Resources: California (328)
An Observational Study of Nurse Staffing Ratios and Hospital Readmission among Children Admitted for Common Conditions
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Examines the relationship between registered nurse staffing ratios and all-cause readmission among children admitted for common medical and surgical conditions.
Author: Tubbs-Cooley HL, Cimiotti JP, Silber JH, Sloane DM, Aiken LH
Location: BMJ Quality & Safety, 2013 May 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: California, Florida, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses
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California's Minimum Nurse Staffing Legislation: Results from a Natural Experiment
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Link: Abstract
Reports findings from a study on the impact of nurse staffing levels on quality of care in California and twelve comparison states. Includes data on quality measures and staffing levels.
Author: Mark BA, Harless DW, Spetz J, Reiter KL, Pink GH
Location: Health Services Research, 48(2 Pt 1), 435-54
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Improving Knowledge, Awareness, and Use of Flexible Career Policies Through an Accelerator Intervention at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a program intended to address faculty work-life balance by improving knowledge, awareness, and access to flexible career policies. Identifies an impact on female faculty and faculty under the age of 50.
Author: Villablanca AC, Beckett L, Nettiksimmons J, Howell LP
Location: Academic Medicine, 2013 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print]
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Diversity, Faculty, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Care Across Settings: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities
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Discusses coordination across health care settings to improve care transitions. Covers relationships between providers. Offers steps, models, and case studies to demonstrate opportunities for improvement.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, National, Ohio, Pennsylvania
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California Board of Registered Nursing 2011-2012 Annual School Report: Data Summary and Historical Trend Analysis, A Presentation of Pre-Licensure Nursing Education Programs in California
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Additional Link: Data Summary
Reports trend data on nursing programs in California. Covers admission space, applicants, enrollments, completions, retention, attrition, graduate employment outcomes, faculty workloads, and more. Offers detailed data in the "Data Summary" including student and faculty demographics, faculty recruitment, retention, and compensation, clinical simulation center usage, and more.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Author: Waneka T, Bates T, Spetz J
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Technology in Education and Training, Trends and Emerging Issues
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2011 – 2012 California New Graduate Hiring Survey
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Reports data on employment outcomes for new registered nurse graduates. Includes data on percent of new graduates that are employed, how long it took to find a job, factors influencing ability to find a job, and interest in transition internships.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: California, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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California Board of Registered Nursing: Monthly Statistics
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Reports the number of active registered nurses, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, public health nurses, mental health nurses, and continuing education providers in California on a monthly basis.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Sylvandale Middle School Health Careers Academy
Web site
Started in 2012, and designed for 7th graders. Upon completion, these students will have top priority placement in either the Bio-Tech or Health & Human Resources Career Academies at Andrew Hills High School upon entering the 9th grade.
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Workforce Pipeline
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The Economic Impact of AAMC-Member Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals
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Examines the economic impact of AAMC member medical schools and teaching hospitals. Provides total national impacts and individual state totals for economic, employment, government revenue, and out-of-state medical visitor impacts for 24 states and the District of Columbia.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Allopathic Physicians, Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Education and Training, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, National, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Physicians, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Trends and Emerging Issues, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
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Fresno: Health Providers Expand Capacity, but Health Reform Preparation Lags
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Discusses health care developments in the Fresno, California region. Covers access to providers, recruitment and retention, Federally Qualified Health Centers, provider-hospital collaborations, and health reform implementation.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: California Health Care Almanac
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Hospitals, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Jobs to Careers: Transforming the Front Lines of Health Care
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Discusses the Jobs to Careers program outcomes with training and development of the front line health care workforce. Covers wage increases, additional education, and more. Highlights main themes of the program's work-based learning system. Includes contact information for each project site.
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Arizona, California, Compensation, Connecticut, Education and Training, Hawaii, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, National, New York, Nursing Aides, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington
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Findings of the First Year Retention Survey of the Multi-State/NHSC Retention Collaborative
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Reports on a multi-state survey regarding clinician retention for the National Health Service Corps and similar state programs. Identifies factors related to retention, including clinician characteristics, rural versus urban setting, types of sites, clinicians' experiences, and more. Offers recommendations.
Organizations: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Multi-State/NHSC Retention Collaborative
Author: Pathman DE, Fannell J, Konrad TR, Pierson S, Tobin M, Jonsson M
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Delaware, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Iowa, Kentucky, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Washington
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Team-based Primary Care in an Academic Clinic - Lessons from the General Medical Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital
Video or multimedia
Provides a recording of a webinar offering lessons from a residency clinic that became a patient-centered medical home. Describes the creation of multidisciplinary teams. Addresses role definition, communication practices, and challenges faced.
Organization: Primary Care Progress
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, Clinics, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Who Provides Long-Term Care in California?
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Reports data on the supply of formal and informal long-term caregivers in California. Includes demographics, percent of the workforce that is foreign born, and employment setting.
Organization: The SCAN Foundation
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Immigration, Nursing Aides, Supply and Demand
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Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, California Workforce Investment Board, Health Workforce Development Council: Career Pathway Sub-Committee, Updated Report
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Discusses the formation of career pathways for seven health care professions in California. Provides information on the steps involved in creating the pathways. Includes a detailed description of each profession's pathway and education and licensure requirements in appendices.
Organization: California Workforce Investment Board
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Community Health Workers, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Laboratory Professionals, Licensure and Certification, Medical Assistants, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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Riverside/San Bernardino: Vast Region, Market Fragmentation Add to Access Woes
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Updates a regional health care market report for Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in California. Identifies physician shortages, more hospital alignment with physicians, challenges for community health centers, and preparations for health reform.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, Center for Studying Health System Change
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, Hospitals, Physicians, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Sacramento: Health Providers Collaborate and Weather Economic Downturn
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Updates a regional market report of health care access, quality, and affordability for Sacramento, California. Addresses demand for physicians, physician consolidation, challenges faced by community health centers, preparation for health reform, and more.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, Center for Studying Health System Change
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, Hospitals, Physicians, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Collaborative Models Offer New Route to Nursing Education
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Discusses California's nursing education options, including a mix of nursing training and leadership courses for new entrants to earn a baccalaureate degree in a streamlined fashion.
Author: Nemeth S, Jones D
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Implementation of Lean in a Community Health Center: A Case Study
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Reports on how a community health center implemented a more efficient model of health care. Addresses staff training, provider productivity, staff perception of changes in organizational culture, employee engagement, and how to address staff concerns.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: Stephens J, Carman K, Smeeding L, Paez K, Yegian J
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Action Plan for Building the Nursing Workforce for Primary Care
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Provides a summary of the California Institute for Nursing & Health Care action plan to reform the education of nurses. Discusses current activities, anticipated outcomes, and timelines for implementing the plan's objectives. Addresses workforce shortages, low school capacities, and the need for nurses in primary care.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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California Board of Registered Nursing 2010-2011 Annual School Report: Data Summary and Historical Trend Analysis
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Provides an overview of post-licensure nursing trends in nursing education throughout California. Includes the number of nursing programs, enrollments, completions, retention rates, NCLEX pass rates, student and faculty census data, and more.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Author: Waneka R, Spetz J
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Registered Nurses, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Educating Nurse Leaders for Service in Underserved Communities
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Reports on a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program intended to address California's nursing shortage and increase diversity. Identifies program results and lessons learned.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Nursing Occupations
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Fact Sheet: Registered Nurses (RN)
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Provides data on registered nurses in California. Includes supply by county, demand, 5-year employment plans, gender, work setting, and a list of education programs in the state.
Organization: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Nurse Staffing and Postsurgical Outcomes in Black Adults
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Reports results from a study of the impact of nurse staffing and workload levels on the quality of care for older adults, specifically black adults.
Author: Carthon JM, Kutney-Lee A, Sloane D, Aiken LH
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Florida, Health Care Quality, National, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Professional Practice Doctoral Degrees Awarded in Selected Fields
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Contains the number of degrees awarded annually between 1992-2010 for medicine, dentistry, optometry, chiropractic, and pharmacy nationally and for various states in an Excel spreadsheet under the tab "Data." Includes regional breakdowns.
Organization: Southern Regional Education Board
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Allopathic Physicians, California, Dentists, District of Columbia, Education and Training, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, National, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Optometrists, Oregon, Osteopathic Physicians, Pennsylvania, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Tennessee, Texas
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Cultural Competence in the Workplace: Challenges and Solutions
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Highlights the challenges and rewards involved with managing ethnic and religious diversity in long-term care organizations. Features the TELACU Residential Management Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Author: Sherwin J
Location: LeadingAge Magazine
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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The Diversity of California's Registered Nursing Workforce
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Focuses on trends in the diversity of California RNs, statewide and by region, and compares this diversity to that of the population of California as a whole.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Author: Waneka R, Spetz J
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Donald W. Reynolds Consortium for Faculty Development to Advance Geriatrics Education (FD~AGE): A Model for Dissemination of Subspecialty Educational Expertise
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Link: Abstract
Describes the Faculty Development to Advance Geriatrics Education (FD~AGE) program which prepares participants to teach geriatrics to medical students.
Author: Heflin MT, Bragg EJ, Fernandez H
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(5), 618-26
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Faculty, Geriatrics, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Physicians
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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education 2013 Workplan
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Describes existing activities and new initiatives related to student access to higher education and success in the 15 WICHE state region. Highlights an allied health project and mental health workforce programs.
Organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Allied Health, Arizona, Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Colorado, Education and Training, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Rural, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
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The Building Blocks of High-Performing Primary Care: Lessons from the Field
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Examines how high-performing practices are adopting the patient-centered medical home model. Addresses empanelment; keys to successful team-based care; the role of medical assistants, registered nurses, and other providers; panel management; care continuity; and prompt access to care.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: Willard R, Bodenheimer T
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, Colorado, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medical Assistants, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Trends and Emerging Issues, Washington
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A Framework for Training Health Professionals in Implementation and Dissemination Science
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Link: Abstract
Proposes seven competencies for implementation and dissemination science (IDS) training, which encourages physicians to apply research in their medical practices. Describes courses at the University of California that address these domains.
Author: Gonzales R, Handley MA, Ackerman S, OʼSullivan PS
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(3), 271-278
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Physicians
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2010 - 2011 California New Graduate Hiring Survey
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Provides a snapshot of demographics and the employment experience of newly licensed registered nurses (RNs) in the state of California.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Registered Nurses
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Impact of a Faculty Orientation and Development Committee
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Describes the faculty enrichment activities and outcomes of a faculty orientation and development committee at the College of Pharmacy at Western University of Health Sciences. Addresses the potential impact on faculty retention.
Author: Law AV, Jackevicius C, Le J, Murray WI, Hess K, Pham DQ, Min DI
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76(1), 3
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Faculty, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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Impact of an Easy-Access Telephonic Interpreter Program in the Acute Care Setting: An Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Intervention
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of easy access to telephone interpreter services on physician and nurse use of professional interpreters in an acute care setting.
Author: Tuot DS, Lopez M, Miller C, Karliner LS
Location: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 38(2), 81-8
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, Medical Interpreters, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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The Right Type: Personal Genetic Testing in the Medical School Curriculum
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Discusses the inclusion of personalized genotyping in medical school curriculum and related controversies. Highlights schools that have included material on the topic or considered including it.
Author: Shaw G
Location: AAMC Reporter
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Massachusetts, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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California Hospital Association: Environmental Scan and View of the Future
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Discusses the current political environment and predictions for the future of health care in California. Addresses health care workforce aging and shortages, the economy, technological developments, access to care and more.
Organization: California Hospital Association
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, Hospitals, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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California Nursing Jobs Report Card
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Reports the number of RN jobs per capita for metropolitan statistical areas in California with a corresponding letter grade rank. Includes data from 2004 and 2010.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Four Health Care Organizations' Efforts to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs
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Offers four case studies of accountable care organizations (ACOs). Includes a section on provider organizational capabilities. Identifies the number of primary care physicians and specialists in each ACO and payment models used.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Kentucky, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Specialty Choice and Practice Location of Physician Alumni of University of California Premedical Postbaccalaureate Programs
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Link: Abstract
Examines the specialty choice and practice location of underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students who finished a University of California postbaccalaureate (UCPB) premedical program.
Author: Lupton K, Vercammen-Grandjean C, Forkin J, Wilson E, Grumbach K
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(1), 115-20
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Benefits of Implementing the Primary Care Patient- Centered Medical Home: A Review of Cost & Quality Results, 2012
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Discussing the benefits of implementing primary care patient-centered medical homes (PCMH), focusing mostly on improving costs and care quality. Highlights strengths of model programs in various states. Includes a discussion of the role of health care providers in the PCMH model.
Organization: Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
Author: Nielsen M, Langner B, Zema C,
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Colorado, Family Medicine Physicians, Florida, Health Care Quality, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, National, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington
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California Board of Registered Nursing: Pre-Licensure Nursing Program Annual Reports
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Provides annual nursing school reports for each of the nine regions in California. Each report includes data on number of nursing programs, number of faculty, student admission, completion, and retention rates and more from 2002 to 2012.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Faculty, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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California State Health Workforce Planning Report: California State Health Workforce Development Planning Grant, Final Report
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Reports the results from analysis of the health care workforce and workforce support programs in California. Covers workforce supply, education and training, career pathways, and more. Offers recommendations for addressing challenges. Funded by HRSA State Planning Grant.
Organization: California Workforce Investment Board
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Policy, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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HIT Workforce a Growing Concern for Critical Access Hospitals
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Addresses some of the challenges of implementing health information technology (HIT) in rural hospitals. Highlights difficulties related to HIT workforce recruitment and the benefits of rural information technology networks.
Organization: Rural Assistance Center
Author: Helseth C
Location: The Rural Monitor
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, Minnesota, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Wisconsin
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Investigating Flexibility for Faculty in Academic Medicine
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Discusses projects to improve faculty career flexibility in hospitals and academic medical centers. Summarizes best practices from six medical schools that received awards through the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and American Council on Education program.
Organizations: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, American Council on Education
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, California, Faculty, Hospitals, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Physicians, Washington
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Minnesota Board of Nursing: Annual Licensure Report
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Reports the annual activities of the Minnesota State Board of Nursing for 2012. Includes data on the number of licensed foreign educated nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, advanced practice registered nurses by specialty and public health nurses.
Organization: Minnesota Board of Nursing
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Immigration, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Personal and Home Care Aide State Training (PHCAST) Demonstration Program: Report to Congress on Initial Implementation
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Reports on state demonstration programs funded by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) intended to address the training needs of direct care workers. Identifies key elements of the grantee programs including core curricula and competencies. Provides available curricula and supporting materials in Appendix B and program contact information in Appendix A.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Continuing Education, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Reform, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Iowa, Licensure and Certification, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Policy
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Physician Survey Data Collected
Web site
Provides access to statistics on the cultural backgrounds and foreign language proficiencies of physicians in California by county. Includes data from 2007 to 2012. For statewide data in PDF format, select a year and choose the complete report links at the bottom of the page.
Organization: Medical Board of California
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Physicians
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Southern California Promotores (Community Health Workers) Needs Assessment, San Diego and Imperial Counties, 2010-2011
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Examines barriers and challenges employers may experience when using promotores or community health workers. Provides general information about promotores and their perceived work needs. Identifies successful program practices and areas for improvement.
Author: California Department of Public Health Office of Binational Border Health
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Community Health Workers, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides
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Vocational Nursing Licensure Examination Pass Rates in California, 2008-2012
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Lists the pass rates for the NCLEX/PN vocational nursing licensure examination during the years of 2008-2012 by school in California.
Organization: Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Nursing Occupations
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Western Undergraduate Exchange: Enrollment Report Fall 2012
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Reports enrollment data for two- and four-year public institutions in the Western Undergraduate Exchange. Lists data by institution and program. Includes health care programs such as medical assistant, social work, pre-pharmacy, nursing and more.
Organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Education and Training, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Profession-by-Profession, South Dakota, Supply and Demand, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
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2010 Survey of Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives
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Reports the results from a survey of nurse practitioners (NP) and certified nurse midwives (CNM) in California in 2010. Includes data on education, licensure, employment, job satisfaction, wages, demographics and more.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Diversity, Education and Training, Licensure and Certification, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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A “Safe Space” for Learning and Reflection: One School's Design for Continuity with a Peer Group Across Clinical Clerkships
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Link: Abstract
Describes a third-year clerkship model based at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center called VA Longitudinal Rotations (VALOR) that uses continuous student peer groups to support learning.
Author: Chou CL, Johnson CB, Singh B, Garber JD, Kaplan E, Lee K, Teherani A
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(12), 1560-5
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Physicians
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Educating Generalists: Factors of Resident Continuity Clinic Associated with Perceived Impact on Choosing a Generalist Career
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Link: Abstract
Examines the relationship between resident satisfaction with a continuity clinic experience and interest in pursuing a general internal medicine career.
Author: Laponis R, O'Sullivan PS, Hollander H, Cornett P, Julian K
Location: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 3(4), 469-74
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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Four U.S. Border States’ Community Health Worker Training Needs Assessment
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Examines the training needs of community health workers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Offers recommendations to help improve the effectiveness of community health worker training. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organizations: Arizona Center for Rural Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Author: Eng HJ, Hernandez-Martinez AC, Dorian J
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Community Health Workers, Education and Training, New Mexico, Texas
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Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice in California, 2009 Descriptive Report
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Reports data from a census survey of California’s Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practices (RDHAPs), dental hygienists that can practice in a variety of settings without the supervision of a dentist. Includes demographic, job satisfaction, income, education and training statistics.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Wides C, Bates T, Mertz E
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Diversity, Education and Training, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Survey of Clinical Nurse Specialists in California, 2010
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Reports the results from a survey of clinical nurse specialists (CNS) in California in 2010. Includes data on education, licensure, employment, job satisfaction, wages, demographics and more.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Compensation, Diversity, Education and Training, Licensure and Certification, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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California's Health Care Workforce: Readiness for the ACA Era
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Analyzes the impact of expanded health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the health workforce in California. Provides figures and maps of California health professions licensing data. Includes information on supply, distribution, education, diversity, and scope of practice.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Blash L, Chapman S, Dower C, O'Neil E
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Audiologists, Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Chiropractors, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, General Surgeons, Health Reform, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Marriage and Family Therapists, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Podiatrists, Policy, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatric Aides, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Scope of Practice, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Supply and Demand, Vision Care Occupations, Workforce Pipeline
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Forecasts of the Registered Nurse Workforce in California: November 10, 2011
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Forecasts supply and demand for the registered nurse workforce in California through 2030.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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An Innovative HIV Training Program for Dental Students
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Examines the effectiveness of a program that trains dental students in issues related to treating people with HIV/AIDS.
