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Resources by Topic: Health workforce education and training

Practice Outcomes for the First Decade of Rural Pharmacy Education (RPHARM) Program Graduates
Analyzes the practice characteristics of 2014-2023 graduates of the Rural Pharmacy Education (RPHARM) Program at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Pharmacy. Provides information on the RPHARM program, number of graduates, and practice characteristics of graduates, including practice type and rurality of location.
Author(s): Heidi R. Olson, Allison E. Schriever, Kevin O. Rynn, Martin MacDowell
Citation: BMC Medical Education, 24, 909
Date: 08/2024
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Advancing Health Equity through Primary Care Policy: Priorities and Recommendations for California
Provides policy recommendations to improve access to primary care and improve health equity in California, summarizing perspectives and conclusions from policy, primary care, and health equity experts who participated in the 2023 Summit on Primary Care Policy to Advance Health Equity. Covers topics including engagement with community organizations, workforce development, access to care, data sharing, payment, and accountability. Discusses people who live in rural areas and other underserved populations throughout.
Author(s): Diane Rittenhouse, Rebeckah Muratore, Alexandra Ament, Deliya Wesley, Katie Morrison Lee
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: California Health Care Foundation
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Governor's Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce Report
Outlines a plan from a governor-appointed task force for growing the Wisconsin healthcare workforce. Highlights the current status of the healthcare workforce, and offers 10 recommendations and 26 action items related to education and training, recruitment and retention, and policy. Discusses rural throughout.
Author(s): Governor's Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Kaua'i Rural and Public Health Selective: A Family Medicine Residency First
Examines the "Kaua'i Rural and Public Health Selective" training opportunity meant to better integrate public health professionals and primary care clinicians. Describes the rural public health activities of the graduate medical education (GME) residents taking part in the selective.
Author(s): Janet Berreman, Thomas Quattlebaum, Adriann Bruce
Citation: Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 83(8), 230-233
Date: 08/2024
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Adopting Academic Rank in a Rural Community Practice Affiliated with an Academic Medical Center
Describes a program for awarding academic rank to physician staff in a rural regional practice in Wisconsin. Discusses the role of rural practicing physicians in undergraduate and graduate medical education as well as the possible impact of academic rank on physician burnout and retention.
Author(s): Andrew D. Calvin, Donn Dexter, Jason Beckermann, et al.
Citation: BMC Medical Education, 24, 879
Date: 08/2024
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FY 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Final Rule – CMS-1808-F
Fact sheet providing an overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fiscal year 2025 hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) final rule. Includes information about the extension of the low-wage index hospital policy, a separate IPPS payment for small and independent hospitals to establish and maintain a buffer stock of essential medicines, the distribution of graduate medical education (GME) residency slots, updates to quality reporting programs, and more.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Clinical Outcomes of Rural Patients with Diabetes Treated by ECHO-Trained Providers Versus an Academic Medical Center
Evaluates the effectiveness of Project ECHO trained rural primary care provider team treating diabetes compared to specialists at an academic medical center by measuring cardiorenal risk factor changes. Discusses implications of study findings for rural and other underserved populations with diabetes.
Author(s): Matthew F. Bouchonville, Larissa Myaskovsky, Yuridia L. Leyva, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 39, 298-2986
Date: 07/2024
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Energizing and Equipping Rural Providers in Washington State to Increase HPV Vaccination of Preteens, Ages 9-12
Describes a partnership to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among rural and non-English-speaking preteens in Washington State. Discusses collaboration between the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Washington State Department of Health to provide webinars, printed materials, and more to providers at participating clinics. Includes provider feedback data.
Author(s): Sherri Zorn, DeAnna Pittenger
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Primary Care Providers Fill Rural Gaps in Autism Resources
Features efforts in Arkansas, Missouri, and Arizona to improve screening and services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. Includes methods for preparing primary care providers and providing support for caregivers.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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State Policies Bolster Rural Healthcare Workforce
Discusses strategies by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and state policymakers to improve the rural healthcare workforce through recruitment, training, retention, and scope of practice. Provides examples of policy aimed at addressing shortages in the rural healthcare workforce.
Author(s): Chikamso Chukwu
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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