This article details how one West Virginia health center altered its pain management strategy in order to better recruit new providers to serve their rural community.
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Tennessee Rural Partnership – Rural Recruitment Innovations Through Partnerships & Collaboration
This webinar was presented on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Presenter Nathalie Preptit, Director of Outreach Services & Partner Engagement, Tennessee Rural Partnership discussed the importance of and tips for building state partnerships to leverage resources and opportunities for workforce development for health centers and Primary Care Associations. Slides from this presentation...
MTSU – Strengthening America’s Rural Dental Workforce Through Policy and Partnerships
This webinar was produced by the Montana State University Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies. Presenters Hannah L. Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH and Debra Hoyle, B.S.W. discuss dental health and how to strengthen the workforce.
ASPR – Medicine’s power couples: A challenge in recruiting physicians to rural areas
This article discusses the challenge of recruitng pysicians to work in rural areas due to the rise of “power couples”, couples with advanced degrees, and their unique needs.
JAMA – Association Between Having a Highly Educated Spouse and Physician Practice in Rural Underserved Areas
“This study uses US census and national survey data to investigate the proportion of married physicians who have highly educated spouses, and the odds of the couple living and working in rural underserved areas. Physician undersupply in rural areas remains a problem, despite efforts to improve the workforce distribution....
Workforce Resources for Rural and Underserved Communities
This webinar was presented on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 and features information and resources from the Rural Health Information Hub and the STAR² Center that are helpful for rural workforce development and support.
New Mexico Primary Care Training Consortium
This project brings together the primary care residency programs in New Mexico that are working to alleviate the physician shortage in the state and bring quality primary care to its rural areas.
Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation
The Foundation for Health Leadership & Leadership strives to advance quality healthcare for the communities of North Carolina and beyond by building leadership, shaping practice, affecting policy, and driving innovation. View their website to learn more about the programs and resources offered by the Foundation.
Kansas Health Institute – Rural Kansas hospital focuses on ‘mission-driven’ medicine to recruit doctors
A hospital in rural Kansas uses their mission driven approach to attract like minded physicians to their workforce.
NNOHA Recruiting and Retaining Oral Health Providers in Rural Communities
This presentation describes strategies for recruiting and retaining oral health providers in rural communities. Recruiting and Retaining Oral Health Providers in Rural Communities