Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce education and training
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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Medical Student Characteristics Predictive of Intent for Rural Practice
Presents findings from a study exploring the effect of student characteristics on choosing rural practice.
Author(s): Pamela Royston, Kathleen Mathieson, Joan Leafman, Olivia Ojan-Sheehan
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(3), 2107
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
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Presents findings from a study exploring the effect of student characteristics on choosing rural practice.
Author(s): Pamela Royston, Kathleen Mathieson, Joan Leafman, Olivia Ojan-Sheehan
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(3), 2107
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
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Training Primary Care Physicians for Local Health Authority Duties in Texas
Discusses public health training for primary care physicians in Texas through an online local health authority (LHA) training course and continued education at annual meetings in order to close the gap in the number of counties without a LHA or health district. Includes a model for tracking LHA training for primary care physicians and lists the training core subjects.
Author(s): James Mobley, Miguel A. Zuniga
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 102(7), e21-e26
Date: 07/2012
Type: Document
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Discusses public health training for primary care physicians in Texas through an online local health authority (LHA) training course and continued education at annual meetings in order to close the gap in the number of counties without a LHA or health district. Includes a model for tracking LHA training for primary care physicians and lists the training core subjects.
Author(s): James Mobley, Miguel A. Zuniga
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 102(7), e21-e26
Date: 07/2012
Type: Document
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Interdisciplinary Rural Immersion Week
Describes the interdisciplinary rural immersion program at the University of Colorado, which offers medical students the time, structure, and permission to think about the cultural, economic, and environmental aspects of rural life and work.
Author(s): Mark Deutchman, Kathryn Nearing, Brenda Baumgarten, John Westfall
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(2), 2045
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
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Describes the interdisciplinary rural immersion program at the University of Colorado, which offers medical students the time, structure, and permission to think about the cultural, economic, and environmental aspects of rural life and work.
Author(s): Mark Deutchman, Kathryn Nearing, Brenda Baumgarten, John Westfall
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(2), 2045
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
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Office of Rural Health Policy Rural Guide to Health Professions Funding
Includes information to increase rural healthcare providers' familiarity with the broad range of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce funding. Describes multiple HRSA grant programs and how they can work together to address the continuing multi-faceted rural healthcare delivery challenges. Covers grant initiatives in other federal departments.
Date: 05/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Includes information to increase rural healthcare providers' familiarity with the broad range of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce funding. Describes multiple HRSA grant programs and how they can work together to address the continuing multi-faceted rural healthcare delivery challenges. Covers grant initiatives in other federal departments.
Date: 05/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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A Pilot Study of Training Family Medicine Residents in Procedural Skills at a Community Health Center
Reports on a procedures clinic developed for family medicine residents. Highlights increased satisfaction with rural practice for family physicians who provide minor procedures.
Author(s): Jonathon Firnhaber, Kathryn Kolasa
Citation: Family Medicine, 44(3), 202-4
Date: 03/2012
Type: Document
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Reports on a procedures clinic developed for family medicine residents. Highlights increased satisfaction with rural practice for family physicians who provide minor procedures.
Author(s): Jonathon Firnhaber, Kathryn Kolasa
Citation: Family Medicine, 44(3), 202-4
Date: 03/2012
Type: Document
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Rural Health Workforce Development Program: Giving Medical Students the Opportunity to Experience Practicing in Rural Maine
Highlights the Maine Track, a nine-month Longitudinal Integrated Curriculum that allows medical students to train in rural communities, supporting rural physician recruitment.
Date: 02/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Highlights the Maine Track, a nine-month Longitudinal Integrated Curriculum that allows medical students to train in rural communities, supporting rural physician recruitment.
Date: 02/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Rural Health Workforce Development Program: Providing On-the-Job Training for New Rural Nurses
Describes a 12-week orientation and training sequence for newly graduated rural registered nurses designed to meet the specific needs of the Northwest Kansas Health Alliance network's Critical Access Hospitals.
Date: 02/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Describes a 12-week orientation and training sequence for newly graduated rural registered nurses designed to meet the specific needs of the Northwest Kansas Health Alliance network's Critical Access Hospitals.
Date: 02/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Priming the Pump of Primary Care: Ninth Annual Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and to Congress
Offers several policy and program development recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Recommendations are specifically designed to create a strong rural healthcare workforce through improved training opportunities in rural primary care medicine and dentistry.
Date: 02/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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Offers several policy and program development recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Recommendations are specifically designed to create a strong rural healthcare workforce through improved training opportunities in rural primary care medicine and dentistry.
Date: 02/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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