Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Recruitment and retention of health professionals
Survey of Final-Year Medical Residents: Many Job Choices, Many Reservations
Reports on survey results from final-year residents regarding their career plans after residency training. Analyzes 241 responses from 2023 and includes survey data related to issues such as recruiting, expected income, preferred practice location, medical debt, and more. Compares 2023, 2021, and 2019 survey results and includes discussion about physician recruitment to rural areas.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: AMN Healthcare
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Reports on survey results from final-year residents regarding their career plans after residency training. Analyzes 241 responses from 2023 and includes survey data related to issues such as recruiting, expected income, preferred practice location, medical debt, and more. Compares 2023, 2021, and 2019 survey results and includes discussion about physician recruitment to rural areas.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: AMN Healthcare
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Preparing Behavioral Health Clinicians for Success and Retention in Rural Safety Net Practices
Policy brief on the impact of training focused on rural and underserved communities on the skills, successes, and retention of behavioral health clinicians in rural safety net practices. Summarizes findings related to training, experiences, and demographics of rural behavioral health safety net clinicians.
Author(s): Donald Pathman, Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Mandi Gingris, et al.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Carolina Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center
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Policy brief on the impact of training focused on rural and underserved communities on the skills, successes, and retention of behavioral health clinicians in rural safety net practices. Summarizes findings related to training, experiences, and demographics of rural behavioral health safety net clinicians.
Author(s): Donald Pathman, Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Mandi Gingris, et al.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Carolina Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center
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Building a Rural Nursing Workforce With Fisher-Titus Medical Center
Podcast episode featuring a discussion with clinical leaders from Fisher-Titus Medical Center in rural Ohio. Discusses recruitment and retention strategies, including a concentrated effort on recruiting international nurses, to ensure patient care in the community.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Podcast episode featuring a discussion with clinical leaders from Fisher-Titus Medical Center in rural Ohio. Discusses recruitment and retention strategies, including a concentrated effort on recruiting international nurses, to ensure patient care in the community.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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California Assembly Bill 2024: Report to the Legislature July 2023
Report analyzing hospital annual reports, surveys, and key informant interviews to determine the impact of California's Assembly Bill 2024 on physician recruitment and retention, discussing the benefits of employment versus contracting. Outlines how the bill addressed rural hospital-specific challenges and what challenges still remain.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Report analyzing hospital annual reports, surveys, and key informant interviews to determine the impact of California's Assembly Bill 2024 on physician recruitment and retention, discussing the benefits of employment versus contracting. Outlines how the bill addressed rural hospital-specific challenges and what challenges still remain.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Recruiting and Retaining an International Health Care Workforce
Case study featuring Fisher-Titus Medical Center, a rural community health system in Norwalk, Ohio. Describes how the health system uses international nurses to meet staffing needs. Discusses impacts of their recruitment system and lessons learned.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Case study featuring Fisher-Titus Medical Center, a rural community health system in Norwalk, Ohio. Describes how the health system uses international nurses to meet staffing needs. Discusses impacts of their recruitment system and lessons learned.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Research Insight: How Do Workforce Challenges and Strategies Vary Across Area Agencies on Aging?
Report analyzing workforce data for Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) to identify connections between workforce challenges and organizational characteristics. Includes rural and urban comparisons.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Report analyzing workforce data for Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) to identify connections between workforce challenges and organizational characteristics. Includes rural and urban comparisons.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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North Dakota's Significant Rural Health Needs as Identified by Critical Access Hospital Community Health Needs Assessments: 2020-2022 Aggregate Results for Rural North Dakota Hospitals
Report highlights the results of community health needs assessments of North Dakota's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) from 2020 to 2022. Identifies the most pressing healthcare needs in ND's rural communities.
Author(s): Kylie Nissen, Holly Long
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Report highlights the results of community health needs assessments of North Dakota's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) from 2020 to 2022. Identifies the most pressing healthcare needs in ND's rural communities.
Author(s): Kylie Nissen, Holly Long
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) Recruitment and Retention of General Surgeons in Rural Areas Support Letter
Letter from the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) regarding two pieces of legislation: 1) the Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2023, which would require a report from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on "access by underserved populations to general surgeons"; and 2) the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, which would provide financial incentives to encourage more specialty clinicians, including general surgeons, to serve in rural areas. Also proposes a new general surgery scholarship and loan repayment program based on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) model and the establishment of a rural graduate medical education (GME) program. Provides an overview of access to general surgeons in rural areas, the legislation and proposed programs, and how these programs could help meet the need for surgeons in rural areas and improve health outcomes.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Letter from the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) regarding two pieces of legislation: 1) the Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2023, which would require a report from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on "access by underserved populations to general surgeons"; and 2) the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, which would provide financial incentives to encourage more specialty clinicians, including general surgeons, to serve in rural areas. Also proposes a new general surgery scholarship and loan repayment program based on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) model and the establishment of a rural graduate medical education (GME) program. Provides an overview of access to general surgeons in rural areas, the legislation and proposed programs, and how these programs could help meet the need for surgeons in rural areas and improve health outcomes.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Preparing the Next Generation of the Healthcare Workforce: State Strategies for Recruitment and Retention
Provides an overview of the first year of the National Governors Association's Next Generation of the Healthcare Workforce project, which works with states on implementing strategies to strengthen and grow the next generation of the healthcare workforce. Outlines project outcomes and provides additional information on ongoing state healthcare workforce initiatives in participating states. Covers statewide cross-agency coordination, funding healthcare workforce initiatives, health equity and workforce diversity, data collection, career pathways, rural workforce, and more.
Author(s): Anna Heard, Shelby Hockenberry, Elijah McCabe, et al.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Governors Association
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Provides an overview of the first year of the National Governors Association's Next Generation of the Healthcare Workforce project, which works with states on implementing strategies to strengthen and grow the next generation of the healthcare workforce. Outlines project outcomes and provides additional information on ongoing state healthcare workforce initiatives in participating states. Covers statewide cross-agency coordination, funding healthcare workforce initiatives, health equity and workforce diversity, data collection, career pathways, rural workforce, and more.
Author(s): Anna Heard, Shelby Hockenberry, Elijah McCabe, et al.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Governors Association
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North Carolina Health Care Provider Placement Services: 2023 Profile
Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Health Care Provider Placement Services program. Includes a county-level map showing provider placement and financial incentive locations as of June 2023.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Health Care Provider Placement Services program. Includes a county-level map showing provider placement and financial incentive locations as of June 2023.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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