Education and Training of the Rural Healthcare Workforce – News
News stories from the past 60 days.
Jan 9, 2025 - Profiles a program specialist in the West Virginia University Rural Track in the School of Medicine. Describes the program and the challenges it aims to overcome including workforce shortages and rural-focused training for future physicians.
Source: My Buckhannon
HRSA: Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program: Updated Methodology To Determine Full-Time Equivalent Resident Count
Federal Register
Dec 30, 2024 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeking comments on updating the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program's method of determining an eligible children's hospital weighted allopathic and osteopathic full-time equivalent (FTE) resident count when it exceeds its direct graduate medical education (GME) FTE resident cap. Comments are due by January 29, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 25, 2024 - Highlights efforts by Dartmouth Health to address behavioral health provider shortages in New Hampshire. Notes that shortages are most acute in rural areas. Describes the creation of an online database to help students find clinical placements and efforts to reduce burdens for supervisors and host sites.
Source: Valley News
Dec 19, 2024 - Reports on physician shortages in rural communities and efforts to reduce those shortages through practice incentives. Discusses remaining barriers including funding for rural residencies, the amount of time necessary to launch a rural residency, and patient density for specialists.
Source: Medscape Medical News
HRSA: Meetings of the Council on Graduate Medical Education
Federal Register
Dec 19, 2024 - Announcement of public meetings of the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) to take place throughout the 2025 calendar year. The COGME makes recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Congress on policy and program development for section 762 of Title VII of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). Meetings will be held on April 10-11, 2025, and September 11-12, 2025. Draft agendas and meeting materials will be posted on the COGME website 30 calendar days before each meeting.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 19, 2024 - Announcement of public meetings of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) to take place throughout the 2025 calendar year. Meetings will be held on March 5-6, 2025; May 14, 2025; August 6-7, 2025; and December 4-5, 2025. Draft agendas and meeting materials will be posted on the NACNEP website 30 calendar days before each meeting.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 11, 2024 - Highlights the University of Washington School of Dentistry's Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program, a training program for dentistry students wanting to practice in rural communities. Notes the shortage of dentists in rural areas of the state. Describes the hands-on training and the benefits of practicing in small communities.
Source: University of Washington Magazine
Dec 6, 2024 - Features a program led by the Oklahoma Breastfeeding Resource Center (OBRC) which works to expand access to breastfeeding education in rural communities. Notes the health benefits of breastfeeding and lower rates of breastfeeding initiation in some rural areas. Describes how OBRC offers training to rural providers on evidence-based best practices and helps hospitals achieve Baby-Friendly designation.
Source: National Rural Health Association
Dec 3, 2024 - Offers updates on the planning and implementation of the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, a rural residential high school focusing on training students for careers in healthcare. Notes rural health disparities and workforce shortages the school aims to improve.
Source: Alabama Reflector
Nov 19, 2024 - Profiles a pharmacy student at the University of North Carolina on track to practice in rural North Carolina. Highlights the Rural Pharmacy Health Certificate Program that gives students experience with rural populations through healthcare screenings and educational programming.
Source: University of North Carolina
Last Updated: 1/10/2025