Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce education and training
Minnesota's Licensed Counseling (LPC and LPCC) Workforce, 2019
Provides an overview of Minnesota's licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) workforce using data from the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy and the 2018 LMFT PC/LPCC Workforce Survey. Presents information on demographics, education, employment, and geographic distribution.
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Provides an overview of Minnesota's licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) workforce using data from the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy and the 2018 LMFT PC/LPCC Workforce Survey. Presents information on demographics, education, employment, and geographic distribution.
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Minnesota's Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) Workforce, 2019
Provides an overview of Minnesota's licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) workforce using data from the Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy (BMFT) and the 2017 LMFT Survey. Presents information on demographics, education, employment, and geographic distribution.
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Provides an overview of Minnesota's licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) workforce using data from the Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy (BMFT) and the 2017 LMFT Survey. Presents information on demographics, education, employment, and geographic distribution.
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Minnesota's Pharmacist Workforce, 2019
Provides an overview of Minnesota's pharmacist workforce using data from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy and the 2017-2018 Pharmacist Workforce Survey. Presents information on demographics, education, employment, and geographic distribution.
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Provides an overview of Minnesota's pharmacist workforce using data from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy and the 2017-2018 Pharmacist Workforce Survey. Presents information on demographics, education, employment, and geographic distribution.
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Health Care Workforce: Views on Expanding Medicare Graduate Medical Education Funding to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Describes the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) program. Provides an overview of current federal funding for physician, nurse practitioner (NP), and physician assistant (PA) training. Explores the potential benefits and challenges of expanding the Medicare GME program to include funding for graduate NP and PA training.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Describes the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) program. Provides an overview of current federal funding for physician, nurse practitioner (NP), and physician assistant (PA) training. Explores the potential benefits and challenges of expanding the Medicare GME program to include funding for graduate NP and PA training.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Wisconsin 2019 Health Care Workforce Report
Examines healthcare workforce supply and demand in Wisconsin. Discusses the need for physicians, particularly in rural areas, and highlights medical school and residency programs focused on addressing that need. Includes rural/urban data by profession on hospital vacancy rates and the aging workforce.
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Hospital Association
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Examines healthcare workforce supply and demand in Wisconsin. Discusses the need for physicians, particularly in rural areas, and highlights medical school and residency programs focused on addressing that need. Includes rural/urban data by profession on hospital vacancy rates and the aging workforce.
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Hospital Association
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Minnesota Overview of the Physician Workforce, 2019
Provides an overview of Minnesota's physician workforce using data from the Minnesota Board of Medical Practices (BMP) and the 2018 Physician Workforce survey. Describes licensed physicians by rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) codes, and presents statistics on physicians' education, demographics, work and employment, and new and emerging models of care.
Date: 11/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Provides an overview of Minnesota's physician workforce using data from the Minnesota Board of Medical Practices (BMP) and the 2018 Physician Workforce survey. Describes licensed physicians by rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) codes, and presents statistics on physicians' education, demographics, work and employment, and new and emerging models of care.
Date: 11/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Preparing Physicians for Rural Practice: Availability of Rural Training in Rural-Centric Residency Programs
Results of a 2015 survey of residency programs that were located in rural areas or had rural tracks in 7 specialties and had classified training locations as rural or urban by using Rural-Urban Commuting Area codes. Features statistics for various specialties and types of sponsoring institutions, with breakdowns by rural-centric or nonrural-centric programs.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Holly A. Andrilla, Lisa A. Garberson
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 11(5), 550–557
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
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Results of a 2015 survey of residency programs that were located in rural areas or had rural tracks in 7 specialties and had classified training locations as rural or urban by using Rural-Urban Commuting Area codes. Features statistics for various specialties and types of sponsoring institutions, with breakdowns by rural-centric or nonrural-centric programs.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Holly A. Andrilla, Lisa A. Garberson
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 11(5), 550–557
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
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Trends in New York Registered Nurse Graduations, 2002-2018
Report looks at the number and distribution of registered nurses who graduated in New York from 2002-2018. Discusses the nursing program admissions and prospective nursing jobs in the state.
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Report looks at the number and distribution of registered nurses who graduated in New York from 2002-2018. Discusses the nursing program admissions and prospective nursing jobs in the state.
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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RN-to-BSN Programs: Challenges for Rural Nurse Education
Results of a survey of 237 schools with active RN-to-BSN programs, to ascertain the current status of rural-focused nursing education. Features statistics on proportion of RN-to-BSN students drawn from rural areas, student recruitment methods, barriers to recruiting students, availability of online courses, and challenges in online courses.
Author(s): Selina H. McKinney, Janice C. Probst, Eboni Haynes
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Results of a survey of 237 schools with active RN-to-BSN programs, to ascertain the current status of rural-focused nursing education. Features statistics on proportion of RN-to-BSN students drawn from rural areas, student recruitment methods, barriers to recruiting students, availability of online courses, and challenges in online courses.
Author(s): Selina H. McKinney, Janice C. Probst, Eboni Haynes
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Rural Registered Nurses: Educational Preparation, Workplace, and Salary
Examines reported education levels and work sites of rural and urban registered nurses (RNs). Includes United States map showing proportion of RNs with Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from 2011-2015, and statistics on ADN nurses by work setting and salary differential, with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Selina Hunt McKinney, Cassie Odahowski
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Examines reported education levels and work sites of rural and urban registered nurses (RNs). Includes United States map showing proportion of RNs with Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from 2011-2015, and statistics on ADN nurses by work setting and salary differential, with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Selina Hunt McKinney, Cassie Odahowski
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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