Author: Rogers TC, Zaninovic P, Urankar YR, Natto ZS, Turner RL, Toledo GA, Duran GG, Trott JR
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 75(11), 1426-33
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training
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Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center Information Technology Propels Expansion of Medical Assistant Role
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Describes an innovative tool, the Proactive Office Encounter (POE), and how its interface prompts medical assistants and licensed vocational nurses to remind patients at the time of each encounter of opportunities for preventative and chronic care and provides the employee with standardized electronic checklists for managing and documenting these encounters.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Blash L, Chapman S, Dower C
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Medical Assistants
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Teaching Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving Skills Using Human Patient Simulation
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Discusses using human patient simulation (HPS) to expose students to complex patient cases that require clinical judgment, problem-solving skills, and teamwork skills for success. Provides an example of an HPS exercise.
Author: Vyas D, Ottis EJ, Caligiuri FJ
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(9), 189
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Technology in Education and Training, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2012-2013: Detailed Tuition and Fees Tables
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Provides an update of WICHE's annual report on tuition and mandatory fees at public institutions in WICHE's 15-state region. Includes an institution-by-institution historical review of tuition changes from year to year, as well as those from one, five, and ten years ago.
Organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Financial Aid, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Student Debt Load, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
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Board-to-Board Consistency in Initial Dental Licensure Examinations
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Examines the consistency of performance among candidates who took two initial dental licensure examinations given by different testing agencies. Identifies a lack of validity for patient-based initial dental licensure exams.
Author: Chambers DW
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 75(10), 1310-5
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Licensure and Certification, National
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A Fourth-Year Medical School Rotation in Quality, Patient Safety, and Population Medicine
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Link: Abstract
Describes a 4-week, team-based, quality improvement project included in a required fourth-year medical school rotation.
Author: Dysinger WS, Pappas JM
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S200-5
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Physicians
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How Hard Is it for Doctors to Listen and to Care?
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Addresses physician communication and empathy. Identifies a need to prioritize teaching communication and compassion and barriers to doing so. Highlights innovative medical school programs that are teaching communication skills.
Organization: Remapping Debate
Author: Moslander M
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, National, Physicians
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Outreach in Surgery at the Undergraduate Level: An Opportunity to Improve Surgical Interest among Women?
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Link: Abstract
Describes an undergraduate course intended to increase interest in surgery. Discusses how the model could help increase the number of female surgeons.
Author: Ourian AJ, Nasseri Y, Kohanzadeh S, Margulies DR, Gewertz BL, Chen SC, Towfigh S
Location: American Surgeon, 77(10), 1412-5
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, General Surgeons, Physicians, Specialty Choice
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Building Capacity in Nursing Schools
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Reports on a multistate online nursing education program intended to increase the number of baccalaureate-level registered nurses.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Indiana, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Technology in Education and Training, Texas, Trends and Emerging Issues, Utah
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A Conceptual Model for Faculty Development in Academic Medicine: The Underrepresented Minority Faculty Experience
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Reports the results of a longitudinal study evaluating an underrepresented minority (URM) junior faculty development program.
Author: Daley SP, Broyles SL, Rivera LM, Brennan JJ, Lu ER, Reznik V
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 103(9-10), 816-21
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, California, Diversity, Faculty, Physicians
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Great Minds Don't Think Alike: Collaborative Maternity Care at San Francisco General Hospital
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Describes a model of collaboration between obstetrician–gynecologists and certified nurse–midwives at San Francisco General Hospital. Identifies factors contributing to the success of this thirty-year partnership.
Author: Hutchinson MS, Ennis L, Shaw-Battista J, Delgado A, Myers K, Cragin L, Jackson RA
Location: Obstetrics & Gynecology, 118(3), 678-82
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, Hospitals, Midwives, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians
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Comparing Student-Generated Learning Needs with Faculty Objectives in PBL Cases in Dental Education
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Compares learning need reports created by students during their investigation of a problem-based learning case with the faculty-identified learning objectives.
Author: Haghparast N, Okubo M, Enciso R, Clark GT, Shuler C
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 75(8), 1092-7
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training
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Enhancing the Reliability of the Multiple Mini-Interview for Selecting Prospective Health Care Leaders
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Examines the reliability of using multiple mini-interviews to assess medical school applicants. Evaluates interviewers' and applicants' satisfaction with the MMI process and perceived bias.
Author: Uijtdehaage S, Doyle LH, Parker N
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(8), 1032-9
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Physicians
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Geriatric Care as an Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
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Describes the design, delivery, and impact of a geriatric introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE).
Author: Woelfel JA, Boyce E, Patel RA
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(6), 115
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Geriatrics, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Physicians Key to Health Maintenance Organization Popularity in Orange County
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Reports on health care trends in Orange County, California. Addresses trends related to types of physician organizations and hospital-physician alignment.
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Hospitals, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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SEARCHing for Culturally Competent, Community-Oriented Health Professionals
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Provides a Q&A with Felicia M. Borges, Program Manager of Cal-SEARCH. Addresses the Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) program, which offers clinical rotations for students and residents in underserved communities as part of a multidisciplinary health care team.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: Borges FM
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, Residency Programs
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California Board of Registered Nursing: 2010 Survey of Registered Nurses
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Evaluates nursing workforce data to understand the demographics, education, and employment of registered nurses (RNs) with California licenses.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Author: Spetz J, Keane D, Herrera C
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Licensure and Certification, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Contradicting Fears, California’s Nurse-to-Patient Mandate Did Not Reduce the Skill Level of the Nursing Workforce in Hospitals
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Link: Abstract
Examines nurse staffing ratios for California hospitals from 1997–2008. Compares these ratios with similar hospitals in the U.S. Concludes nursing skill mix increased in California.
Author: McHugh MD, Kelly LA, Sloane DM, Aiken LH
Location: Health Affairs, 30(7), 1299-1306
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations
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The Effects of California Minimum Nurse Staffing Laws on Nurse Labor and Patient Mortality in Skilled Nursing Facilities
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Examines the impact of changes in minimum nurse staffing laws for California skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) on nurse employment and how induced changes in nurse staffing affect patient mortality.
Author: Tong PK
Location: Health Economics, 20(7), 802-816
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Health Care Quality, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Empowerment and Job Satisfaction in Associate Degree Nurse Educators
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Examines empowerment, job satisfaction levels, and relationships among 139 associate degree nursing educators. Includes the Conditions of Work Effectiveness II, Psychological Empowerment Scale, and Job Diagnostic Survey.
Author: Baker SL, Fitzpatrick JJ, Griffin MQ
Location: Nursing Education Perspectives, 32(4), 234-239
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Faculty, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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The Key Role of a Transition Course in Preparing Medical Students for Internship
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Describes a residency transition course designed to prepare medical students for residency, with information on needs assessment, course goals and content, core competencies, and course implementation. Includes assessment of course success and lessons learned.
Author: Teo AR, Harleman E, OʼSullivan PS, Maa J
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(7), 860-865
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P⁴): Site-Specific Innovations, Hypotheses, and Measures at Baseline
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Describes the innovations, hypotheses tested, and measures used in 14 family medicine residencies in the Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P4) Project. Innovations address the patient-centered medical home, team-based care, and individualized curricula.
Author: Carney PA, Eiff MP, Green LA, Lindbloom E, Jones SE, Osborn J, Saultz JW
Location: Family Medicine, 43(7), 464-71
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Care Coordination, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Family Medicine Physicians, Interprofessional Training and Education, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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Promoting Interprofessional Collaboration: Pharmacy Students Teaching Current and Future Prescribers about Medicare Part D
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Describes and evaluates the impact of a statewide peer education program on Medicare Part D, including pharmacists' roles on the health care team.
Author: Lai CJ, Smith AR, Stebbins MR, Cutler TW, Lipton HL
Location: Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, 17(6), 439-48
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Care Coordination, Interprofessional Training and Education, Medicare and Medicaid, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians
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Psychiatric Pharmacist and Primary Care Collaboration at a Skid-Row Safety-Net Clinic
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Addresses how psychiatric pharmacist and primary care provider collaboration can improve access to mental health services. Describes the establishment of the medication management service, the types of interventions provided, and patient and provider satisfaction.
Author: Chung B, Dopheide JA, Gregerson P
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 103(7), 567-74
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, California, Care Coordination, Clinics, Health Care Access, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Effect of Minimum Nurse Staffing Legislation on Uncompensated Care Provided by California Hospitals
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Analyzes whether California's minimum nurse staffing legislation affected the amount of uncompensated care provided by California hospitals.
Author: Reiter KL, Harless DW, Pink GH, Spetz J, Mark B
Location: Medical Care Research and Review, 68(3), 332-351
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Supply and Demand
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Healthcare Workforce Development Regional Focus Groups and Follow-Up Survey: Final Report
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Discusses focus group meetings and follow-up surveys on health care workforce development in California. Covers cultural competency, diversity, education, recruitment, retention, workforce demand, policy, impacts of the Affordable Care Act and more. Includes data from follow up surveys on pages 31-47 and focus groups in appendices.
