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Resources by Topic: Physicians

Physician Distribution and Health Care Challenges in Rural and Inner-City Areas
In-depth review of the geographic maldistribution of physicians. Discusses issues that impact rural physician supply. Includes policy recommendations to improve the geographic distribution of physicians and address rural physician shortages.
Date: 02/1998
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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If You Knew the Conditions: Health Care to Native Americans
Summarizes the history of administration of healthcare to Native American recipients by the United States government. Includes biographies of famous Native American physicians. Online version of a 1994 exhibit on Native American Health.
Date: 1994
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Dashboard: Arkansas General Surgeon Workforce
Dashboard providing data on the demographics, distribution, and activity of the general surgeon workforce in Arkansas. Includes rural-urban comparisons and county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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AAP ECHO Autism: Primary Care
Information on a series of free learning opportunities using the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Model. Includes opportunities for rural pediatric care clinicians to expand their knowledge on autism screening, diagnosis, and longitudinal care. Registration is required.
Sponsoring organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics, ECHO Autism Communities
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Dashboard: Arkansas Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) Physician Workforce
Interactive dashboard providing data on the supply and demand of the obstetrics and gynecology physician workforce in Arkansas, utilizing state-level claims and licensure data. Data may be sorted by county and rural versus urban area.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Georgia Department of Community Health Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2024
Outlines the Department of Community Health's key financial and performance highlights from 2024. Includes sections on achievements of the State Office of Rural Health and the Farmworker Health Program.
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Department of Community Health
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2023 Indiana Physician Data Report
An interactive data report that provides information on physician demographics, education, and distribution in Indiana. Includes links to additional sections on licensing trends, actively practicing physicians, primary care physicians and psychiatrists, and county-level geographic distribution of physicians.
Additional links: All Actively Practicing Physicians Data Snapshot, Primary Care Physicians (PCP) Data Snapshot, Psychiatrists Data Snapshot
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Addressing the Physician Shortage in Rural Indiana: Challenges & Solutions
Examines physician shortages in rural Indiana, with data on current physician availability, projected physician shortfalls between 2021-2036, and projected supply and demand. Includes factors for shortfalls as well as potential solutions.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Rural Health Association
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Dashboard: Arkansas Primary Care Physician Workforce
Dashboard providing data on primary care physicians (PCPs) in Arkansas, utilizing 2019-2021 Arkansas State Medical Board and Arkansas Healthcare Initiative All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) data. Provides county-by-county data on PCP distribution, demographics, and payer mix.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Native Community Data Profiles
Provides interactive data profiles and maps of Native communities, including American Indian reservations, Alaska Native village statistical areas, Hawaiian home lands, and other Native geographies. Covers geographic characteristics, population, demographics, housing, transportation, internet, healthy food, and healthcare, including data on life expectancy, primary care physicians, dentists, hospitals, births, and deaths. Displays key infrastructure locations, including Indian Health Service facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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