent time as faculty.
Author(s): Wm. MacMillan Rodney, Conchita Martinez, Millard Collins, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 712-6
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Outcomes of a Preclinical Rural Medicine Elective at an Urban Medical School
Examines the effect of a rural medicine elective in Kentucky on medical students. Focuses on the impact of the program on the likelihood of those students choosing rural practice.
Author(s): William J. Crump, R. Steve Fricker, Craig H. Ziegler
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 717-722
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Qualitative Differences Between Traditional and Rural-Longitudinal Medical Student OSCE Performance
Compares students in the longitudinal Rural Physician Associate Program to traditional clerkship students using qualitative methods. Supports qualitative evaluation and longitudinal clinical experiences.
Author(s): Therese Zink, David V. Power, Kenneth Olson, Ilene B. Harris, Kathleen D. Brooks
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 707-711
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Is There Equivalency Between Students in a Longitudinal, Rural Clerkship and a Traditional Urban-Based Program?
Compares the test scores and demographics of students in the rural and traditional clerkship programs at the University of Minnesota. Concludes that the Rural Physician Associate Program provides an education experience similar in quality to the traditional program.
Author(s): Therese Zink, David V. Power, Deborah Finstad, Kathleen D. Brooks
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 702-706
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Family Medicine Spokane Rural Training Track: 24 Years of Rural-Based Graduate Medical Education
Describes the Family Medicine Spokane (FMS) Rural Training Track, its success, challenges, and lessons learned.
Author(s): Robert K. Maudlin, Gary R. Newkirk
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 723-728
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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New Medical School Engages Rural Communities to Conduct Regional Health Assessment
Describes how a medical school in rural Pennsylvania partnered with local communities to inform the school's curriculum and research agenda.
Author(s): Mariana Garrettson, Vera Walline, Janelle Heisler, Janet Townsend
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 693-701
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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