Organization: California Workforce Investment Board
Author: Sacramento State College of Continuing Education Applied Research Services
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Diversity, Education and Training, Health Reform, Policy, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Tips for Teaching in Longitudinal Clerkships
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Offers feedback from students and teachers who participated in a year-long longitudinal clinic in California. Addresses the differences from traditional block rotations and provides tips for effective teaching.
Author: Levitt DS, Cooke M
Location: Clinical Teacher, 8(2), 93-6
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Faculty, Physicians
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To Lie or Not to Lie: Resident Physician Attitudes about the Use of Deception in Clinical Practice
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Analyzes physicians' attitudes towards lying, various types of lies, and reported reasons for lying.
Author: Everett JP, Walters CA, Stottlemyer DL, Knight CA, Oppenberg AA, Orr RD
Location: Journal of Medical Ethics, 37(6), 333-8
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians
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Clinician-Educator Pathway for Radiology Residents
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Describes a radiology residency clinician-educator pathway piloted at the University of California developed to help prepare residents to teach.
Author: Naeger DM, Phelps A, Shah V, Avrin D, Qayyum A
Location: Academic Radiology, 18(5), 640-4
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Faculty, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Defining the Ideal Qualities of Mentorship: A Qualitative Analysis of the Characteristics of Outstanding Mentors
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Identifies the qualities of outstanding mentors based on letters of nomination for a lifetime achievement award in mentorship at the University of California.
Author: Cho CS, Ramanan RA, Feldman MD
Location: American Journal of Medicine, 124(5), 453-8
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Physicians
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Developing Personal Values: Trainees' Attitudes toward Strikes by Health Care Providers
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Addresses the ethical tension of strikes in health care and proposes a conceptual model describing factors that may lead to health care providers' decisions to strike. Supports including open discussion of strikes and other conflict resolution methods during medical education. Provides sample cases including one in California.
Author: Li ST, Srinivasan M, Der-Martirosian C, Kravitz RL, Wilkes MS
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(5), 580-5
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, National, Physicians
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Do Physicians with Self-reported Non-English Fluency Practice in Linguistically Disadvantaged Communities?
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Examines whether physicians fluent in Spanish or an Asian language practiced in areas with high concentrations of people with limited English proficiency (LEP).
Author: Moreno G, Walker KO, Morales LS, Grumbach K
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(5), 512-7
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Physicians
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Shifting Indirect Patient Care Duties to after Hours in the Era of Work Hours Restrictions
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Examines how often residents defer indirect patient care tasks to after hours or whether residents report this time in duty hour logs by using discharge dictation as an example.
Author: Mourad M, Vidyarthi AR, Hollander H, Ranji SR
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(5), 586-90
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Interprofessional Education: Cooperation Among Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, and Physician Assistant Students to Recognize Medical Errors
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Describes an on-campus event that required medical, pharmacy, and physician assistant students to work together in teams to identify medical errors.
Author: Mészáros K, Lopes IC, Goldsmith PC, Knapp KK
Location: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 111(4), 213-8
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians
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Osteopathic Approach to Implementing and Promoting Interprofessional Education
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Describes the development and implementation of an interprofessional education program at the Western University of Health Sciences.
Author: Mackintosh SE, Adams CE, Singer-Chang G, Hruby RJ
Location: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 111(4), 206-12
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Dentists, Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, Nursing Occupations, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Podiatrists
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Prospective Randomized Crossover Study of Simulation Vs. Didactics for Teaching Medical Students the Assessment and Management of Critically Ill Patients
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Compares simulation (SIM) based training to traditional didactic lecture (LEC) for teaching medical students to assess and manage critically ill patients.
Author: McCoy CE, Menchine M, Anderson C, Kollen R, Langdorf MI, Lotfipour S
Location: Journal of Emergency Medicine, 40(4), 448-55
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Physicians, Technology in Education and Training
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UC Davis Family Practice Center—Medical Assistants Anchor Residency-based Medical Home
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Describes a residency program that expands the role of medical assistants and teaches residents how to work in a patient-centered medical home.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Blash L, Dower C, Chapman S
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, Interprofessional Training and Education, Medical Assistants, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Assessing Deaf Cultural Competency of Physicians and Medical Students
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Evaluates a program that trained medical students to provide culturally competent care for the deaf. Discusses how such training can improve physicians' capacity to care for deaf patients and reduce health disparities.
Author: Hoang L, LaHousse SF, Nakaji MC, Sadler GR
Location: Journal of Cancer Education, 26(1), 175-82
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Physicians
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Faculty Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceived Barriers to Teaching Evidence-Based Nursing
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Describes a study of barriers to teaching evidence-based practice (EBP) among nursing faculty. Concludes understanding faculty's knowledge, attitudes, and practice of teaching EBP is a critical step to successfully transforming the school's culture to an evidence-based framework for teaching nursing practice, integrating of EBP content into curricula, and ensuring student mastery and appreciation of EBP.
Author: Stichler JF, Fields W, Kim SC, Brown CE
Location: Journal of Professional Nursing, 27(2), 92-100
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Faculty, Nursing Occupations
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Investing in the Future: Building an Academic Hospitalist Faculty Development Program
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Reports on the development and implementation of a faculty development program for first-year hospitalist faculty. Includes program evaluation scores.
Author: Sehgal NL, Sharpe BA, Auerbach AA, Wachter RM
Location: Journal of Hospital Medicine, 6(3), 161-6
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, California, Faculty, Physicians
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Table of Permitted Duties
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Summarizes the duties which dental assistants (DA), registered dental assistants (RDA), registered dental assistants in extended functions (RDAEF), orthodontic assistants (OA) and dental sedation assistants (DSA) are allowed to perform in California
Organization: Dental Board of California
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Assistants, Dental Occupations, Scope of Practice
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An Academic–Community Partnership to Improve Care for the Underserved
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Describes and evaluates the Transforming Education and Community Health (TEACH) Program, a third-year residency track program intended to increase interest in general internal medicine and care quality for underserved populations.
Author: Fancher TL, Keenan C, Meltvedt C, Stocker T, Harris T, Morfín J, McCarron R, Kulkarni-Date M, Henderson MC
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(2), 252-8
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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Advancing California’s Leadership in Telehealth Policy: A Telehealth Model Statue and Other Policy Recommendations
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Offers a model statute for telehealth. Addresses inclusion of telehealth in state workforce law in section three. Discusses how telehealth more effectively uses the workforce. Covers scope of practice and malpractice insurance.
Author: The Center for Connected Health Policy
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Licensure and Certification, Physicians, Policy, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Critical Roles: California's Allied Health Workforce
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Reports on key findings regarding supply and demand of allied health providers in California.
Organization: California Hospital Association
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, California, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Laboratory Professionals, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physical Therapy Occupations, Radiologic Technologists, Respiratory Therapists, Supply and Demand
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Development Needs of Volunteer Pharmacy Practice Preceptors
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Examines the training needs and interests of pharmacy preceptors in order to refine a pharmacy school's preceptor education program.
Author: Assemi M, Corelli RL, Ambrose PJ
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(1), 10
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Healthy Communities: Immigrants Helping Immigrants Access Healthcare
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Offers a 60 minute webinar that examines innovative strategies for connecting internationally trained health workers and immigrant patients to the health care system. Highlights the MiMi - With Migrants for Migrants program and the Welcome Back Initiative.
Author: Cities of Migration
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Immigration, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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Partnering California’s Health Centers with Private Dentists: Why and How?
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Describes a dental care delivery innovation for federally qualified health centers in California.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, Children's Dental Health Project
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access
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Physicians on Call: California's Patchwork Approach to Emergency Department Coverage
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Studies the challenges of ensuring on-call coverage in emergency departments at hospitals in California.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 2/2011
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California NCLEX Pass Rates
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Provides data on pass rates for the NCLEX exam from nursing schools in California. Includes data from 2006 to 2011.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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California's Physician Assistants, 2011
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Offers a quick reference guide to the data and demographics of physician assistants in California.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Diversity, Physician Assistants
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California’s Clinical Laboratory Scientists and Technicians, 2011
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Offers a quick reference guide to the data and demographics of clinical laboratory scientists and medical/clinical lab technicians in California.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Compensation, Laboratory Professionals
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California’s Health Diagnostic and Treatment Therapists, 2011
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Offers a quick reference guide to the data and demographics of occupational therapists, physical therapists, respiratory therapists, and speech-language therapists in California.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Diversity, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Respiratory Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists
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California’s Imaging Professionals, 2011
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Offers a quick reference guide to the data and demographics of diagnostic medical sonographers, nuclear medicine technologists, radiation therapists, and radiologic technologists in California.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Health Technologists and Technicians, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Radiation Therapists, Radiologic Technologists
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California’s Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, 2011
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Offers a quick reference guide to the data and demographics of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in California.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Diversity, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides
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Creating Opportunities for Training California's Public Health Workforce
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Link: Abstract
Describes a continuing education program in California for the public health workforce that used distance technology and collaboration. Concludes that the effort successfully overcame obstacles related to geography, time and limited resources.
Author: Demers AL, Mamary E, Ebin VJ
Location: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 31(1), 64-9
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Continuing Education, Public Health, Technology in Education and Training
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Dental Students’ Attitudes Toward Underserved Populations Across Four Years of Dental School
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Studies the attitudes of dental students in California toward underserved populations.
