Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health occupations
Idaho Rural Family Physician Workforce Study: The Community Apgar Questionnaire
Discusses the community factors that support rural communities in the development of their physician workforce. Describes the Community Apgar Questionnaire, an evaluation instrument initially to be used by Idaho rural communities, however applicable to other rural communities, to assess their current assets and potential strengths associated with physician recruitment and retention.
Author(s): David Schmitz, Ed Baker, Ted Epperly
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 11(3), 1769
Date: 07/2011
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Discusses the community factors that support rural communities in the development of their physician workforce. Describes the Community Apgar Questionnaire, an evaluation instrument initially to be used by Idaho rural communities, however applicable to other rural communities, to assess their current assets and potential strengths associated with physician recruitment and retention.
Author(s): David Schmitz, Ed Baker, Ted Epperly
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 11(3), 1769
Date: 07/2011
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An International Health Track is Associated with Care for Underserved US Populations in Subsequent Clinical Practice
Examines the association between graduate medical education in global health and subsequent care of the underserved in the U.S. Addresses how this may improve the distribution of primary care physicians, including the number in rural areas.
Author(s): Andrew W. Bazemore, Linda M. Goldenhar, Christopher J. Lindsell, Philip M. Diller, Mark K. Huntington
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 3(2), 130-137
Date: 06/2011
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Examines the association between graduate medical education in global health and subsequent care of the underserved in the U.S. Addresses how this may improve the distribution of primary care physicians, including the number in rural areas.
Author(s): Andrew W. Bazemore, Linda M. Goldenhar, Christopher J. Lindsell, Philip M. Diller, Mark K. Huntington
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 3(2), 130-137
Date: 06/2011
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Medicaid and CHIP: Most Physicians Serve Covered Children but Have Difficulty Referring Them for Specialty Care
Examines children's access to care under Medicaid and CHIP. Discusses rural physicians and compares rural and urban primary physicians.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2011
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines children's access to care under Medicaid and CHIP. Discusses rural physicians and compares rural and urban primary physicians.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2011
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Advancing Health in Rural America: Maximizing Nursing's Impact
Connects evidence-based nursing solutions in the 2011 report Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health and the healthcare challenges facing rural America. Outlines challenges including access to quality healthcare, cost of care in rural areas, and covers examples of initial progress and supporting key programs.
Author(s): Mary S. Gorski
Date: 06/2011
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
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Connects evidence-based nursing solutions in the 2011 report Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health and the healthcare challenges facing rural America. Outlines challenges including access to quality healthcare, cost of care in rural areas, and covers examples of initial progress and supporting key programs.
Author(s): Mary S. Gorski
Date: 06/2011
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
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Federal and State Initiatives to Recruit Physicians to Rural Areas
Describes rural physician recruitment and retention challenges and the initiatives in place to help address them.
Author(s): Daniel G. Mareck
Citation: AMA Journal of Ethics, 13(5), 304-309
Date: 05/2011
Sponsoring organization: American Medical Association
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Describes rural physician recruitment and retention challenges and the initiatives in place to help address them.
Author(s): Daniel G. Mareck
Citation: AMA Journal of Ethics, 13(5), 304-309
Date: 05/2011
Sponsoring organization: American Medical Association
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The Country Doctor
Focuses on ethical concerns physicians face in rural settings. Includes discussion of issues related to patient privacy, overlapping roles for rural physicians, and other topics.
Citation: AMA Journal of Ethics, 13(5), 269-330
Date: 05/2011
Sponsoring organization: American Medical Association
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Focuses on ethical concerns physicians face in rural settings. Includes discussion of issues related to patient privacy, overlapping roles for rural physicians, and other topics.
Citation: AMA Journal of Ethics, 13(5), 269-330
Date: 05/2011
Sponsoring organization: American Medical Association
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Availability and Potential Effect of Rural Rotations in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs
Describes the types of rural rotations in emergency medicine residency programs and the correlation with rural practice after graduation.
Author(s): Brad E. Talley, S. Ann Moore, Carlos A. Camargo Jr., John Rogers, Adit A. Ginde
Citation: Academic Emergency Medicine, 18(3), 297-300
Date: 03/2011
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Describes the types of rural rotations in emergency medicine residency programs and the correlation with rural practice after graduation.
Author(s): Brad E. Talley, S. Ann Moore, Carlos A. Camargo Jr., John Rogers, Adit A. Ginde
Citation: Academic Emergency Medicine, 18(3), 297-300
Date: 03/2011
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Promising Practices for Rural Community Health Worker Programs
Identifies six rural community health worker models in the literature and in practice: promotora, member of the care delivery team, care coordinator, health educator, outreach and enrollment agent, and community organizer and capacity builder.
Author(s): Alycia Infante, Alana Knudson, Alexa Brown
Date: 03/2011
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Identifies six rural community health worker models in the literature and in practice: promotora, member of the care delivery team, care coordinator, health educator, outreach and enrollment agent, and community organizer and capacity builder.
Author(s): Alycia Infante, Alana Knudson, Alexa Brown
Date: 03/2011
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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The Rural Medical Scholars Program Study: Data to Inform Rural Health Policy
Compares the effectiveness of the Rural Medical Scholars Program, a traditional urban campus, and family medicine–oriented branch campuses for producing family physician residents.
Author(s): John R. Wheat, James D. Leeper, John E. Brandon, Susan M. Guin, James R. Jackson
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 24(1), 93-101
Date: 01/2011
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Compares the effectiveness of the Rural Medical Scholars Program, a traditional urban campus, and family medicine–oriented branch campuses for producing family physician residents.
Author(s): John R. Wheat, James D. Leeper, John E. Brandon, Susan M. Guin, James R. Jackson
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 24(1), 93-101
Date: 01/2011
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Training Physicians for Rural Practice: Capitalizing on Local Expertise to Strengthen Rural Primary Care
Discusses the need for primary care physicians in rural areas and the impact of Rural Training Track (RTT) programs, which train medical residents in rural settings. Describes the Rural Training Track Technical Assistance (RTT-TA) program.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Randall Longenecker, David Schmitz, Susan M. Skillman, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 01/2011
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Discusses the need for primary care physicians in rural areas and the impact of Rural Training Track (RTT) programs, which train medical residents in rural settings. Describes the Rural Training Track Technical Assistance (RTT-TA) program.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Randall Longenecker, David Schmitz, Susan M. Skillman, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 01/2011
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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