Education and Training of the Rural Healthcare Workforce – Resources
Selected recent or important resources focusing on Education and Training of the Rural Healthcare Workforce.
Faculty Development in New and Emerging Rural Residency Programs
Discusses rates of participation in faculty development, program structures, and other program characteristics of new rural residency programs funded through the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's (FORHP) Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) awards. Utilizes fiscal year 2023 FORHP performance report data of 43 RRPD grantees.
Author(s): Amanda Weidner, Mallory Brown, David V. Evans, et al.
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 17(3), 362-366
Date: 06/2025
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Discusses rates of participation in faculty development, program structures, and other program characteristics of new rural residency programs funded through the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's (FORHP) Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) awards. Utilizes fiscal year 2023 FORHP performance report data of 43 RRPD grantees.
Author(s): Amanda Weidner, Mallory Brown, David V. Evans, et al.
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 17(3), 362-366
Date: 06/2025
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Compendium of Rural Oral Health Best Practices - 2025
Highlights examples of the best practices in rural oral healthcare across the country. Presents a number of models regarding workforce development and training, integration of care, telehealth, clinical care, and policy.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organizations: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, National Rural Health Association
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Highlights examples of the best practices in rural oral healthcare across the country. Presents a number of models regarding workforce development and training, integration of care, telehealth, clinical care, and policy.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organizations: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, National Rural Health Association
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Current Approaches to Rural Health Workforce Challenges Need Improvement
Describes rural health disparities using data from New York's provider recruitment efforts. Features statistics on the percentage of New York-trained physicians in the states with the highest rural populations, and workforce recruitment program outcomes with breakdowns by medical specialty and urban or rural location.
Author(s): Gaetano Forte
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Describes rural health disparities using data from New York's provider recruitment efforts. Features statistics on the percentage of New York-trained physicians in the states with the highest rural populations, and workforce recruitment program outcomes with breakdowns by medical specialty and urban or rural location.
Author(s): Gaetano Forte
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Innovations in Pharmacy Training and Sustainable Practice to Advance Patient Care: Proceedings of a Workshop (2025)
Proceedings from a workshop convened May 29-30, 2025, exploring opportunities and challenges in pharmacy. Features sections on pharmacy deserts and workforce, financial sustainability, education and training programs, and recommendations for the future. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Proceedings from a workshop convened May 29-30, 2025, exploring opportunities and challenges in pharmacy. Features sections on pharmacy deserts and workforce, financial sustainability, education and training programs, and recommendations for the future. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) Meeting Minutes, November 15, 2024
Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) meeting held on November 15, 2024. Features a presentation and discussion on tracking Title VII Trainees and a presentation from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Tribal Affairs, among other things. Covers recommendations for ACTPCMD's 23rd Report to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary and Congress and topics for the 24th report.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) meeting held on November 15, 2024. Features a presentation and discussion on tracking Title VII Trainees and a presentation from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Tribal Affairs, among other things. Covers recommendations for ACTPCMD's 23rd Report to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary and Congress and topics for the 24th report.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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Growing the Rural Physician Workforce: Decades of Federal Funding Impacts Rural Graduate Medical Education
A historical review of graduate medical education funding and its relationship to the supply of rural physicians. Highlights recent federal funding and policies aimed at addressing the geographic maldistribution of physicians.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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A historical review of graduate medical education funding and its relationship to the supply of rural physicians. Highlights recent federal funding and policies aimed at addressing the geographic maldistribution of physicians.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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The Making of a Physician: Pipeline Dwell Time, Knowledge Assessments, and Path to Licensure
An overview of the steps involved, as well as time invested and expense incurred, in physician education and licensure.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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An overview of the steps involved, as well as time invested and expense incurred, in physician education and licensure.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) Meeting Minutes, August 1-2, 2024
Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) meeting held on August 1-2, 2024. Features updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce on programs to address healthcare workforce shortages, presentations and discussions on Title VII Sections 747 and 748 grant programs, and a presentation on the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program, among other things.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) meeting held on August 1-2, 2024. Features updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce on programs to address healthcare workforce shortages, presentations and discussions on Title VII Sections 747 and 748 grant programs, and a presentation on the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program, among other things.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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Recruitment of Residents to Rural Programs: Early Outcomes From Cohort 1 of the Rural Residency Planning and Development Grants Program
Examines outcomes of Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) awards that aim to recruit medical residents to serve in rural physician workforce shortage areas. Analyzes programs in 2022 and 2023 to observe recruitment, interviews, and matches of residents from the program's state.
Author(s): Amanda Weidner, Molly Ormsby, David V. Evans, et al.
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 16(4), 484-488
Date: 08/2024
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Examines outcomes of Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) awards that aim to recruit medical residents to serve in rural physician workforce shortage areas. Analyzes programs in 2022 and 2023 to observe recruitment, interviews, and matches of residents from the program's state.
Author(s): Amanda Weidner, Molly Ormsby, David V. Evans, et al.
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 16(4), 484-488
Date: 08/2024
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Challenges and Opportunities for Workforce Programs in Rural Areas: Evidence from HPOG 2.0
Provides an overview of the non-tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 program location and statistics, services delivery strategies, participant receipts of support services, and participant outcomes. Includes comparative data on rural versus non-rural HPOG 2.0 programs.
Author(s): Radha Roy, Douglas Walton, Lola Jacquin, Jasmine Harmon
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Provides an overview of the non-tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 program location and statistics, services delivery strategies, participant receipts of support services, and participant outcomes. Includes comparative data on rural versus non-rural HPOG 2.0 programs.
Author(s): Radha Roy, Douglas Walton, Lola Jacquin, Jasmine Harmon
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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