Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce education and training
Who Will Answer the Call? An Abstract of Challenges Facing Michigan's Rural EMS Agencies
Provides an overview of challenges experienced by Michigan's rural emergency medical services (EMS) agencies, such as reimbursement, access to care, recruitment and retention, workforce shortages and training, and more.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Rural Subcommittee of the EMS Coordinating Committee
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Provides an overview of challenges experienced by Michigan's rural emergency medical services (EMS) agencies, such as reimbursement, access to care, recruitment and retention, workforce shortages and training, and more.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Rural Subcommittee of the EMS Coordinating Committee
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Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 Evaluation: Final Report
Summarizes findings from the five-year evaluation of the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 Program. Addresses participant characteristics, program structure and context, healthcare career pathways approach, and outcomes of the five Tribal HPOG 2.0 programs.
Author(s): Carol Hafford, Catharine Fromknecht, Michelle Dougherty, et al.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Summarizes findings from the five-year evaluation of the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 Program. Addresses participant characteristics, program structure and context, healthcare career pathways approach, and outcomes of the five Tribal HPOG 2.0 programs.
Author(s): Carol Hafford, Catharine Fromknecht, Michelle Dougherty, et al.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Key Findings from the Evaluation of the Tribal HPOG 2.0 Program, 2015-2020
Features an evaluation of the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grant 2.0 Program. Highlights funded programs, their service areas, and participant data pertaining to healthcare education, training, and employment.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
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Features an evaluation of the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grant 2.0 Program. Highlights funded programs, their service areas, and participant data pertaining to healthcare education, training, and employment.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
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Introducing Clinical Pharmacy Specialists into Interprofessional Primary Care Teams
Examines the integration of clinical pharmacy specialists as part of the interprofessional primary care team and in the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Rural Veteran Access (CRVA) initiative to determine impacts on healthcare access for rural patients.
Author(s): Megan B. McCullough, Anna Zogas, Chris Gillespie, et al.
Citation: Medicine (Baltimore), 100(38), e26689
Date: 09/2021
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Examines the integration of clinical pharmacy specialists as part of the interprofessional primary care team and in the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Rural Veteran Access (CRVA) initiative to determine impacts on healthcare access for rural patients.
Author(s): Megan B. McCullough, Anna Zogas, Chris Gillespie, et al.
Citation: Medicine (Baltimore), 100(38), e26689
Date: 09/2021
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Restoring Access to Maternity Care in Rural America
Examines regional partnerships to build rural access to maternity care through hub-and-spoke models of education and support from urban healthcare organizations to rural maternity providers, investments in telehealth, and remote monitoring systems. Discusses barriers to maternity care access in rural areas and highlights local examples of maternal health provider networks, investments in the rural maternity workforce, and policy implications of developing rural maternity care.
Author(s): Martha Hostetter, Sarah Klein
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Examines regional partnerships to build rural access to maternity care through hub-and-spoke models of education and support from urban healthcare organizations to rural maternity providers, investments in telehealth, and remote monitoring systems. Discusses barriers to maternity care access in rural areas and highlights local examples of maternal health provider networks, investments in the rural maternity workforce, and policy implications of developing rural maternity care.
Author(s): Martha Hostetter, Sarah Klein
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Creating New Rural Residency Programs: Three Grantees Share Their Stories
Highlights three rural residency programs in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and California. Discusses program accomplishments made possible through funding from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Residency Planning and Development Program.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Highlights three rural residency programs in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and California. Discusses program accomplishments made possible through funding from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Residency Planning and Development Program.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Tribal HPOG 2.0 Grantees' Program Adaptations
Describes how the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 grantees adapted their programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses changes in program staffing, recruitment and enrollment, training, and participant supports.
Date: 08/2021
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Describes how the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 grantees adapted their programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses changes in program staffing, recruitment and enrollment, training, and participant supports.
Date: 08/2021
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Rural Residency Training as a Strategy to Address Rural Health Disparities: Barriers to Expansion and Possible Solutions
Identifies barriers rural communities face in developing and sustaining graduate medical education programs, and proposes potential solutions including regulatory fixes and legislative action. Includes definitions of key concepts and terminology in the Supplementary Data section.
Additional links: Supplementary Data
Author(s): Emily M. Hawes, Erin Fraher, Steven Crane, et al.
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 13(4), 461-465
Date: 08/2021
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Identifies barriers rural communities face in developing and sustaining graduate medical education programs, and proposes potential solutions including regulatory fixes and legislative action. Includes definitions of key concepts and terminology in the Supplementary Data section.
Additional links: Supplementary Data
Author(s): Emily M. Hawes, Erin Fraher, Steven Crane, et al.
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 13(4), 461-465
Date: 08/2021
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Implementation of Tribal HPOG 2.0: Integration of Tribal Culture into Healthcare Training Programs
Describes how the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 grantees and their partners have incorporated tribal culture and heritage into healthcare training programs. Discusses culturally focused curricula, events and program services, and space for tribal HPOG students.
Date: 07/2021
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Describes how the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 grantees and their partners have incorporated tribal culture and heritage into healthcare training programs. Discusses culturally focused curricula, events and program services, and space for tribal HPOG students.
Date: 07/2021
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2): Public Health, Medical Supply Chain, Health Services, and Related Provisions
Provides an overview of the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that relate to public health; behavioral health; medical supply chain; and health-related workforce, services, and support. Includes information related to funding for the National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps, funding for graduate medical education, and emergency rural development grants for rural healthcare providers.
Date: 07/2021
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Provides an overview of the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that relate to public health; behavioral health; medical supply chain; and health-related workforce, services, and support. Includes information related to funding for the National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps, funding for graduate medical education, and emergency rural development grants for rural healthcare providers.
Date: 07/2021
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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