Author: Habibian M, Seirawan H, Mulligan R
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 75(8), 1020-1029
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, National
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Effect of Closure of a Local Safety-Net Hospital on Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of Their Role in Patient Care
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Examines the impact of a hospital closure on local primary care physicians, safety-net training opportunities, and workforce retention, including the loss of faculty. Supports including primary care physicians in the planning of major health care delivery system changes.
Author: Walker KO, Clarke R, Ryan G, Brown AF
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 9(6), 496-503
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Hospitals, Physicians, Primary Care
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Health Careers Education Program
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Provides information on the Health Careers Education Program in California. Supports the development of health career paths from kindergarten through employment. Offers access to related outside sources on health career pathways.
Organization: California Department of Education
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Workforce Pipeline
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Incorporating Population Medicine into Primary Care Residency Training
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Supports including preventative medicine training in primary care education. Describes the structure of three family medicine residency programs with Masters of Public Health (MPH) coursework and summarizes what their graduates are doing. Reviews the implications for redesigning primary care training.
Author: Dysinger WS, King V, Foster TC, Geffken D
Location: Family Medicine, 43(7), 480-6
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Family Medicine Physicians, New Hampshire, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Providing Primary Care in California Community Clinics
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Reports on a survey of community clinics in California where physician assistants (PAs) or nurse practitioners (NPs) provide the majority of primary care. Discusses patient demand, clinician supply, and cost effectiveness as reasons to use NPs or PAs. Addresses scope of practice issues.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Dower C, Chapman S, Patton J, Dumlao A
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Physician and Surgeon License by County
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Provides data on the number of physician and surgeon licenses in each county in California. Includes data from fiscal year 1999-2001 to fiscal year 2010-2011.
Organization: Medical Board of California
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, General Surgeons, Licensure and Certification, Physicians, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Prelicensure Interactive Database
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Provides access to the California Board of Registered Nursing Annual School Survey data from 2001 to 2011. Includes number of associate, baccalaureate, and entry-level master's nursing programs, reasons for limiting program expansion, and acceptance and admissions rates.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Psychiatric Technician Licensure Examination Pass Rates in California, 2008-2012
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Lists the pass rates for the California psychiatric technician licensure examination during the years of 2008-2012 by school in California.
Organization: Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Licensure and Certification, Psychiatric Aides
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Results Achieved Under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) for Program Year 2010‐2011
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Discusses the progress and programs of the California Workforce Investment Board for 2010-2011. Addresses health care workforce development in chapter 4. Highlights programs for community health workers, health career pathways, and more.
Organization: California Workforce Investment Board
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Community Health Workers, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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The Supply of Physicians and Care for Breast Cancer in Ontario and California, 1998 to 2006
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Compares the effects of the supply of physicians on breast cancer care for California and Ontario. Estimates the regional physician supply needs based on optimum care for breast cancer. Examines primary care physician and obstetrician–gynecologist supply.
Author: Gorey KM, Luginaah IN, Hamm C, Balagurusamy M, Holowaty EJ
Location: Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, 16(2), 47-54
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Training Primary Care Staff to Deliver a Computer-Assisted Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Program for Anxiety Disorders
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Link: Abstract
Describes and evaluates a training approach used to teach primary care staff to deliver a computer-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) program for anxiety disorders. Highlights anxiety disorders as a common mental health problem seen in primary care.
Author: Rose RD, Lang AJ, Welch SS, Campbell-Sills L, Chavira DA, Sullivan G, Sherbourne C, Bystritsky A, Stein MB, Roy-Byrne PP, Craske MG
Location: General Hospital Psychiatry, 33(4), 336-42
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Behavioral Health, California, Education and Training, Primary Care, Washington
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Welcome Back to a Healthier Community: The Welcome Back Initiative
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Highlights a program that helps internationally trained health professionals navigate the licensure and certification systems so they can work in health care in the US. Summarizes how the programs helps address the need for a diverse, culturally competent health workforce.
Author: Cities of Migration
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Diversity, Immigration, Licensure and Certification, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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California Physician Workforce Profile
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One-page profile of the state's physician supply, medical school enrollment, and graduate medical education. Based on data included in the AAMC's 2011 State Physician Data Book.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Assessing Workforce Needs & Opportunities for School Based Health Centers in California
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Addresses challenges and discusses a model for expanding the school based health programs in California.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Dower C
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California
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Key Findings: Interviews with Deans of Allied Health Care Programs at California Community Colleges
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Reports on results of in-depth interviews with 33 Deans or Directors of allied health training programs at California community colleges. Demonstrates that although allied health programs are very popular, many students are not accepted, and supply is not keeping up with demand in this field. Discusses obstacles for increasing training capacity.
Author: The California Wellness Foundation
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, California, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Dental Assistants, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Educators, Health Information Administrators and Technicians, Medical Assistants, Medical Interpreters, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Phlebotomists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Radiologic Technologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Supply and Demand
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California Nurses Facts and Figures
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Provides extensive data on registered nurses in the state of California.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: Bates T, Dower C
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Compensation, Diversity, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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California's Direct Care Workforce
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Describes the direct care workforce in the state of California as the largest and most diverse in the country. Predicts future growth and provides wage data.
Organization: National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Diversity, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Nursing Aides
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Growing Their Own Skilled Workforces: Community Health Centers Benefit from Work-Based Learning for Frontline Employees
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Describes how four community health centers partnered with education and community organizations to change how frontline employees are trained, rewarded, and developed through creating career paths.
Organizations: Jobs for the Future, Jobs to Careers
Author: Altstadt D
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Medical Assistants, Medical Interpreters, New York, Recruitment and Retention
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Moving the Medical Home Forward: Innovations in Primary Care Training and Delivery
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Highlights how various academic medical practices have incorporated elements of the Patient-Centered Medical Home.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rhode Island, Texas
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Recruiting and Retaining Primary Care Physicians in Urban Underserved Communities: The Importance of Having a Mission to Serve
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Link: Abstract
Examines factors that encourage physicians to practice primary care in underserved areas based on in-depth interviews.
Author: Odom Walker K, Ryan G, Ramey R, Nunez FL, Beltran R, Splawn RG, Brown AF
Location: American Journal of Public Health, 100(11), 2168-75
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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A Compendium of Innovative Practices and Partnership: Expanding Educational Capacity in California Schools of Nursing
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Highlights best practices and partnerships between schools of nursing, hospitals, health systems, and foundations in California.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations
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A Compendium of Innovative Practices and Partnerships: Expanding Educational Capacity In California Schools of Nursing, Third Edition
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Summarizes best practices from California schools of nursing for expanding educational capacity. Includes contact information for each program.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Author: Orlowski C
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Impact of National Health Care Reform on California's Health Care Workforce
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Discusses the challenges of the health care workforce in California including lack of educational capacity, shortages of health professionals, constraining scope of practice laws, and more. Highlights how the Affordable Care Act will impact these challenges. Includes recommendations for state decision-makers on how to address these challenges.
Author: Coffman J, Ojeda G
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medicare and Medicaid, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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An Innovative Residency Program Designed to Develop Leaders to Improve the Health of Children
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Link: Abstract
Describes the Pediatric Leadership for the Underserved (PLUS) program which integrates leadership training into graduate medical education. Discusses the program's development and feasibility.
Author: Kuo AK, Thyne SM, Chen HC, West DC, Kamei RK
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(10), 1603-1608
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Site Visits to Selected Institutions with Innovations in Residency Training
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Highlights several internal medicine and family medicine residency training programs' innovations and challenges. Covers ambulatory training, the Patient-Centered Medical Home, multidisciplinary teams, primary care career choice, and more.
Organizations: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Rand Corporation
Author: Cordasco KM, Wynn BO
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice, Wisconsin
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Factors Associated with Perceived Effectiveness of Local Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs in New York and California
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Link: Abstract
Identifies factors associated with the effectiveness of ombudsman programs in New York and California. Highlights the importance of training.
Author: Estes CL, Lohrer SP, Goldberg S, Grossman BR, Nelson M, Koren MJ, Hollister B
Location: Journal of Aging and Health, 22(6), 772-803
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, New York
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Using Health IT: Eight Quality Improvement Stories
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Describes 8 pioneering projects in the area of health information technology and how they demonstrated improvement in health care delivery, quality, and access.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Au M, Felt-Lisk S, Anglin G, Clarkwest A
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Iowa, Massachusetts, National, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma
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Electronic Medical Records, Nurse Staffing, and Nurse-Sensitive Patient Outcomes: Evidence from California Hospitals, 1998-2007
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of electronic medical records on nurse staffing, length of stay, costs, and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in California hospitals. Identifies no correlation between EMR and decreased demand for nurses.
Author: Furukawa MF, Raghu TS, Shao BB
Location: Health Services Research, 45(4), 941-962
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Impact of California Mandated Acute Care Hospital Nurse Staffing Ratios: a Literature Synthesis
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of California's legislation mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals. Includes impact on patient safety and nursing quality.
Author: Donaldson N, Shapiro S
Location: Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 11(3), 184-201
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Implications of the California Nurse Staffing Mandate for Other States
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Highlights a study of California's law limiting the number of patients that can be assigned to a nurse. Finds that nurses in California reported higher job satisfaction, less burnout, and better quality of care.
