Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce education and training
Recruitment and Training of Racial/Ethnic Health Professionals in Rural America
Provides information and statistics on the need for recruitment and training programs targeted specifically for racial and ethnic minority health professionals in rural America. Includes policy recommendations.
Author(s): Ann Chester, Angeline Bushy, Esther Forti, Kas Kasten, Sherron McKendall.
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Provides information and statistics on the need for recruitment and training programs targeted specifically for racial and ethnic minority health professionals in rural America. Includes policy recommendations.
Author(s): Ann Chester, Angeline Bushy, Esther Forti, Kas Kasten, Sherron McKendall.
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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A National Agenda for Community Paramedicine Research
Summarizes comments from community paramedicine stakeholders at an October 2012 meeting on community paramedicine. Includes discussion and collaboration aimed at building a national evidence base on community paramedicine.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Summarizes comments from community paramedicine stakeholders at an October 2012 meeting on community paramedicine. Includes discussion and collaboration aimed at building a national evidence base on community paramedicine.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Residency Training for Family Medicine Physicians: Graduate Early-Career Outcomes, 2008-2012
Discusses the effectiveness of family medicine rural training track (RTT) residency programs, which train physicians for practice in rural and underserved areas.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Randall Longenecker, David Schmitz, et al.
Date: 01/2013
Type: Document
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Discusses the effectiveness of family medicine rural training track (RTT) residency programs, which train physicians for practice in rural and underserved areas.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Randall Longenecker, David Schmitz, et al.
Date: 01/2013
Type: Document
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Achieving Health Equity through Nursing Workforce Diversity: Eleventh Report to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Congress
Summarizes progress in nursing workforce diversity over the past 10 years. Highlights Advanced Practice RNs who are independent care providers who often locate in underserved and minority communities, the growth of online nursing education to rural communities, and recruiting and retaining nursing professionals in rural and underserved areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Summarizes progress in nursing workforce diversity over the past 10 years. Highlights Advanced Practice RNs who are independent care providers who often locate in underserved and minority communities, the growth of online nursing education to rural communities, and recruiting and retaining nursing professionals in rural and underserved areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Workforce Program Directory
Provides contact information and a brief overview of 15 initiatives funded under the Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Workforce Program in the 2013-2016 funding cycle. Focuses on program activities related to the recruitment, education, training, and retention of HIT specialists.
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Provides contact information and a brief overview of 15 initiatives funded under the Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Workforce Program in the 2013-2016 funding cycle. Focuses on program activities related to the recruitment, education, training, and retention of HIT specialists.
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Source Book: Rural Health Workforce Development Grant Program, 2010-2013
Describes 20 initiatives funded under the Rural Health Workforce Development Grant Program in the 2010-2013 funding cycle. Includes information on program services, community characteristics, outcomes, challenges addressed, partners involved, and implications for other communities.
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Describes 20 initiatives funded under the Rural Health Workforce Development Grant Program in the 2010-2013 funding cycle. Includes information on program services, community characteristics, outcomes, challenges addressed, partners involved, and implications for other communities.
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Continuing Education Training Focused on the Development of Behavioral Telehealth Competencies in Behavioral Healthcare Providers
Examines the impact of a Behavioral Telehealth Ethical Competencies Training Program on the development of behavioral telehealth competency by 16 behavioral health providers. Explores the 14 behavioral telehealth competencies using video vignettes and self-reported competence surveys to determine the effectiveness of the training program.
Author(s): Valerie Gifford, Britton Niles, Inna Rivkin, Catherine Koverola, Jodi Polaha
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(4), 2108
Date: 12/2012
Type: Document
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Examines the impact of a Behavioral Telehealth Ethical Competencies Training Program on the development of behavioral telehealth competency by 16 behavioral health providers. Explores the 14 behavioral telehealth competencies using video vignettes and self-reported competence surveys to determine the effectiveness of the training program.
Author(s): Valerie Gifford, Britton Niles, Inna Rivkin, Catherine Koverola, Jodi Polaha
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(4), 2108
Date: 12/2012
Type: Document
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Rural Health in Pharmacy Curricula
Reports on the status of rural specialized education and training within colleges and schools of pharmacy as of December 2011.
Author(s): Kim Thrasher, Shanna K. O'Connor, Pamela U. Joyner
Citation: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76(9), 180
Date: 11/2012
Type: Document
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Reports on the status of rural specialized education and training within colleges and schools of pharmacy as of December 2011.
Author(s): Kim Thrasher, Shanna K. O'Connor, Pamela U. Joyner
Citation: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76(9), 180
Date: 11/2012
Type: Document
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The Contributions of Community Colleges to the Education of Allied Health Professionals in Rural Areas of the United States
Examines the availability and importance of community colleges for educating the rural allied health workforce. Discusses which allied health occupations are most affected, the contributions of rural community colleges, and the potential for using distance education to overcome geographic barriers. Addresses the distance from community colleges with allied health programs to Critical Access Hospitals and the implications for workforce recruitment.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Gina A. Keppel, Davis G. Patterson, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 10/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Examines the availability and importance of community colleges for educating the rural allied health workforce. Discusses which allied health occupations are most affected, the contributions of rural community colleges, and the potential for using distance education to overcome geographic barriers. Addresses the distance from community colleges with allied health programs to Critical Access Hospitals and the implications for workforce recruitment.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Gina A. Keppel, Davis G. Patterson, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 10/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Prospective Student Pharmacist Interest in a Rural Pharmacy Curriculum
Seeks to determine prospective student pharmacists' interest in a rural pharmacy health curriculum. Results are based on a survey of 250 applicants who were selected to interview for fall 2011 enrollment at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Author(s): Shanna K. O'Connor, Jeffrey S. Reichard, Kim A. Thrasher, Pamela U. Joyner
Citation: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76(6), 105
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
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Seeks to determine prospective student pharmacists' interest in a rural pharmacy health curriculum. Results are based on a survey of 250 applicants who were selected to interview for fall 2011 enrollment at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Author(s): Shanna K. O'Connor, Jeffrey S. Reichard, Kim A. Thrasher, Pamela U. Joyner
Citation: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76(6), 105
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
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