Wisconsin Resources

Factors Influencing Rural Physician Retention Following Completion of a Rural Training Track Family Medicine Residency Program
Examines the survey results of 16 graduates from a rural family medicine training track program in Wisconsin to determine what factors influence rural physician retention and practice location decisions. Includes statistics on physician retention and mobility, including reasons for leaving.
Author(s): Colleen Morken, Kimberly Bruksch-Meck, Byron Crouse, Kara Traxler
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 117(5), 208-210
Date: 12/2018
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Rural Counties Face Psychiatrist Shortage
Analyzes data from the Wisconsin Medical Society to describe the psychiatrist workforce shortage and treatment gaps in Wisconsin. Offers policy recommendations to support the rural psychiatrist workforce.
Date: 10/2018
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Policy Forum
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Wisconsin EMS Agencies Interactive Map
Provides county-level data on emergency medical service (EMS) agencies in Wisconsin. Map is searchable by level of rurality, service license level, service type, county, and Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC) region.
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Wisconsin Rural Health Transformation Program
Provides information on Wisconsin's Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents an overview of proposed initiatives and information related to program implementation. Includes links to Wisconsin's application materials.
Additional links: Application, Project Summary
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce (WCMEW) Newsletter
An archive of monthly newsletters focused on issues such as workforce programs and projects, grant information, career pathways, healthcare needs in rural areas, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce
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Wisconsin Primary Care Programs: Maps and Data
Provides information on Primary Care, Mental, and Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Wisconsin. Includes an interactive county-level map that shows geographic, high-needs geographic, and population based HPSAs.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Wisconsin Suicide Prevention: Data
Offers data on suicide in Wisconsin by various demographic, mental health, and geographic factors including a rural and urban comparison. Includes related reports, fact sheets, and other dashboards and data.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Wisconsin Rural Partners Events
A list of upcoming and past events, such as small community forums, development initiatives, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Rural Partners
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Wisconsin Equitable Program Development Dashboard
An interactive data map of Wisconsin that provides information on socioeconomic factors and community-based assets. Includes census tract, county subdivision, and block group-level data on the social determinants of health, such as education, income, housing, language, location of hospitals, and location of retailers accepting FoodShare.
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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Wisconsin Food Security Project
A set of tools that provides information about food security and poverty in Wisconsin, including maps; county, municipal, or school district profiles; and custom charts.
Sponsoring organizations: Applied Population Laboratory, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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