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Resources by State: Indiana

2024 Indiana Physician Workforce Data Report
Provides an overview of the physician workforce in Indiana. Includes information on license renewals, demographics and education of actively practicing physicians, practice characteristics, and physician specialties such as primary care, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, and more. Provides county-level data on geographic distribution of physicians and Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Author(s): Yan Ge, Sierra Vaughn
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Strengthening Indiana's Clinical Training: Exploring Opportunities to Support Clinical Preceptors through Tax Credits
Provides background on healthcare workforce development in Indiana and utilizing state income tax credit programs to help recruit and retain clinical preceptors. Provides case studies on preceptor tax credit programs from Colorado and Hawai'i, with the Colorado program focusing on rural and frontier settings. Includes policy suggestions for incorporating similar funding mechanisms in Indiana to support clinical preceptors and develop the healthcare workforce.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Rural Primary Care Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Provides fact sheets on the rural primary care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for family physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Behavioral Health Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Provides fact sheets on the rural behavioral health workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, and counselors.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Obstetrical Care Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Provides fact sheets on the rural obstetrical care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for obstetricians, advanced practice midwives, and midwives.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Indiana's Nursing Workforce: Characteristics as of 2023 Renewal - Certified Nurse Midwives
A data snapshot focused on total actively practicing certified nurse midwives (CNMs) in Indiana as of 2023. Includes information about CNM specialty, practice setting, populations served, services, and county-level geographic distribution.
Additional links: Workforce Spotlight
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Indiana's Nursing Workforce: Characteristics as of 2023 Renewal - All Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
A data snapshot focused on total actively practicing advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in Indiana as of 2023. Includes information about APRN specialty, practice setting, populations served, services, and county-level geographic distribution.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Indiana's Nursing Workforce: Characteristics as of 2023 Renewal - All Registered Nursing Licenses
A data snapshot focused on total actively practicing nurses in Indiana as of 2023. Includes information about nurse specialty, practice setting, populations served, services, and county-level geographic distribution.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Indiana's Nursing Workforce: Characteristics as of 2023 Renewal - Registered Nurses Only
A data snapshot focused on total actively practicing registered nurses (RNs) in Indiana as of 2023. Includes information about RN specialty, practice setting, populations served, services, and county-level geographic distribution.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Indiana's Nursing Workforce: Characteristics as of 2023 Renewal - Clinical Nurse Specialists
A data snapshot focused on total actively practicing clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) in Indiana as of 2023. Includes information about CNS specialty, practice setting, populations served, services, and county-level geographic distribution.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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