Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Physicians
Issues in Staffing Emergency Medical Services: A National Survey of Local Rural and Urban EMS Directors
Explores rural-urban differences in medical oversight and the recruitment and retention of emergency medical technicians and paramedics as reported by a survey of 1,425 local EMS directors.
Author(s): Victoria Freeman
Date: 05/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Explores rural-urban differences in medical oversight and the recruitment and retention of emergency medical technicians and paramedics as reported by a survey of 1,425 local EMS directors.
Author(s): Victoria Freeman
Date: 05/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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A Longitudinal Analysis of the General Surgery Workforce in the United States, 1981-2005
Examines the supply of general surgeons per capita from 1981-2005. Includes information by rural/urban location, age, and gender.
Author(s): Dana Christian Lynge, Eric H. Larson, Matthew J. Thompson
Citation: Archives of Surgery, 143(4), 345-350
Date: 04/2008
Type: Document
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Examines the supply of general surgeons per capita from 1981-2005. Includes information by rural/urban location, age, and gender.
Author(s): Dana Christian Lynge, Eric H. Larson, Matthew J. Thompson
Citation: Archives of Surgery, 143(4), 345-350
Date: 04/2008
Type: Document
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How is a Shortage of Primary Care Physicians Affecting the Quality and Cost of Medical Care?: A Comprehensive Evidence Review
Provides an overview of trends in the primary care physician workforce and discusses the importance and value of primary care. Describes the growing demand for primary care services in the U.S., specifically highlighting rural areas.
Author(s): M. Renee Zerehi
Date: 2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American College of Physicians
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Provides an overview of trends in the primary care physician workforce and discusses the importance and value of primary care. Describes the growing demand for primary care services in the U.S., specifically highlighting rural areas.
Author(s): M. Renee Zerehi
Date: 2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American College of Physicians
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2005 Physician Supply and Distribution in Rural Areas of the United States
Describes the 2005 supply and distribution of physicians with particular emphasis on generalists in rural areas. Discusses the role that osteopaths (DOs) and international medical graduates (IMGs) play in the rural physician workforce.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Frederick M. Chen, Mark P. Doescher, L. Gary Hart
Date: 11/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Describes the 2005 supply and distribution of physicians with particular emphasis on generalists in rural areas. Discusses the role that osteopaths (DOs) and international medical graduates (IMGs) play in the rural physician workforce.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Frederick M. Chen, Mark P. Doescher, L. Gary Hart
Date: 11/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Madison, Wisconsin, September 12-14, 2007
Minutes from the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' 57th meeting, which included discussions on several Wisconsin-specific healthcare and healthcare workforce issues, welfare reform, state Medicaid waivers, Toyota Motor Company's North American health initiatives, child poverty, and more.
Date: 09/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Minutes from the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' 57th meeting, which included discussions on several Wisconsin-specific healthcare and healthcare workforce issues, welfare reform, state Medicaid waivers, Toyota Motor Company's North American health initiatives, child poverty, and more.
Date: 09/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Rural Emergency Department Staffing: Potential Implications for the Quality of Emergency Care Provided in Rural Areas
Reports results of a study of rural emergency department staffing and discusses potential implications of staffing for the quality of emergency care provided in rural areas.
Date: 08/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Reports results of a study of rural emergency department staffing and discusses potential implications of staffing for the quality of emergency care provided in rural areas.
Date: 08/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey 2004: Results by Health and Human Services Regions and Health Center Geography
Reports findings from the national study of health center staffing, recruitment, and retention. Provides information by HHS region, urban and rural geography, and national overall estimates. Includes 118 graphs of selected survey results.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 03/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Reports findings from the national study of health center staffing, recruitment, and retention. Provides information by HHS region, urban and rural geography, and national overall estimates. Includes 118 graphs of selected survey results.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 03/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Distance Education in EMS: A Literature Review and Rural/Urban Comparison
Explores what is known about distance learning in EMS and how distance learning is being used to provide continuing education to EMS professionals in rural and urban areas. Includes recommendations for future development and application.
Date: 2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Explores what is known about distance learning in EMS and how distance learning is being used to provide continuing education to EMS professionals in rural and urban areas. Includes recommendations for future development and application.
Date: 2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Will Rural Family Medicine Residency Training Survive?
Examines the performance of rural residencies in the National Resident Matching Program as an indicator of their viability.
Author(s): Roger Rosenblatt, Amy Hagopian, Holly Andrilla, Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 38(10), 705-711
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
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Examines the performance of rural residencies in the National Resident Matching Program as an indicator of their viability.
Author(s): Roger Rosenblatt, Amy Hagopian, Holly Andrilla, Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 38(10), 705-711
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
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Foreign Physicians: Data on Use of J-1 Visa Waivers Needed to Better Address Physician Shortages
Examines the number of J-1 visa waivers requested by states and federal agencies; waiver physicians' practice specialties, settings, and locations; and the extent to which waiver physicians are accounted for in the Department of Health and Human Services efforts to address physician shortages.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines the number of J-1 visa waivers requested by states and federal agencies; waiver physicians' practice specialties, settings, and locations; and the extent to which waiver physicians are accounted for in the Department of Health and Human Services efforts to address physician shortages.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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