Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Graduate medical education
Graduate Medical Education in New York: The Nation's Largest Supplier of Physicians
Examines the contribution of New York Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs to the nation's supply of physicians. Features a section on rural areas, including a state-level map showing the percentage of active physicians in nonmetropolitan areas who completed GME in New York as of 2022
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Examines the contribution of New York Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs to the nation's supply of physicians. Features a section on rural areas, including a state-level map showing the percentage of active physicians in nonmetropolitan areas who completed GME in New York as of 2022
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Academic Achievement and Competency in Rural and Urban Family Medicine Residents
Analyzes differences in the quality of preparation in rural versus urban family medicine (FM) residencies. Examines medical knowledge across 22 core competencies utilizing 2016-2018 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) data from 11,790 residency graduates. Provides data and discussion on differences between rural and urban programs.
Author(s): Lars Peterson, Zachary J. Morgan, C. Holly A. Andrilla, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 55
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
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Analyzes differences in the quality of preparation in rural versus urban family medicine (FM) residencies. Examines medical knowledge across 22 core competencies utilizing 2016-2018 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) data from 11,790 residency graduates. Provides data and discussion on differences between rural and urban programs.
Author(s): Lars Peterson, Zachary J. Morgan, C. Holly A. Andrilla, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 55
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
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Rural Versus Urban Family Medicine Residency Scope of Training and Practice
Compares rural and urban residency programs related to graduates' perceptions of preparation for practice as well as postgraduation scope of practice (SOP). Examines 6,483 physicians surveyed 3 years after residency graduation and 44,325 physicians surveyed every 7 to 10 years after certification. Provides data on rural versus urban residency graduates and discusses differences in graduates' experiences by residency location.
Author(s): Samantha W. Pollack, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Lars Peterson, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 55
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
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Compares rural and urban residency programs related to graduates' perceptions of preparation for practice as well as postgraduation scope of practice (SOP). Examines 6,483 physicians surveyed 3 years after residency graduation and 44,325 physicians surveyed every 7 to 10 years after certification. Provides data on rural versus urban residency graduates and discusses differences in graduates' experiences by residency location.
Author(s): Samantha W. Pollack, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Lars Peterson, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 55
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
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'A Life-Changing Partnership': First Tribally-Affiliated Medical School in the U.S. Builds Workforce Pipeline to Underserved Communities
Describes how Oklahoma State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation is preparing students to work in rural and tribal settings. Highlights how cultural competence is included the curriculum and training opportunities.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Describes how Oklahoma State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation is preparing students to work in rural and tribal settings. Highlights how cultural competence is included the curriculum and training opportunities.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Treating Rural America: The Last Doctor in Town
3 part documentary discussing challenges with accessing healthcare in rural communities. Part 1, "The Last Doctor in Town," highlights shortages of physicians in rural areas. Part 2, "The New Country Doctors," discusses rural residencies and the role of a rural physician. Part 3, "The Telehealth Solution," discusses the role of telehealth as a possible solution for barriers to care. Captions are available in the video player.
Additional links: The New Country Doctors, The Telehealth Solution
Author(s): Hyacinth Empinado
Date: 2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: STAT
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3 part documentary discussing challenges with accessing healthcare in rural communities. Part 1, "The Last Doctor in Town," highlights shortages of physicians in rural areas. Part 2, "The New Country Doctors," discusses rural residencies and the role of a rural physician. Part 3, "The Telehealth Solution," discusses the role of telehealth as a possible solution for barriers to care. Captions are available in the video player.
Additional links: The New Country Doctors, The Telehealth Solution
Author(s): Hyacinth Empinado
Date: 2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: STAT
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Georgia Graduate Medical Education Exit Survey Report: Based on Responses to the 2023 GME Exit Survey
Report providing information on the experiences of physicians graduating from Georgia's graduate medical education programs, and the supply and demand of new physicians. Includes demographics, compensation and debt, retention rates, percent planning rural practice, assessments of the job market, and training experiences. Includes statistics on practice area demographics, with breakdowns by inner city, other area in major city, suburban, small city, and rural.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Report providing information on the experiences of physicians graduating from Georgia's graduate medical education programs, and the supply and demand of new physicians. Includes demographics, compensation and debt, retention rates, percent planning rural practice, assessments of the job market, and training experiences. Includes statistics on practice area demographics, with breakdowns by inner city, other area in major city, suburban, small city, and rural.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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The Future Pediatric Subspecialty Physician Workforce: Meeting the Needs of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Reports on barriers to increasing the pediatric subspecialist workforce and discusses the impact on research to improve health outcomes for children. Discusses access to care, education of the workforce, reimbursement rates, and more. Highlights rural specific challenges throughout.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Reports on barriers to increasing the pediatric subspecialist workforce and discusses the impact on research to improve health outcomes for children. Discusses access to care, education of the workforce, reimbursement rates, and more. Highlights rural specific challenges throughout.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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2023 Georgia Medical School Graduate Survey Report
Results of a survey designed to inform policymakers, medical school and graduate medical education administrators, and other agencies about the medical school pipeline, using data from Georgia's 5 medical schools. Provides insight on why medical students chose a specialty and residency site and how many intend to practice in Georgia when training is complete. Features statistics on percentages of students who intend to practice in rural and underserved areas.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Results of a survey designed to inform policymakers, medical school and graduate medical education administrators, and other agencies about the medical school pipeline, using data from Georgia's 5 medical schools. Provides insight on why medical students chose a specialty and residency site and how many intend to practice in Georgia when training is complete. Features statistics on percentages of students who intend to practice in rural and underserved areas.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Physician Practice Location Choices After Teaching Health Center (THC) Residency Training
Poster presentation from the National Rural Health Association 2023 Health Equity Conference evaluating the effectiveness of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program at retaining rural trained primary care residents in rural and underserved areas of Oklahoma for post-residency practice.
Author(s): Denna Wheeler, Chad Landgraf, Indu Bhattarai, Krista Schumacher
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
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Poster presentation from the National Rural Health Association 2023 Health Equity Conference evaluating the effectiveness of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program at retaining rural trained primary care residents in rural and underserved areas of Oklahoma for post-residency practice.
Author(s): Denna Wheeler, Chad Landgraf, Indu Bhattarai, Krista Schumacher
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
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Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Rural Obstetric Training for Family Physicians
Reports findings from a mixed-methods study on the availability and characteristics of obstetric (OB) training in rural family medicine residency programs, as well as the barriers to and facilitators of rural OB training.
Author(s): Erin Fredrickson, David V. Evans, Sara Woolcock, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 55(6), 381-388
Date: 2023
Type: Document
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Reports findings from a mixed-methods study on the availability and characteristics of obstetric (OB) training in rural family medicine residency programs, as well as the barriers to and facilitators of rural OB training.
Author(s): Erin Fredrickson, David V. Evans, Sara Woolcock, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 55(6), 381-388
Date: 2023
Type: Document
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