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Added August 11, 2026
2025 Graduate Medical Education Exit Survey Report: Indiana University School of Medicine
Results of a survey of 454 individuals completing graduate medical education programs at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 2025. Data include demographic characteristics, reactions to residency training, and plans after graduation, including where the physicians intended to practice and why they chose that location. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Indiana University School of Medicine
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Results of a survey of 454 individuals completing graduate medical education programs at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 2025. Data include demographic characteristics, reactions to residency training, and plans after graduation, including where the physicians intended to practice and why they chose that location. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Indiana University School of Medicine
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2025 Indiana Family Medicine Residencies Exit Survey Report
Results of a survey of 94 final-year residents from the 14 Indiana Family Medicine residency programs, to determine what they plan to do after graduation and where they plan to practice. Includes feedback on the residents' training and their programs' curricula, as well as suggestions for improvement. Mentions rural and underserved populations throughout.
Author(s): Komal Kochhar, Monling Ho
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Indiana University School of Medicine
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Results of a survey of 94 final-year residents from the 14 Indiana Family Medicine residency programs, to determine what they plan to do after graduation and where they plan to practice. Includes feedback on the residents' training and their programs' curricula, as well as suggestions for improvement. Mentions rural and underserved populations throughout.
Author(s): Komal Kochhar, Monling Ho
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Indiana University School of Medicine
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2025 Indiana Registered Nurse License Renewal Data Report: 2025-2027 Biennium
Provides an overview of the nursing workforce in Indiana, with data on license renewals, actively practicing nurses, employment characteristics and specialties, populations served, and more. Includes information on geographic distribution of registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) by county.
Author(s): Aaron Brehm, Sierra Vaughn, Brittany Daulton
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Indiana University School of Medicine
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Provides an overview of the nursing workforce in Indiana, with data on license renewals, actively practicing nurses, employment characteristics and specialties, populations served, and more. Includes information on geographic distribution of registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) by county.
Author(s): Aaron Brehm, Sierra Vaughn, Brittany Daulton
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organizations: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Indiana University School of Medicine
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Bridging Gaps in Acute Care Access for Rural Veterans: The Reach and Impact of VA's Virtual Emergency and Urgent Care Programs
Examines how the Veterans Health Administration's (VA) tele-emergency care (TEC) and virtual care visits (VCV) programs influenced short-term care utilization, mortality and other health outcomes, and costs among rural veterans, using Jan 2022-Sept 2024 national call center data linked with VA administrative and community care records.
Author(s): Anita A. Vashi, Linda Diem Tran, Tracy Urech, Allison Engstrom Buggaveeti, Liam Rose
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(3), e70197
Date: 08/2026
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Examines how the Veterans Health Administration's (VA) tele-emergency care (TEC) and virtual care visits (VCV) programs influenced short-term care utilization, mortality and other health outcomes, and costs among rural veterans, using Jan 2022-Sept 2024 national call center data linked with VA administrative and community care records.
Author(s): Anita A. Vashi, Linda Diem Tran, Tracy Urech, Allison Engstrom Buggaveeti, Liam Rose
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(3), e70197
Date: 08/2026
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Deaths of Despair Among Cancer Survivors in Rural/Urban Appalachia (2000-2022)
Compares deaths of despair trends among adults with cancer across Appalachian and non-Appalachian regions. Features statistics on year-by-year incidence-based mortality rates, with breakdowns by sex, urban or rural location, and region, and mortality rates for these groups in 2000 and 2022.
Author(s): Jason Semprini, Anders Erickson, Nosa Osazuwa-Peters
Citation: Journal of Appalachian Health, 8(2), 14-28
Date: 08/2026
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Compares deaths of despair trends among adults with cancer across Appalachian and non-Appalachian regions. Features statistics on year-by-year incidence-based mortality rates, with breakdowns by sex, urban or rural location, and region, and mortality rates for these groups in 2000 and 2022.
