Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Physicians
Workforce Challenges in Delivering Health Care to Elderly and Low-Income Populations in Wyoming: Medical Providers' Acceptance of Medicaid and Medicare Patients
Examines medical professionals in urban and rural Wyoming providing care to Medicaid and Medicare enrollees, and factors associated with provider acceptance of new patients. Includes policy considerations to inform state-level policy and program implementation for low-income and elderly populations.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 09/2009
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Examines medical professionals in urban and rural Wyoming providing care to Medicaid and Medicare enrollees, and factors associated with provider acceptance of new patients. Includes policy considerations to inform state-level policy and program implementation for low-income and elderly populations.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 09/2009
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Obstacles to Providing High-Quality Patient Care: Findings from a Survey of Wyoming's Medical Care Providers
Examines obstacles to providing high-quality patient care identified by Wyoming's rural and urban healthcare providers through surveys conducted in 2009. Identified obstacles in three areas: patient care and service delivery, financial, and profession management. Includes policy considerations to address the identified obstacles.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman, Mark P. Doescher, C. Holly A. Andrilla
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Examines obstacles to providing high-quality patient care identified by Wyoming's rural and urban healthcare providers through surveys conducted in 2009. Identified obstacles in three areas: patient care and service delivery, financial, and profession management. Includes policy considerations to address the identified obstacles.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman, Mark P. Doescher, C. Holly A. Andrilla
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Foreign Medical Graduates: A Brief Overview of the J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Provides background information on the J-1 Visa Waiver Program, which allows foreign medical graduates to remain in the U.S. after completing graduate medical education in exchange for working at least three years in a designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Includes a description of the waiver application process.
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Provides background information on the J-1 Visa Waiver Program, which allows foreign medical graduates to remain in the U.S. after completing graduate medical education in exchange for working at least three years in a designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Includes a description of the waiver application process.
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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The Availability of Family Medicine Residency Training in Rural Locations of the United States
Discusses the role family medicine residency programs play in producing rural primary care physicians. Provides data on the number of family medicine residency training positions in rural and urban areas in 2000 and 2007.
Date: 06/2009
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Discusses the role family medicine residency programs play in producing rural primary care physicians. Provides data on the number of family medicine residency training positions in rural and urban areas in 2000 and 2007.
Date: 06/2009
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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The Aging of the Primary Care Physician Workforce: Are Rural Locations Vulnerable?
Describes the rural areas of the U.S. where impending retirement threatens access to primary care, and offers potential solutions to the problem. Includes a map showing the percent of near-retirement primary care providers in nonmetropolitan areas by state.
Date: 06/2009
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Describes the rural areas of the U.S. where impending retirement threatens access to primary care, and offers potential solutions to the problem. Includes a map showing the percent of near-retirement primary care providers in nonmetropolitan areas by state.
Date: 06/2009
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Satisfaction with Practice and Decision to Relocate: An Examination of Rural Physicians
Examines physician satisfaction with various aspects of practice and its association with decisions to continue or discontinue practicing in a rural location.
Author(s): Marc Berk, Jack Feldman, Claudia Schur, Jyoti Gupta
Date: 05/2009
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Examines physician satisfaction with various aspects of practice and its association with decisions to continue or discontinue practicing in a rural location.
Author(s): Marc Berk, Jack Feldman, Claudia Schur, Jyoti Gupta
Date: 05/2009
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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The Crisis in Rural General Surgery
Describes issues rural general surgeons face and why maintaining their supply is important in meeting the needs of the aging rural population.
Date: 04/2009
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Describes issues rural general surgeons face and why maintaining their supply is important in meeting the needs of the aging rural population.
Date: 04/2009
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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The Crisis in Rural Primary Care
Describes issues facing primary healthcare in rural America including: a declining number of students choosing this career path, low compensation rates, rising malpractice premiums, professional isolation, limited time off, and the scarcity of jobs for spouses.
Date: 04/2009
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Describes issues facing primary healthcare in rural America including: a declining number of students choosing this career path, low compensation rates, rising malpractice premiums, professional isolation, limited time off, and the scarcity of jobs for spouses.
Date: 04/2009
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Specialty and Geographic Distribution of the Physician Workforce: What Influences Medical Student & Resident Choices?
Identifies factors that influence medical student and resident choices regarding medical specialties and location of practice. Specifically examining student and resident choices surrounding primary care specialties and serving rural and underserved populations. Discusses student debt and the impact of loan repayment and scholarship programs on practice setting choice.
Date: 03/2009
Sponsoring organization: Robert Graham Center
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Identifies factors that influence medical student and resident choices regarding medical specialties and location of practice. Specifically examining student and resident choices surrounding primary care specialties and serving rural and underserved populations. Discusses student debt and the impact of loan repayment and scholarship programs on practice setting choice.
Date: 03/2009
Sponsoring organization: Robert Graham Center
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A Critical Review of Interventions to Redress the Inequitable Distribution of Healthcare Professionals to Rural and Remote Areas
Reviews the literature on the recruitment and retention of health care providers to rural areas with a focus on physicians. Addresses geographic origin, scholarships and loan repayment programs, and policies.
Author(s): Nathan Wilson, Ian Couper, Elma De Vries, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 9(2), 1060
Date: 2009
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Reviews the literature on the recruitment and retention of health care providers to rural areas with a focus on physicians. Addresses geographic origin, scholarships and loan repayment programs, and policies.
Author(s): Nathan Wilson, Ian Couper, Elma De Vries, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 9(2), 1060
Date: 2009
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