Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce supply and demand
Interprofessional Practice Education: Is the 'Interprofessional' Component Relevant to Recruiting New Graduates to Underserved Areas?
Examines interprofessional education and its impact on recruiting new health professionals to work in underserved rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Siegrid Deutschlander, Esther Suter, Ruby Grymonpre
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 13(4), 2489
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
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Examines interprofessional education and its impact on recruiting new health professionals to work in underserved rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Siegrid Deutschlander, Esther Suter, Ruby Grymonpre
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 13(4), 2489
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
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Advancing Geriatrics Fellowship Programs Through a Community-Based Residency Network
Describes a project, conducted through Michigan State University, which studied the formation of geriatric fellowship programs within an established family medicine residency network to recruit and retain graduates. Facilitates the accreditation of new programs in nonmetropolitan communities, recruits fellows into underserved areas, and helps retain graduates to practice and teach in neighboring areas.
Author(s): Kevin Foley, Marolee Neuberger, Mary Noel, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 45(10), 719-725
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
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Describes a project, conducted through Michigan State University, which studied the formation of geriatric fellowship programs within an established family medicine residency network to recruit and retain graduates. Facilitates the accreditation of new programs in nonmetropolitan communities, recruits fellows into underserved areas, and helps retain graduates to practice and teach in neighboring areas.
Author(s): Kevin Foley, Marolee Neuberger, Mary Noel, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 45(10), 719-725
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
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The Aging of the Rural Primary Care Physician Workforce: Will Some Locations Be More Affected than Others?
Examines the location of older primary care physicians for rural and urban counties, with maps portraying the data. Discusses the potential impact of retiring physicians on rural primary care shortages.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Susan M. Skillman
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Examines the location of older primary care physicians for rural and urban counties, with maps portraying the data. Discusses the potential impact of retiring physicians on rural primary care shortages.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Susan M. Skillman
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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GME in the United States: A Review of State Initiatives
Reports results from a study examining what states are doing to address issues affecting the physician workforce, including shortages in rural areas. Report introduces maps and charts showing demographics and healthcare workforce data by state.
Author(s): Julie C. Spero, Erin P. Fraher, Thomas C. Ricketts, Paul H. Rockey
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Reports results from a study examining what states are doing to address issues affecting the physician workforce, including shortages in rural areas. Report introduces maps and charts showing demographics and healthcare workforce data by state.
Author(s): Julie C. Spero, Erin P. Fraher, Thomas C. Ricketts, Paul H. Rockey
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Summer in the Country: Changes in Medical Students' Perceptions Following an Innovative Rural Community Experience
A summer program developed by University of Missouri School of Medicine for second-year medical students to work with rural, community-based physician preceptors designed to increase the students interest in rural practice. Discusses the students perceptions of rural practice and lifestyle and reports on the student's choices of specialties and initial practice locations.
Author(s): Kevin Y. Kane, Kathleen Quinn, James J. Stevermer, et al.
Citation: Academic Medicine, 88(8), 1157-1163
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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A summer program developed by University of Missouri School of Medicine for second-year medical students to work with rural, community-based physician preceptors designed to increase the students interest in rural practice. Discusses the students perceptions of rural practice and lifestyle and reports on the student's choices of specialties and initial practice locations.
Author(s): Kevin Y. Kane, Kathleen Quinn, James J. Stevermer, et al.
Citation: Academic Medicine, 88(8), 1157-1163
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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Twenty-First Report: Improving Value in Graduate Medical Education
Recommends changes in graduate medical education that will improve the value of physician training. Includes increasing funding for new residency programs, and funding training programs within regions with lower per capita supplies of physicians.
Author(s): David Reines, Kenneth Shine, Gamini S. Sooriyaarachchi, et al.
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Recommends changes in graduate medical education that will improve the value of physician training. Includes increasing funding for new residency programs, and funding training programs within regions with lower per capita supplies of physicians.
Author(s): David Reines, Kenneth Shine, Gamini S. Sooriyaarachchi, et al.
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Health Workforce Demand in Washington State: Employers' Current and Expected Needs for Home Care Aides, Medical Assistants, Nursing Assistants Certified, Licensed Practical Nurses, Associate's Degree Registered Nurses
Provides an overview of current and expected employer demands for key entry level healthcare occupations in Washington, such as home care aides, medical assistants, nursing assistants certified, licensed practical nurses, and associate's degree registered nurses.
Author(s): Lorella Palazzo, Susan M. Skillman, Anne Basye, Caitlin C. Morrison
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Provides an overview of current and expected employer demands for key entry level healthcare occupations in Washington, such as home care aides, medical assistants, nursing assistants certified, licensed practical nurses, and associate's degree registered nurses.
Author(s): Lorella Palazzo, Susan M. Skillman, Anne Basye, Caitlin C. Morrison
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies
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The Rural Health Workforce in the WWAMI States: By the Numbers
Provides statistics on healthcare professionals in rural and urban areas of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Denise M. Lishner, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Provides statistics on healthcare professionals in rural and urban areas of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Denise M. Lishner, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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The U.S. Nursing Workforce: Trends in Supply and Education
Analyzes data from a variety of sources to describe trends and the current status of the registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforces in both rural and urban settings.
Additional links: Data Brief
Date: 04/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Analyzes data from a variety of sources to describe trends and the current status of the registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforces in both rural and urban settings.
Additional links: Data Brief
Date: 04/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Family Physicians Are Essential for Mental Health Care Delivery
Examines trends in the provision of mental healthcare by family physicians based on rural-urban location. Identifies the availability of psychiatrists by rurality. Concludes that family physicians are important for providing rural mental healthcare.
Author(s): Imam M. Xierali, Sebastian T. Tong, Stephen M. Petterson, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 26(2), 114-115
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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Examines trends in the provision of mental healthcare by family physicians based on rural-urban location. Identifies the availability of psychiatrists by rurality. Concludes that family physicians are important for providing rural mental healthcare.
Author(s): Imam M. Xierali, Sebastian T. Tong, Stephen M. Petterson, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 26(2), 114-115
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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