Author: Aiken L, Sloane D, Cimiotti J, Clarke S, Flynn L, Seago J, Spetz J, Smith H
Location: Health Services Research, 45(4), 1-18
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, National, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Job Stress and Job Satisfaction: Home Care Workers in a Consumer-Directed Model of Care
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Link: Abstract
Identifies factors related to job satisfaction for home care workers in Los Angeles. Addresses how policies can improve long-term care worker job satisfaction and retention.
Author: Delp L, Wallace SP, Geiger-Brown J, Muntaner C
Location: Health Services Research, 45(4), 922-40
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Policy, Recruitment and Retention
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Reforming Scopes of Practice: Empowering Non-Physician Providers to Meet the Health Care Needs of Consumers and Communities - A Tool Kit
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Examines the role of scope of practice regulations in enabling non-physician providers to respond to increased health care demand. Discusses scope of practice issues, provides state examples, and addresses the impact on rural areas.
Organization: Citizen Advocacy Center
Author: LeBuhn R, Swankin DA, Gulish A
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Colorado, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Minnesota, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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California Physician Facts and Figures
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Describes the physician workforce in the state of California. Includes information on demographics, diversity, distribution, specialty, compensation, supply and demand, clinical quality scores, medical school debt, and more.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Quality, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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California Unprepared for the Aging of the Baby Boom: Cutbacks at the California State University System Reduce Workforce Readiness
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Highlights the impact of the loss of state funding on gerontology programs and faculty at California State Universities.
Organization: California Geriatric Education Center
Author: Wallace SP, Lee M, Price RM, Abbott P, Frank JC
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Faculty, Geriatrics
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Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care With Direct Measurement of Inpatient Staffing
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Link: Abstract
Examines how changes in RN staffing affected health care quality using longitudinal data from hospitals in California. Compares findings to similar studies.
Author: Harless DW, Mark BA
Location: Medical Care, 48(7), 659-63
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Implementing National Health Reform in California
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Discusses the implementation of health reform in the state of California, including the impact for healthcare providers.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: Bernstein W, Boozang P, Campbell P, Dutton M, Lam A
Date: 6/2010
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Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Staffing Patterns in California's Licensed Community Clinics: 2005 - 2008
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Examines staffing patterns in California clinics. Presents an analysis of physician assistants and nurse practitioners as primary care providers in California's licensed community clinics.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Clinics, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Supply and Demand
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Workflow Redesign: A Model for California Clinics
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Reports on the implementation of "Optimizing Primary Care Collaborative" (OPCC), a project which offers strategies to increase medical practice efficiency and capacity.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Clinics, Health Care Access, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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A Review of California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Health Workforce Pilot Projects Program 1973-2007
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Reviews 30 years of California's Health Workforce Pilot Projects Program, which offers an opportunity to safely
demonstrate and evaluate new approaches to care delivery before changing laws and regulations.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Wides C, Dower C
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Policy, Scope of Practice
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Uniting States, Sharing Strategies: Adding More-and Better Educated-Nurses in California
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Additional Link: Seven part series
Part five of a seven part series. Highlights the California Nurse Education Initiative, a public–private partnership involving educators and nurse employers.
Organizations: AARP, Center to Champion Nursing in America, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Lewis L
Location: American Journal of Nursing, 110(5), 56-59
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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California Hospital Facts and Figures
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Provides data and statistics on hospitals in California. Page 24 shows staffing per adjusted occupied bed.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 4/2010
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Impact of the Specialty Care Access Project on Serving Uninsured Patients
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Reports on a demonstration project intended to reduce unnecessary referrals to specialty care and increase management of chronic illnesses by using specialty champions.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: Cousineau MR, Partlow KR
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Physicians
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Redesigning Specialty Care in Community Clinics: A California Case Study
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Reports on strategies used to increase access to specialty care for patients of safety-net clinics.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access
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Unchecked Provider Clout In California Foreshadows Challenges To Health Reform
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Link: Abstract
Highlights how accountable care organizations (ACOs) increase health care efficiency, but may lead to increased costs due to provider leverage. Reviews how providers in California have used ACOs to increase their payment rates and discusses the policy implications.
Author: Berenson RA, Ginsburg PB, Kemper N
Location: Health Affairs, 29(4),699-705
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Health Reform, Hospitals, Physicians, Policy
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California's Latest Nursing Workforce Challenge: The Hiring Dilemma of New Graduates
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Discusses the difficulty of finding a job for new registered nurse graduates due to the economic recession. Includes data on employment, education, vacancy rates, and new nurse graduates.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Date: 2/2010
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Clinician Ratings of Interpreter Mediated Visits in Underserved Primary Care Settings with Ad Hoc, In-Person Professional, and Video Conferencing Modes
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the need for medical interpreters to decrease disparities. Compares clinician satisfaction with professional interpreters, remote video interpreters, and untrained interpreters.
Author: Nápoles AM, Santoyo-Olsson J, Karliner LS, O'Brien H, Gregorich SE, Pérez-Stable EJ
Location: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 21(1), 301-17
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Access, Medical Interpreters
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Nursing Education, Part I: Nursing Schools Filled to Capacity
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Discusses community colleges in California having to turn away students who want a nursing degree due to not having enough room.
Author: Korry E
Location: The California Report, 5:38 minutes
Date: 2/2010
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Nursing Education, Part Two: Private For-Profit Schools
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Examines a market-based approach to nursing training as students turn more and more to private for-profit schools for degrees and career training.
Author: Korry E
Location: The California Report, 5:49 minutes
Date: 2/2010
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Staffing Patterns in California’s Licensed Community Clinics: Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Medical Assistants
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Describes utilization of Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and medical assistants over the period 2005-2008.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Clinics, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Medical Assistants, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Commercial Influence and Learner-Perceived Bias in Continuing Medical Education
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Examines perceived commercial bias in continuing medical education using course evaluations.
Author: Steinman MA, Boscardin CK, Aguayo L, Baron RB
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(1), 74-9
Date: 1/2010
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Congress Proposes New Physician Payment System
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Highlights a clinic in California that uses the accountable care organization (ACO) model to pay physicians in an eight-minute National Public Radio feature on "All Things Considered." Includes a transcript.
Author: Varney S
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, National, Physicians, Policy
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California Postsecondary Education Commission: Custom Data Report Options
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Provides data on graduates by degree for higher education in California. Select: “Discipline/Instructional Program” then “Select Final Options"; select year; under “Aggregate (Group) Data By” pick “Degree Type”; under “Include only Disciplines/Instructional Programs that match the following criteria:” for “Level of Detail Needed,” select “6-Digit – Detailed”; click “Generate Report".
Organization: California Postsecondary Education Commission
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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California Projections of Employment by Industry and Occupation
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Presents labor market data for California. Provides 2010 employment and 2020 projections for occupations including most health care professions under SOC codes 29 and 31. Select "2010-2020" under "Long-Term (Ten Years) Projections" and "Occupational Projections".
Organization: Employment Development Department
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Dental Healthcare Workforce Survey
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Additional Links: Doctor Dental Surgery, Registered Dental Assistant , Registered Dental Assistant in Extended Functions , Registered Dental Hygienist, Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternative Practice & Registered Dental Hygienist in Extended Functions
Provides data from a survey of the dental workforce in California. Includes employment status, postgraduate training, practice specialty, cultural background and foreign language proficiency broken down by license type.
Organization: Dental Board of California
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Supply and Demand
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Men of Color in California’s Health Professions Education Programs
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Examines representation by African American and Latino men in health professions education programs in California.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Chapman S, Dower C
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, California, Dental Assistants, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, Medical Assistants, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatric Aides, Radiologic Technologists, Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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Evaluation of the Optimizing Primary Care Collaborative
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Evaluates the effectiveness of a program to optimize primary care in a community health center setting. Impacts discussed include improves provider productivity and improved provider and staff satisfaction.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, California Primary Care Association
Author: Emont S, Emont N
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Improving Access to Health Care in California: Testing New Roles for Providers
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Provides a look at the California Health Workforce Pilot Project. Discusses new approaches to the delivery of care, including programs that allow health care workers to develop new skills, teach new roles to people with no health care training, and develop new health care job categories or speed training in existing ones.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: Dower C, Christian S
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Hygienists, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Access, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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Master Plan for the California Nursing Workforce GOAL 2: Increasing Diversity in California’s Nursing Workforce
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Summarizes the CINHC's plan to increase the diversity of the nursing workforce in California. Includes data on the diversity of registered nurses compared to the population. Highlights best practices for increasing diversity in nursing.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Date: 12/2009
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Nursing Education Redesign for California: White Paper and Strategic Action Plan Recommendations
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Discusses the justifications for redesigning the education of nurses in California. Addresses the nursing shortage, the use of simulation technology, and changes in the provision of care. Includes objectives and a timeline for the redesign.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Author: Boller J, Jones D,
Date: 12/2009
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A Tighter Bond: California Hospitals Seek Stronger Ties with Physicians
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Examines laws that influence hospital-physician relationships, discusses strategies used by hospitals to deal with those laws, and considers the policy implications. Highlights California's law barring hospitals from directly employing physicians.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 12/2009
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Allied Health Professions in California
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Honors California's health care providers working in more than 200 allied health professions. Features CHA members with expertise in workforce planning and human resources, as well as actual allied health professionals from CHA member hospitals.
