Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce education and training
Enhancing Primary Care Capacity for Cardiovascular Disease Management Through the ECHO+ Model: A Multistate Rural Collaboration Among West Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma
Examines quality of care and clinician capacity impacts of the ECHO+ cardiovascular disease (CVD) tele-education course, which included asynchronous pre-recorded lectures and a quality improvement learning collaborative for 41 rural primary care providers in West Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Provides data on ECHO+ impacts on CVD quality indicators, patient outcomes, and participant feedback.
Author(s): Dru Ricci, Hannah Schmitt, Heidi Ngov, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 16
Date: 09/2025
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Examines quality of care and clinician capacity impacts of the ECHO+ cardiovascular disease (CVD) tele-education course, which included asynchronous pre-recorded lectures and a quality improvement learning collaborative for 41 rural primary care providers in West Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Provides data on ECHO+ impacts on CVD quality indicators, patient outcomes, and participant feedback.
Author(s): Dru Ricci, Hannah Schmitt, Heidi Ngov, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 16
Date: 09/2025
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Washington's Rural Oral Health Workforce
Highlights challenges in access to oral healthcare in rural Washington, workforce shortages, and geographic disparities. Emphasizes the need for strategies to support recruitment, retention, and training of oral health professionals in underserved areas. Features demographics and statistics on oral health professionals, with breakdowns by rural and nonrural areas, and Washington maps showing distribution of various oral health professionals, with shadings indicating rural and nonrural counties.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Highlights challenges in access to oral healthcare in rural Washington, workforce shortages, and geographic disparities. Emphasizes the need for strategies to support recruitment, retention, and training of oral health professionals in underserved areas. Features demographics and statistics on oral health professionals, with breakdowns by rural and nonrural areas, and Washington maps showing distribution of various oral health professionals, with shadings indicating rural and nonrural counties.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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The Feasibility and Impact of Implementing Brief Educator Development Sessions in Underresourced Residency Training Sites
Evaluates the effectiveness of web-based educator development sessions in developing the teaching and assessment skills of residency program directors and other physician educators in rural and underserved Oregon and California communities. Provides data on program participant demographics, feasibility of implementation, and utility for participants.
Author(s): Adrienne Silver, Patricia A. Carney, Robynn Church, et al.
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 17(4), 515-522
Date: 08/2025
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Evaluates the effectiveness of web-based educator development sessions in developing the teaching and assessment skills of residency program directors and other physician educators in rural and underserved Oregon and California communities. Provides data on program participant demographics, feasibility of implementation, and utility for participants.
Author(s): Adrienne Silver, Patricia A. Carney, Robynn Church, et al.
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 17(4), 515-522
Date: 08/2025
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Explaining the Diffusion of Project ECHO
Analyzes the creation and reach of the rural intervention Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO) to identify factors contributing to its rapid adoption as a model for mentorship and sharing knowledge in healthcare.
Author(s): James W. Dearing, R. Sam Larson
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 6, 88
Date: 08/2025
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Analyzes the creation and reach of the rural intervention Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO) to identify factors contributing to its rapid adoption as a model for mentorship and sharing knowledge in healthcare.
Author(s): James W. Dearing, R. Sam Larson
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 6, 88
Date: 08/2025
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Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) Program: Annual Data Report, 2023
Reports on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) Program, which focuses on increasing the size and skills of the HIV clinical workforce, improving HIV care outcomes, and decreasing HIV transmission. Provides AETC Program data for the years 2018-2023 on participants' rural/suburban/urban employment settings and training events focused on rural populations.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
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Reports on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) Program, which focuses on increasing the size and skills of the HIV clinical workforce, improving HIV care outcomes, and decreasing HIV transmission. Provides AETC Program data for the years 2018-2023 on participants' rural/suburban/urban employment settings and training events focused on rural populations.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
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2024 New York Residency Training Outcomes: Exploring the Results of the 2024 New York Resident Exit Survey
Results of the 2024 New York State resident exit survey. Features statistics including percentage of physicians planning to work in Health Professional Shortage Areas and rural areas, and specialty areas with breakdowns by practice location, with 5 levels of population density.
Additional links: Key Findings, Underserved Areas
Author(s): Sage Shirey, Jinman Pang, David Armstrong
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Results of the 2024 New York State resident exit survey. Features statistics including percentage of physicians planning to work in Health Professional Shortage Areas and rural areas, and specialty areas with breakdowns by practice location, with 5 levels of population density.
Additional links: Key Findings, Underserved Areas
Author(s): Sage Shirey, Jinman Pang, David Armstrong
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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New Rural Residency Program Addresses Physician Shortage
Profiles the rural healthcare residency program at Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital in Minnesota. Discusses the collaboration with the University of Minnesota Medical School and Fairview Health and the importance of giving medical residents experience in rural primary care.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Profiles the rural healthcare residency program at Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital in Minnesota. Discusses the collaboration with the University of Minnesota Medical School and Fairview Health and the importance of giving medical residents experience in rural primary care.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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AACOM Applicants & Matriculants Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Categories & Regions 2016-2024
Report on osteopathic medical school applicants and matriculants, using data from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) application to summarize categories and geographic regions. Features statistics with breakdowns by 6 levels of population density.
Author(s): Erik Guercio
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
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Report on osteopathic medical school applicants and matriculants, using data from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) application to summarize categories and geographic regions. Features statistics with breakdowns by 6 levels of population density.
Author(s): Erik Guercio
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
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2024 Forces of Change Survey
Presents results from a 2024 survey of 667 local health departments (LHDs). Provides data on LHD staffing and budgets, governance, fellowship and training programs, public health nursing, evaluation capacity, and harm reduction activities. Includes data comparisons between rural and urban LHDs, and LHDs serving small, medium, and large populations.
Author(s): Krishna Patel, Gwen Davis, Kellie Perkins, Timothy C. McCall
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Presents results from a 2024 survey of 667 local health departments (LHDs). Provides data on LHD staffing and budgets, governance, fellowship and training programs, public health nursing, evaluation capacity, and harm reduction activities. Includes data comparisons between rural and urban LHDs, and LHDs serving small, medium, and large populations.
Author(s): Krishna Patel, Gwen Davis, Kellie Perkins, Timothy C. McCall
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Kansas State Board of Nursing Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
Provides information on Kansas nurse licensing, education programs, continuing education, legal issues, and more. Includes data on licensing by county.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas State Board of Nursing
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Provides information on Kansas nurse licensing, education programs, continuing education, legal issues, and more. Includes data on licensing by county.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas State Board of Nursing
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