The central question of this investigation is: To what degree, if any, does physician assistant (PA) student loan debt impact the career decisions of PAs? A mixed-methods approach to this question found that PA students are heavily influenced by their clinical rotations, especially their preceptors, and that a few...
Graham Center Primary Care Physician Mapper
The Primary Care Physician Mapper illustrates the distribution of primary care physicians by state, county, or census tracts in metropolitan areas. The physician data source is the National Provider Identifier (NPI), maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Any provider who bills Medicare, Medicaid, or certain...
HRSA Primary Care Associations
Check this HRSA listing for contact information for all of the State Primary Care Associations.
HRSA State Primary Care Offices
Check this HRSA listing for contact information for all of the State Primary Care Offices.
AHEC Directory
This directory provides contact information for all the nation’s Area Health Education Centers.
NCHPH Patient Access and Work Flow
This presentation aims to help you: understand the key factors of appointment schedule and the impact on client access to services, describe the techniques for understanding patientworkflow including cycle time analysis and process mapping, and identify how to design improvement to address access and workflow challenges.
NCHPH Primary Care Workforce and Training of Future Leaders in Underserved Populations
This presentation offers a broad overview and background on social determinants of health, projected workforce shortages, health center employment, and other relevant issues in today’s health care environment.
NCHPH Functional Work Spaces
Functional spaces are used in various operational models to increase productivity. This webinar highlights ways in which “spaces” at health centers can be transformed to engage patients, and to create an optimal environment for health center staff. The webinar will also cover information regarding how appropriate and sufficient use...
NCHPH How to Recruit and Retain Culturally Competent Staff
This archived webinar covers important concepts regarding the recruitment and retention of culturally competent staff members, which can be the key to a successful practice. The speaker focuses on many different aspects of recruiting and retaining a culturally diverse workforce.
NCHPH Ways to Develop Staff Leadership at PHPCs
Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) centers provide comprehensive services to a special population, specifically residents of public housing. Staff at PHPCs must be knowledgeable of the special populations they serve and may need additional skills, training or practice to provide the best quality services to this underserved demographic. Safety...