Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Physicians
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
Type: Document
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
Type: Document
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
Type: Document
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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
Type: Document
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Malpractice Burden, Rural Location, and Discontinuation of Obstetric Care: A Study of Obstetric Providers in Michigan
Reports on a study that examined whether higher malpractice burden on obstetric providers was associated with an increased likelihood of discontinuing obstetric care and whether there were rural-urban differences in the relationship.
Author(s): Xiao Xu, Kristine A. Siefert, Peter D. Jacobson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 25(1), 33-42
Date: 2009
Type: Document
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Reports on a study that examined whether higher malpractice burden on obstetric providers was associated with an increased likelihood of discontinuing obstetric care and whether there were rural-urban differences in the relationship.
Author(s): Xiao Xu, Kristine A. Siefert, Peter D. Jacobson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 25(1), 33-42
Date: 2009
Type: Document
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Coming Home: The Patient-Centered Medical-Dental Home in Primary Care Training: Seventh Annual Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and to Congress
Outlines nine recommendations for the Title VII, section 747 program to support primary care training and to prepare training programs to educate clinicians to practice in the patient-centered medical home and dental home (PCM-DH). Addresses issues and topics specifically related to rural areas.
Date: 12/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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Outlines nine recommendations for the Title VII, section 747 program to support primary care training and to prepare training programs to educate clinicians to practice in the patient-centered medical home and dental home (PCM-DH). Addresses issues and topics specifically related to rural areas.
Date: 12/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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Wyoming Primary Care Gaps and Policy Options
Provides an overview of the primary care workforce shortages in Wyoming. Discusses examples and policy options that could be implemented to bolster the primary care workforce within the state. Provides statistics on primary care providers by county and by provider characteristics.
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Mark P. Doescher, Barbara J. Robinson
Date: 12/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Provides an overview of the primary care workforce shortages in Wyoming. Discusses examples and policy options that could be implemented to bolster the primary care workforce within the state. Provides statistics on primary care providers by county and by provider characteristics.
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Mark P. Doescher, Barbara J. Robinson
Date: 12/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Medicare Physician Payment Policy and the Rural Perspective
Examines the effects of Medicare payment changes on rural physician practice revenue. Discusses the potential impact on physicians' decisions regarding whether to practice in a rural area, whether to accept Medicare patients, and which specialty to pursue.
Author(s): A. Clinton MacKinney, Keith J. Mueller, Timothy D. McBride
Date: 11/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Examines the effects of Medicare payment changes on rural physician practice revenue. Discusses the potential impact on physicians' decisions regarding whether to practice in a rural area, whether to accept Medicare patients, and which specialty to pursue.
Author(s): A. Clinton MacKinney, Keith J. Mueller, Timothy D. McBride
Date: 11/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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A Comprehensive Medical Education Program Response to Rural Primary Care Needs
Describes the Rural Medical Education (RMED) program designed to address the healthcare workforce needs with a focus on reducing rural health disparities. Covers the characteristics, results, and lessons learned from the RMED program.
Author(s): Michael Glasser, Matthew Hunsaker, Kimberly Sweet, Martin MacDowell, Mark Meurer
Citation: Academic Medicine, 83(10), 952-961
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
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Describes the Rural Medical Education (RMED) program designed to address the healthcare workforce needs with a focus on reducing rural health disparities. Covers the characteristics, results, and lessons learned from the RMED program.
Author(s): Michael Glasser, Matthew Hunsaker, Kimberly Sweet, Martin MacDowell, Mark Meurer
Citation: Academic Medicine, 83(10), 952-961
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
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The U.S. Rural Physician Workforce: Analysis of Medical School Graduates from 1988-1997
Describes the training of the rural physician workforce in the United States and examines the variations in medical school and residency production of rural physicians.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Frederick M. Chen, Meredith A. Fordyce, Steve Andes, L. Gary Hart
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Describes the training of the rural physician workforce in the United States and examines the variations in medical school and residency production of rural physicians.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Frederick M. Chen, Meredith A. Fordyce, Steve Andes, L. Gary Hart
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Electronic Health Records Adoption: Rural Providers' Decision-Making Process
Examines the decision-making process that small rural physician clinics and hospitals use as they investigate and select an electronic health record (EHR) system. Based on interviews with two rural physician clinics and two rural hospitals in Nebraska that have implemented an EHR system.
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Anne Skinner
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Examines the decision-making process that small rural physician clinics and hospitals use as they investigate and select an electronic health record (EHR) system. Based on interviews with two rural physician clinics and two rural hospitals in Nebraska that have implemented an EHR system.
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Anne Skinner
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Challenges for Rural Emergency Medical Services: Medical Oversight
Examines the challenges faced by rural emergency medical service agencies in recruiting a medical director and providing medical direction for EMS personnel.
Author(s): Victoria Freeman, Rebecca Slifkin, Daniel Patterson
Date: 05/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Examines the challenges faced by rural emergency medical service agencies in recruiting a medical director and providing medical direction for EMS personnel.
Author(s): Victoria Freeman, Rebecca Slifkin, Daniel Patterson
Date: 05/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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