Education and Training of the Rural Healthcare Workforce – Resources
Selected recent or important resources focusing on Education and Training of the Rural Healthcare Workforce.
Availability and Potential Effect of Rural Rotations in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs
Describes the types of rural rotations in emergency medicine residency programs and the correlation with rural practice after graduation.
Author(s): Brad E. Talley, S. Ann Moore, Carlos A. Camargo Jr., John Rogers, Adit A. Ginde
Citation: Academic Emergency Medicine, 18(3), 297-300
Date: 03/2011
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Describes the types of rural rotations in emergency medicine residency programs and the correlation with rural practice after graduation.
Author(s): Brad E. Talley, S. Ann Moore, Carlos A. Camargo Jr., John Rogers, Adit A. Ginde
Citation: Academic Emergency Medicine, 18(3), 297-300
Date: 03/2011
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An Examination of the Healthcare Workforce Issues in Rural America
8th Annual Report to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Congress. Focuses on rural health workforce issues. Discusses improving rural healthcare through interdisciplinary training and quality improvement. Examines the rural health workforce by profession and looks at health workforce issues and trends.
Date: 09/2008
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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8th Annual Report to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Congress. Focuses on rural health workforce issues. Discusses improving rural healthcare through interdisciplinary training and quality improvement. Examines the rural health workforce by profession and looks at health workforce issues and trends.
Date: 09/2008
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program: Academic Year 2024-2025
Summarizes outcomes of grantee programs and residents who received Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) support during the 2024-2025 academic year. Also presents select multi-year outcomes for the program. Features statistics including the number of disadvantaged or rural residents, and percentages of THCGME clinical training site settings, with breakdowns by rural area and medically underserved communities.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Summarizes outcomes of grantee programs and residents who received Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) support during the 2024-2025 academic year. Also presents select multi-year outcomes for the program. Features statistics including the number of disadvantaged or rural residents, and percentages of THCGME clinical training site settings, with breakdowns by rural area and medically underserved communities.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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CAPES Academy
Offers free self-paced training for nursing clinical instructors and preceptors covering topics such as suicide prevention, student engagement, professional resilience, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
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Offers free self-paced training for nursing clinical instructors and preceptors covering topics such as suicide prevention, student engagement, professional resilience, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
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Rural Residency Programs and Rural Rotation Sites
Map showing locations of programs that have at least one Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) rural rotation site and programs with the majority of resident training time at FORHP sites. Includes a list with links to program websites.
Sponsoring organization: RuralGME.org
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Map showing locations of programs that have at least one Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) rural rotation site and programs with the majority of resident training time at FORHP sites. Includes a list with links to program websites.
Sponsoring organization: RuralGME.org
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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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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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Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Evaluation: Academic Years 2018-2023
Summarizes results of a retrospective evaluation of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program for academic years (AYs) 2018-2023. Features statistics with breakdowns by specialty and by disadvantaged or rural residents, and a summary of accomplishments for those who received THCGME support during AY 2022-2023.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Summarizes results of a retrospective evaluation of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program for academic years (AYs) 2018-2023. Features statistics with breakdowns by specialty and by disadvantaged or rural residents, and a summary of accomplishments for those who received THCGME support during AY 2022-2023.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Educator Starting Points
Resources to help healthcare, public health, and health administration educators and faculty use RHIhub to support their work training the future workforce about rural health issues.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Resources to help healthcare, public health, and health administration educators and faculty use RHIhub to support their work training the future workforce about rural health issues.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Bureau of Health Workforce Field Strength and Students and Trainees Dashboards
Data tools and information related to the National Health Service Corps, Nurse Corps, and Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program participants. Allows users to access subsets of data by filtering on various program, location, shortage designation, and site attributes, including rural location. Offers insight into disciplines and school locations of future clinicians preparing to serve in shortage areas across the country.
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Data tools and information related to the National Health Service Corps, Nurse Corps, and Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program participants. Allows users to access subsets of data by filtering on various program, location, shortage designation, and site attributes, including rural location. Offers insight into disciplines and school locations of future clinicians preparing to serve in shortage areas across the country.
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium Online Training
Offers no-cost online disaster preparedness training for rural first responders. All courses are certified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and some courses may require prerequisites.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium
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Offers no-cost online disaster preparedness training for rural first responders. All courses are certified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and some courses may require prerequisites.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium
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