Author(s): Jason Semprini, Anders Erickson, Nosa Osazuwa-Peters
Citation: Journal of Appalachian Health, 8(2), 14-28
Date: 08/2026
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Disparities in Access to Medicare-Approved Medical Specialists in Rural Kentucky
Describes healthcare disparities among rural Kentucky communities by examining the potential distance required to access specialty care. Features statistics with breakdowns by medical specialty and rural, urban, or mixed-designated ZIP codes, and a county-level map with shadings showing county designations based on eligibility for rural healthcare grants through the Department of Health and Human Services.
Author(s): Logan Hurm, Jacob A. Welch, James Adkins
Citation: Journal of Appalachian Health, 8(2), 1-13
Date: 08/2026
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Describes healthcare disparities among rural Kentucky communities by examining the potential distance required to access specialty care. Features statistics with breakdowns by medical specialty and rural, urban, or mixed-designated ZIP codes, and a county-level map with shadings showing county designations based on eligibility for rural healthcare grants through the Department of Health and Human Services.
Author(s): Logan Hurm, Jacob A. Welch, James Adkins
Citation: Journal of Appalachian Health, 8(2), 1-13
Date: 08/2026
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Health Career Knowledge Outcomes Among Rural High School Students: A Multi-Year Evaluation of a Regional AHEC Pipeline Program
Examines the educational outcomes for rural high school students enrolled in a regional Michigan AHEC Health Careers Pipeline Program (HCPP). Analyzes pre- and post-program survey data from 347 HCPP student participants between 2020-2025 and provides data on learning outcomes.
Author(s): Matthew Ruge, Jacob Surma, Jennifer Morneau-Wilson, April Osburn, Christopher Bobier
Citation: Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 13
Date: 07/2026
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Examines the educational outcomes for rural high school students enrolled in a regional Michigan AHEC Health Careers Pipeline Program (HCPP). Analyzes pre- and post-program survey data from 347 HCPP student participants between 2020-2025 and provides data on learning outcomes.
Author(s): Matthew Ruge, Jacob Surma, Jennifer Morneau-Wilson, April Osburn, Christopher Bobier
Citation: Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 13
Date: 07/2026
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HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau: Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. Initiative Data Report 2024
Reports on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative, which supports expanded programs and services to people who are not receiving regular HIV care or are unaware of their HIV status. Covers program activities, services funded, program administration, and populations served. Discusses providers, programs, and factors influencing access to care in rural areas.
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
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Reports on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative, which supports expanded programs and services to people who are not receiving regular HIV care or are unaware of their HIV status. Covers program activities, services funded, program administration, and populations served. Discusses providers, programs, and factors influencing access to care in rural areas.
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
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Most USDA, Rural Development Program Funding from 2000 Through 2024 Was Dedicated to Single Family Housing
Offers a pie chart breakdown of funding shares for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development programs between 2000 and 2024.
Author(s): Anil Rupasingha, James C. Davis
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Offers a pie chart breakdown of funding shares for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development programs between 2000 and 2024.
Author(s): Anil Rupasingha, James C. Davis
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Protective Factors among Rural and Remote Soldiers: A Critical Phenomenological Perspective on Suicidality in Alaska
Presents a study aiming to identify protective factors to reduce suicidality, using interviews from 38 active duty soldiers in Alaska. Includes information on protective factors from the perspective of soldiers, as well as potential supports to lower the rates of suicidality.
Author(s): Emily J. Lugdon, James R. Morton, Raeann G. LeBlanc
Citation: Military Medicine, 191(S1), 453-461
Date: 08/2026
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Presents a study aiming to identify protective factors to reduce suicidality, using interviews from 38 active duty soldiers in Alaska. Includes information on protective factors from the perspective of soldiers, as well as potential supports to lower the rates of suicidality.
Author(s): Emily J. Lugdon, James R. Morton, Raeann G. LeBlanc
Citation: Military Medicine, 191(S1), 453-461
Date: 08/2026
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