Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce education and training
Impact of a Rural Interprofessional Experience in Rural Communities on Medical and Pharmacy Students
Examines the impact of a Rural Interprofessional Experience (RIE), based at the University of Minnesota, Duluth campus, on the attitudes and knowledge of medical and pharmacy students in relation to rural practice.
Author(s): Debra C. Sisson, Ruth E. Westra
Citation: Family Medicine, 43(9), 653-658
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
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Examines the impact of a Rural Interprofessional Experience (RIE), based at the University of Minnesota, Duluth campus, on the attitudes and knowledge of medical and pharmacy students in relation to rural practice.
Author(s): Debra C. Sisson, Ruth E. Westra
Citation: Family Medicine, 43(9), 653-658
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
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Influence of a Rural Family Medicine Rotation on Residency Selection: MS3 versus MS4
Examines the effect of a rural family medicine rotation on students' residency choices and the differences between a third-year and fourth-year rotation. Identifies a positive effect on student interest in family medicine.
Author(s): Jenenne A. Geske, Teresa Hartman, Barbara Goodman, Paul Paulman
Citation: Family Medicine, 43(8), 556-9
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
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Examines the effect of a rural family medicine rotation on students' residency choices and the differences between a third-year and fourth-year rotation. Identifies a positive effect on student interest in family medicine.
Author(s): Jenenne A. Geske, Teresa Hartman, Barbara Goodman, Paul Paulman
Citation: Family Medicine, 43(8), 556-9
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
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The Rural Implications of Key Primary Care Provisions in the Affordable Care Act
White paper highlighting specific Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions regarding challenges in training and placement of primary care providers in communities of need. Provides recommendations for program and policy changes that would address concerns in rural communities.
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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White paper highlighting specific Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions regarding challenges in training and placement of primary care providers in communities of need. Provides recommendations for program and policy changes that would address concerns in rural communities.
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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The Underserved Pathway: Fostering Medical Student Interest in the Care of Vulnerable Populations
Highlights the University of Washington School of Medicine Underserved Pathway and Targeted Rural Underserved Track. Addresses how these programs encourage medical students to work in underserved and rural areas.
Author(s): Shannon U. Waterman, Amanda Kost, Rachel Lazzar, Sharon Dobie
Citation: AMA Journal of Ethics, 13(8), 539-543
Date: 08/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Medical Association
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Highlights the University of Washington School of Medicine Underserved Pathway and Targeted Rural Underserved Track. Addresses how these programs encourage medical students to work in underserved and rural areas.
Author(s): Shannon U. Waterman, Amanda Kost, Rachel Lazzar, Sharon Dobie
Citation: AMA Journal of Ethics, 13(8), 539-543
Date: 08/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Medical Association
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Outcomes of Hepatitis C Treatment by Primary Care Providers
Examines the effectiveness of the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model to improve access to specialty care for complex health conditions such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) by training and supporting primary care clinicians who work with underserved populations in rural areas and prisons in New Mexico.
Author(s): Sanjeev Arora, Karla Thornton, Glen Murata,1 Paulina Deming, et al.
Citation: New England Journal of Medicine, 364, 2199-2207
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
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Examines the effectiveness of the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model to improve access to specialty care for complex health conditions such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) by training and supporting primary care clinicians who work with underserved populations in rural areas and prisons in New Mexico.
Author(s): Sanjeev Arora, Karla Thornton, Glen Murata,1 Paulina Deming, et al.
Citation: New England Journal of Medicine, 364, 2199-2207
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
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Project Lazarus: Community-Based Overdose Prevention in Rural North Carolina
Describes a community-based overdose prevention model in an Appalachian county of Western North Carolina to combat the high unintentional poisoning mortality rate due to prescription opioids. The main components of this model include community involvement, coalition building, monitoring and surveillance data, overdose prevention, use of medication for reversing overdoses, and the education of primary care providers in managing chronic pain and safe opioid prescribing.
Author(s): Su Albert, Fred W. Brason, Catherine K. Sanford, et al.
Citation: Pain Medicine, 12, (suppl 2), S77-S85
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
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Describes a community-based overdose prevention model in an Appalachian county of Western North Carolina to combat the high unintentional poisoning mortality rate due to prescription opioids. The main components of this model include community involvement, coalition building, monitoring and surveillance data, overdose prevention, use of medication for reversing overdoses, and the education of primary care providers in managing chronic pain and safe opioid prescribing.
Author(s): Su Albert, Fred W. Brason, Catherine K. Sanford, et al.
Citation: Pain Medicine, 12, (suppl 2), S77-S85
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
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An International Health Track is Associated with Care for Underserved US Populations in Subsequent Clinical Practice
Examines the association between graduate medical education in global health and subsequent care of the underserved in the U.S. Addresses how this may improve the distribution of primary care physicians, including the number in rural areas.
Author(s): Andrew W. Bazemore, Linda M. Goldenhar, Christopher J. Lindsell, Philip M. Diller, Mark K. Huntington
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 3(2), 130-137
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
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Examines the association between graduate medical education in global health and subsequent care of the underserved in the U.S. Addresses how this may improve the distribution of primary care physicians, including the number in rural areas.
Author(s): Andrew W. Bazemore, Linda M. Goldenhar, Christopher J. Lindsell, Philip M. Diller, Mark K. Huntington
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 3(2), 130-137
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Traverse City, Michigan, June 15-17, 2011
Provides a summary of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' (NACRHHS) 68th meeting, which included discussions on the following topics: rural health in Michigan, the Affordable Care Act's value-based purchasing demonstrations for rural hospitals, primary care training and placement, and aging.
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Provides a summary of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' (NACRHHS) 68th meeting, which included discussions on the following topics: rural health in Michigan, the Affordable Care Act's value-based purchasing demonstrations for rural hospitals, primary care training and placement, and aging.
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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The Emergency Medical Services Workforce Agenda for the Future
Identifies components critical to developing an EMS workforce for achieving integrated, community-based EMS systems. Discusses health, safety, and wellness of the EMS workforce; education and certification; data and research; and workforce planning and development. Discusses rural and volunteer EMS workforce.
Author(s): Susan Chapman, Vanessa Lindler, Jennifer Kaiser
Date: 05/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Identifies components critical to developing an EMS workforce for achieving integrated, community-based EMS systems. Discusses health, safety, and wellness of the EMS workforce; education and certification; data and research; and workforce planning and development. Discusses rural and volunteer EMS workforce.
Author(s): Susan Chapman, Vanessa Lindler, Jennifer Kaiser
Date: 05/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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The Rockcastle Project: A Case Study of Interprofessional Clinical Education and Practice in a Rural Medical Center
Describes a pilot project regarding an interprofessional, evidence-based learning experience for students in three disciplines during a four-week period in a rural hospital in Kentucky.
Author(s): Dana Howell, Lynn English, Judith Page
Citation: Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 9(2)
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
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Describes a pilot project regarding an interprofessional, evidence-based learning experience for students in three disciplines during a four-week period in a rural hospital in Kentucky.
Author(s): Dana Howell, Lynn English, Judith Page
Citation: Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 9(2)
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
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