Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce education and training
What Medical Students Need to Know About Training for a Career in Rural Surgery
Addresses the need for rural general surgery residencies and describes what medical students should look for when choosing one. Provides a list of 12 verified rural surgical residencies.
Author(s): Matthew B. Rossi
Citation: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 104(1), 72-74
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
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Addresses the need for rural general surgery residencies and describes what medical students should look for when choosing one. Provides a list of 12 verified rural surgical residencies.
Author(s): Matthew B. Rossi
Citation: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 104(1), 72-74
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
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Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska Legislative Report: FY 2018 & 2019
Provides a data overview of behavioral health needs and workforce in Nebraska. Includes county-level information on psychiatric prescribers and non-prescribers, behavioral health locations, training sites, and more.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Provides a data overview of behavioral health needs and workforce in Nebraska. Includes county-level information on psychiatric prescribers and non-prescribers, behavioral health locations, training sites, and more.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Missouri Physicians
Provides an overview on the economic impact of physicians in Missouri, with a focus on physician specialties, education, employment and salary conditions, and the economic inputs and outputs related to physicians. Includes rural versus urban physician economic impacts as well as county-level data on doctors of medicine (MDs), doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs), physicians, and multi-specialty physicians, among other data.
Author(s): David M. Mitchell
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Hospital Association
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Provides an overview on the economic impact of physicians in Missouri, with a focus on physician specialties, education, employment and salary conditions, and the economic inputs and outputs related to physicians. Includes rural versus urban physician economic impacts as well as county-level data on doctors of medicine (MDs), doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs), physicians, and multi-specialty physicians, among other data.
Author(s): David M. Mitchell
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Hospital Association
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Missouri's Health Care Workforce: Providing Care and Opportunity
Provides information on Missouri's healthcare workforce, including current demand and projected demand, healthcare education, projection of future healthcare needs, and more. Includes data on job postings in rural versus urban areas as well as county-level information on licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs), average age of citizens, net commuters, and projected percent change in demand for healthcare from 2017 to 2030, among other data.
Author(s): Jill Williams, David M. Mitchell
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Hospital Association
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Provides information on Missouri's healthcare workforce, including current demand and projected demand, healthcare education, projection of future healthcare needs, and more. Includes data on job postings in rural versus urban areas as well as county-level information on licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs), average age of citizens, net commuters, and projected percent change in demand for healthcare from 2017 to 2030, among other data.
Author(s): Jill Williams, David M. Mitchell
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Hospital Association
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Diversity in Medicine: Facts and Figures 2019
Provides detailed statistical information about race, ethnicity, and sex in medical education and the physician workforce in the United States. Displays applicant, matriculant, and graduate data for the academic year 2018-2019 and faculty and workforce data for 2018.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Provides detailed statistical information about race, ethnicity, and sex in medical education and the physician workforce in the United States. Displays applicant, matriculant, and graduate data for the academic year 2018-2019 and faculty and workforce data for 2018.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
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2019 National Tribal and Rural Training Needs Assessment
Reports findings from a survey of rural and tribal first response organizations to understanding their training needs. Includes information on demographics, core capabilities, training needs, and training information and delivery preferences.
Author(s): Kay Lang, Christopher Murtagh, Richards P. Davis
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Best Practices in Law Enforcement, Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium
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Reports findings from a survey of rural and tribal first response organizations to understanding their training needs. Includes information on demographics, core capabilities, training needs, and training information and delivery preferences.
Author(s): Kay Lang, Christopher Murtagh, Richards P. Davis
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Best Practices in Law Enforcement, Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium
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Through the Diamond Threshold: A Community-based Psycho-educational Group Training Program for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders among American Indians
Discusses an intervention providing cultural competency training for providers of substance use disorder treatment in American Indian communities. Features a literature review outlining the training's framework.
Author(s): Rockey R. Robbins, Bryan G. Stare, Brittany M. Riggin
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 79-105
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Discusses an intervention providing cultural competency training for providers of substance use disorder treatment in American Indian communities. Features a literature review outlining the training's framework.
Author(s): Rockey R. Robbins, Bryan G. Stare, Brittany M. Riggin
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 79-105
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Report to Congress: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Direct and Indirect Training Expenses Report
Provides an overview of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program and describes costs involved in its efforts to improve distribution of primary care providers in rural and underserved areas. Features statistics including estimated costs of training a THC resident in FY 2017 dollars, with breakdowns by rural and nonrural location.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Health Workforce
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Provides an overview of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program and describes costs involved in its efforts to improve distribution of primary care providers in rural and underserved areas. Features statistics including estimated costs of training a THC resident in FY 2017 dollars, with breakdowns by rural and nonrural location.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Health Workforce
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Examining the Availability of SAFE Kits at Hospitals in the United States
Congressional hearing analyzing the availability of sexual assault forensic examiners. Discusses the impact of training, service volume, and workforce retention on access. Notes rural-specific rates of sexual assault and challenges with access to care. Includes testimony from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, International Association of Forensic Nurses, and Futures Without Violence.
Additional links: A. Nicole Clowers Testimony, Kiersten Stewart Testimony, Sara Jennings Testimony
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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Congressional hearing analyzing the availability of sexual assault forensic examiners. Discusses the impact of training, service volume, and workforce retention on access. Notes rural-specific rates of sexual assault and challenges with access to care. Includes testimony from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, International Association of Forensic Nurses, and Futures Without Violence.
Additional links: A. Nicole Clowers Testimony, Kiersten Stewart Testimony, Sara Jennings Testimony
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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Narrowing the Rural Oral Healthcare Gap: The 2017 Rural Interprofessional Oral Health Practice Symposium
Discusses a 2017 symposium on interprofessional oral health practice in rural communities. Details the current state of interprofessional practice, as well as goals for the future. Discusses the results of a number of survey questions given to the symposium participants.
Author(s): Sean G. Boynes, Ce Ce Heyward, Christine Kenney, et al.
Citation: BMC Oral Health, 18(Supplement 1), 212
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
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Discusses a 2017 symposium on interprofessional oral health practice in rural communities. Details the current state of interprofessional practice, as well as goals for the future. Discusses the results of a number of survey questions given to the symposium participants.
Author(s): Sean G. Boynes, Ce Ce Heyward, Christine Kenney, et al.
Citation: BMC Oral Health, 18(Supplement 1), 212
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
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