Organizations: California Hospital Association, The California Endowment
Date: 11/2009
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Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis: Sacramento/Northern California Region
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Describes and analyzes the basic components of the allied health care workforce in the area of Sacramento ad northern California.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Date: 11/2009
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Comparative Snapshot of Four Allied Health Occupations in California: Community Health Workers, Medical Assistants, Certified Nurse Assistants, and Home Health Aides
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Summarizes the estimated numbers, average wages, employment settings, duties, and training opportunities of Community Health Workers, Medical Assistants, Certified Nurse Assistants, and Home Health Aides in California.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Christian S, Dower C
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, California, Community Health Workers, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Medical Assistants, Nursing Aides
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Long Term Care Facts and Figures
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Provides data and statistics on long term care in California. Page 14 has distribution of nursing home staff hours by type of staff.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 11/2009
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Why Doctors Choose Small Towns: A Developmental Model of Rural Physician Recruitment and Retention
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Link: Abstract
Summarizes previous research on factors impacting rural physician recruitment and retention and reports on a qualitative study of primary care physicians in rural California and Nevada.
Author: Hancock C, Steinbach A, Nesbitt TS, Adler SR, Auerswald CL
Location: Social Science & Medicine, 69(9), 1368-76
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Nevada, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Scribes, EMR Please Docs, Save $600,000
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Link: Abstract
Highlights how Tri-City Medical Center emergency department increased physician productivity through the use of physician scribes.
Location: ED Management, 21(10), 117-8
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Physicians
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Dental School Patients with Limited English Proficiency: The California Experience
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Reports on a survey of California dental schools on strategies for serving limited English proficiency patients, student and faculty perceptions on serving them, and the impact on clinic finances and education.
Author: Itaya LE, Glassman P, Gregorczyk S, Bailit HL
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 73(9), 1055-1064
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Dentists, Education and Training
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Enhanced Medical Home for Medi-Cal's SPD Population
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Reviews possible medical home models for people with chronic illnesses and disabilities in California's Medi-Cal program. Reports on stakeholder interviews and lessons from other state-operated programs.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, Center for Health Care Strategies
Author: Somers SA, Bella M, Lind AR
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Care Coordination, Primary Care
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How Have Mandated Nurse Staffing Ratios Affected Hospitals? Perspectives from California Hospital Leaders
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Link: Abstract
Presents an analysis of qualitative data from interviews with healthcare leaders about the impact of nurse staffing ratios in California during the mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios from 2004 to 2008.
Author: Chapman SA, Spetz J, Seago JA, Kaiser J, Dower C, Herrera C
Location: Journal of Healthcare Management, 54(5), 321-333
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Increasing the Capacity of Health Sciences to Address Health Disparities
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Link: Abstract
Examines a program from the San Diego EXPORT Center that seeks to help underrepresented minority junior faculty develop and that helps fund research in health disparities.
Author: Daley SP, Broyles SL, Rivera LM, Reznik VM
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 101(9), 881-885
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Faculty
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Does the Under - or Overrepresentation of Minority Physicians Across Geographical Areas Affect the Location Decisions of Minority Physicians?
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Link: Abstract
Examines whether minority physicians' location decisions are affected by minority physician representation in that area.
Author: Brown T, Liu JX, Scheffler RM
Location: Health Services Research, 44(4), 1290-308
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Physicians
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Evaluation of the Centralized Clinical Placement System and the Centralized Faculty Resource Center
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Highlights the Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS) and the Centralized Faculty Resource Center (CFRC), which are two systems that were implemented in the San Francisco Bay Area to help address barriers to expansion of nursing programs.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Kaiser J, Spetz J, Waneka R
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Faculty, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Generational Forecasting in Academic Medicine: A Unique Method of Planning for Success in the Next Two Decades
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Additional Link: Abstract
Provides an overview of generational differences and discusses how they affect academic health centers. Identifies how the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine is using this knowledge in their faculty planning. Contains some discussion of student debt load. To view article, click on link then "Article as PDF."
Author: Howell LP, Joad JP, Callahan E, Servis G, Bonham AC
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(8), 985-993
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, California, Diversity, Faculty, Physicians
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Talking With Patients: How Hospitals Use Bilingual Clinicians and Staff to Care for Patients with Language Needs
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Reports findings from a survey of interpreter services in hospitals. Discusses training, staff incentives for bilingual ability, and interpreter policies. Includes national and California-specific data.
Organizations: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, The California Endowment
Author: Huang J, Ramos C, Jones K, Regenstein M,
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Hospitals, Medical Interpreters, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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Toward Meeting the Challenge of Physician Competence Assessment: The University of California, San Diego Physician Assessment and Clinical Education (PACE) Program
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the importance of regularly assessing physician competence to ensure patient safety. Describes the dual function of licensure boards in other countries and a program in California that evaluates physicians and provides remediation.
Author: Norcross WA, Henzel TR, Freeman K, Milner-Mares J, Hawkins RE
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(8), 1008-14
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, Physicians, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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Career Programs for California's Pipeline of Secondary Students: An Opportunity to Address the State's Workforce Shortages
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Discusses efforts to address the health care workforce shortage by increasing secondary school students’ exposure to health care careers.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Christian S, Chapman S
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Workforce Pipeline
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Federally Qualified Health Centers and State Health Policy: A Primer for California
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Provides an overview of California's federally qualified health centers and related issues, including workforce issues. Identifies the number of health centers in each county.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Federally Qualified Health Centers
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The Utilization of Medical Assistants in California's Licensed Community Clinics
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Examines the use of medical assistants at community clinics in California.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Medical Assistants
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Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis: Bay Area Region
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Examines the allied health workforce in the Bay Area region of California. Analyzes 22 allied health occupations; highlights their ethnic composition.
Organization: The California Endowment
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, California, Profession-by-Profession
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Distribution and Characteristics of Dentists Licensed to Practice in California, 2008
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Provides estimates of the distribution and characteristics of California's licensed dentists by county, showing dental health professional shortage areas and demographic trends. California has the largest percentage of dentists of any state.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Health Policy Research
Author: Pourat N, Nicholson G
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Dentists
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Fewer and More Specialized: A New Assessment of Physician Supply in California
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Presents the findings of the first comprehensive study of the Medical Board of California survey data on practicing physicians in the state. Discusses the methodology used and includes the survey instrument.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: Grumbach K, Chattopadhyay A, Bindman A
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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How Leaky is the Health Career Pipeline? Minority Student Achievement in College Gateway Courses
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Link: Abstract
Examines pre-health course grades for underrepresented minority (URM) students. Compares their pre-health course grades to their prior academic performance and non-URM students' grades. Identifies college level support as important for increasing medical and dental school diversity.
Author: Alexander C, Chen E, Grumbach K
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(6), 797-802
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Dentists, Diversity, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline
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Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Specialty Care: Six Practices Make It Work
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Examines practice models in orthopedics, dermatology, and gastroenterology that integrate nurse practitioners and physician assistants to increase health care access and care quality by freeing up physicians for complex cases. Reviews the relevant literature.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, Center for the Health Professions
Author: Dower C, Christian S
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Florida, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Missouri, North Carolina, Nurse Practitioners, Oregon, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Supply and Demand, Washington
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Peering into the Black Box: Billing and Insurance Activities in a Medical Group
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Link: Highlights
Analyzes the amount of staff time spent on billing and insurance activities in medical groups.
Author: Sakowski JA, Kahn JG, Kronick RG
Location: Health Affairs, Web Exclusive, May 14, 2009, w544–w554.
Date: 5/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians
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Avoiding Mandatory Hospital Nurse Staffing Ratios: An Economic Commentary
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Link: Abstract
Presents a commentary regarding the imposition of mandatory hospital nurse staffing ratios. Suggests alternative strategies aimed at fixing these problems.
Author: Buerhaus P
Location: Nursing Outlook, 57(2),107-12
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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California Direct Care Fact Sheet
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Includes key facts for direct care worker advocates and their allies, legislators, policymakers, members of the media, and others interested in direct care issues in California.
Organization: Direct Care Alliance
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: California
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California's Nursing Shortage Is Not Over: The Current Status of the California Nursing Workforce
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Discusses the ongoing nursing shortage, specifically with registered nurses, in California despite the economic downturn. Offers solutions focused on increasing educational opportunities.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Evaluating Programs to Recruit Minorities into the Health Professions: Report of Two Evaluation Studies
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Presents the findings of two new evaluation studies designed to better understand the impact of the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) and Centers of Excellence Program(COE). Study 1: Evaluation of College Enrichment Programs at Four California Community Colleges and Study 2: Linking National Administrative Databases to Track Medical and Dental School Matriculation for Health Careers Opportunity Program and Center of Excellence Program Participants
Organizations: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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Improving Access to Language Services in Health Care: A Look at National and State Efforts
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Examines national and state initiatives for improving access to language services for patients with limited English proficiency. Identifies lessons learned from several states, including the need for staff training.
Organization: Mathematica Policy Research
Author: Au M, Taylor EF, Gold M
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Minnesota, New York
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California Nurse Education Initiative: Annual Report 2008
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Reviews the impact of the California Nurse Education Initiative, which helps expand and open nursing programs to address California's nurse workforce needs.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Faculty, Nursing Occupations
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Improving the Quality of Care: The Continuing Debate Over Nurse-Patient Ratios
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Discusses nurse staffing ratio studies. Highlights states considering nurse staffing legislation.
Organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
Author: Gever M
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Florida, Health Care Quality, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, West Virginia
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Increasing Access to Dental Care in Medicaid: Targeted Programs for Four Populations
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Discusses strategies several states have used to increase access to oral health care, including changes to dental education. Highlights programs in North Carolina, Rhode Island, Oregon, New Mexico, California, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
Author: Snyder A
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Dentists, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin
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The Mental Health Workforce in California: Trends in Employment, Education, and Diversity
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Presents data and workforce needs for mental health professions in California. Focuses on psychiatrists, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, advanced practitioner nurses in psych/mental health, social workers, psychiatric technicians, and mental health counselors.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Lok V, Chapman S
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Diversity, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Nursing Occupations, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
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Restructuring California's Mental Health Workforce: Interviews With Key Stakeholders
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Assesses the supply, demand, education, training, and
diversity of California’s mental health workforce, including recruitment and retention.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Lok V, Christian S, Chapman S
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, California
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Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis: Central California
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Examines the allied health workforce in 18 counties in Central California. Describes the workforce shortages of Latinos, African Americans, Asians/Pacific Islanders and Native Americans in needed areas of health care such as dental assistants, medical assistants, home health aides and nursing assistants.
Organization: The California Endowment
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, California, Profession-by-Profession
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Alternative Pathways for Initial Licensure for General Dentists
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Discusses alternatives to clinical examinations for dental licensure in California. Includes results from a survey of deans and faculty of dental schools with a summary of competency statements from each school.
Organization: Dental Board of California
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Licensure and Certification
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Assessing the Impact of California's Nurse Staffing Ratios on Hospitals and Patient Care
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Examines California's establishment of minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations
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The Pipeline Program at Howard University College of Dentistry
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Describes a program intended to increase the number of underrepresented minority and low-income dental students and improve access to dental care for underserved populations.
Author: Andersen RM, Atchison KA, Hewlett ER, Grant-Mills D
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 73(2 Suppl), S70-81
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training
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Projecting the Need for Pharmacy Education in Texas
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Discusses the current state of pharmacy education in Texas, projects future needs and makes recommendations to ensure adequate capacity. Includes data on student and workforce demographics and supply. Compares Texas data to nine other states.
Organization: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Supply and Demand, Texas
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A Report on California Hospitals and the Economy
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Identifies the economic impact of hospitals on California's economy and the effect of the economic downturn on the state's hospitals.
Organization: California Hospital Association
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Hospitals
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Strategies to Increase the Number of Initial Licensure Registered Nurses and Nursing Faculty
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Provides data on the capacity of nursing education programs and faculty in Texas. Includes data on nursing students, faculty supply, demographics and more. Offers recommended strategies for increasing capacity. Compares Texas data to nine other states.
Organization: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Texas
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New Jersey Physician Workforce Task Force Report
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Examines New Jersey's physician workforce, pipeline, and supply in depth. Offers projections for demand and recommendations. Identifies current and future physician shortages by specialty. Includes county profiles and national benchmark data for physician population ratios in the appendix. Provides examples of health workforce initiatives in other states.
Organization: New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Georgia, Illinois, International Medical Graduates, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin
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Toward Understanding EHR Use in Small Physician Practices
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Reports on site visits to small physician practices involved in a CMS pay-for-performance demonstration. Examines their implementation of electronic health records, and barriers and facilitators to EHR implementation. Addresses workflow changes.
Organization: Mathematica Policy Research
Author: Felt-Lisk S, Johnson L, Fleming C, Shapiro R, Natzke B
Location: Health Care Financing Review, 31(1), 11-22
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, California, Clinics, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Massachusetts, Physicians, Utah
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The Impact of Public Hospital Closure on Medical and Residency Education: Implications and Recommendations
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Examines the contributions of historically black medical schools to underserved areas and the effect of public hospital closures on their residency programs in underserved areas.
Author: Walker KO, Calmes D, Hanna N, Baker R
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 100(12), 1377-83
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Report to Address Assembly Bill 2343 (2006): Prepared for the Medical Board of California
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Discusses the importance of providing malpractice insurance to health care volunteers. Highlights the necessity of volunteers in areas experiencing shortages. Describes federal and state policy on volunteer physician protection and immunity.
Organization: Medical Board of California
Author: Orlowski A, Ayers K, Peteres M,
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Malpractice Insurance, Physicians, Policy, Supply and Demand
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The Disappearing Primary Care Physician
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Discusses physicians' choices to become specialists rather than primary care physicians and what might be done to address this trend. Includes examples from several states.
Author: Meyer H
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks, 82(11):28-32, 1
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Colorado, National, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care
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Registered Dental Hygienists in California: Regional Labor Market Chart Book
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Explores the labor market for the California dental hygiene workforce, exploring the dynamics which contribute to the provision of preventive dental care.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Mertz E, Bates T
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Hygienists
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Respiratory Care and Imaging Technology in California: Education's Response to Workforce Shortages
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Results from a study of 30 educational directors of educational programs or clinical staff at affiliated
service sites in respiratory care and radiologic technology regarding supply and demand.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Lok V, Dower C
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Radiation Therapists, Radiologic Technologists, Respiratory Therapists
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After Affirmative Action: Diversity at California Medical Schools
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Examines changes in acceptance of minority student applications for medical schools in California.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training, Physicians
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Career Experiences and Perceptions of Underrepresented Minority Medical School Faculty
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Link: Abstract
Analyzes the success of a program in retaining underrepresented minority faculty (URM) by comparing URM and non-URM faculty members' views at the school.
Author: Wingard DL, Reznik VM, Daley SP
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 100(9), 1084-7
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Faculty, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Collecting Health Workforce Data in California
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Compares and contrasts how several California regulatory boards collect health professions data and compares California with other states. Includes the Medical Board of California, California Board of Registered Nurses, and the Dental Board of California. Highlights promising data collection models.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Dentists, Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, Physicians, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Texas
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Diversity in California’s Health Professions: Physical Therapy
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Presents data describing key demographic characteristics of the state’s physical therapist labor force including age, gender, race/ethnicity, and income; and data describing trends in gender and race/ethnicity for graduates of California’s physical therapy programs.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Physical Therapy Occupations
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From the Mouths of Leaders: Challenges and Opportunities to Increase Health Professions Workforce Diversity in California
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Covers interviews with leaders of health professions education institutions, employers, and regulators to identify accomplishments, issues, challenges, and opportunities. Part of the "Connecting the Dots Initiative," which aims to increase health professions workforce diversity in California.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Hattis P, Linden RR
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Diversity in California’s Health Professions: Pharmacy
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Presents data describing key characteristics of the state’s pharmacist labor force including income, age, gender, race/ethnicity, and trended enrollment data describing gender and race/ethnicity for students in California’s seven Doctor of Pharmacy programs.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Pharmacists
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Minority Faculty Voices on Diversity in Academic Medicine: Perspectives From One School
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Examines the impact of outlawing affirmative action programs from the viewpoint of ethnic minority faculty at a California medical school.
Author: Mahoney MR, Wilson E, Odom KL, Flowers L, Adler SR
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(8), 781-6
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Physicians, Policy
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Tracking the LCSW and MFT Licensing Processes: A Current Snapshot of 2002-2004 Graduates
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Analyzes the licensing process for clinical social workers and marriage and family therapists in California. Includes data from 2002-2004 graduates.
Organization: California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Licensure and Certification, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers
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Diversity in California’s Health Professions: Dentistry
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Presents data describing key characteristics of the state’s dentistry labor force including age, gender, race/ethnicity and income, and trended enrollment data describing gender and race/ethnicity for first-year enrollments in California’s five DDS programs.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Dentists, Diversity
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Increasing Diversity in California’s Medical Schools
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Presents information on the lack of diversity in California medical schools and discusses steps being taken to address the disparities.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training, Physicians
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Allied Health Workforce Analysis: San Diego Region
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Analyzes the allied health workforce in the San Diego Region of California, including Orange County, Imperial County, and San Diego County. Identifies the number of workers per 100,000 people and projected growth of the occupations examined. Highlights the ethnic composition of the allied health workforce in the region.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, California, Profession-by-Profession
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The Benefits of Diversity: An Exploratory Study
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Explores the benefits and challenges of racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity in the educational environment. Part of the "Connecting the Dots Initiative," which aims to increase health professions workforce diversity in California.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Foster K, Jenkins Y, Oxendine J, Herd D
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training
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Physician Effects on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patients’ Experiences of Primary Care
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Compares disparities caused by minority patients clustered in low performing practices to those attributable to physicians. Reports on a survey of primary care practices in California using five measures of care.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Rodriguez HP, von Glahn T, Grembowski DE, Rogers WH, Safran DG
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(10), 1666–72
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care
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Will Mandated Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Lead to Better Patient Outcomes?
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Link: Abstract
Examines whether increased medical-surgical licensed nurse staffing results in better patient outcomes for hospitals with different baseline staffing levels.
Author: Sochalski J, Konetzka RT, Zhu J, Volpp K
Location: Medical Care, 46(6):606-13
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Nursing Occupations
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Access to Care and Use of Preventive Services by Hispanics: State-Based Variations from 1991 to 2004
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Links: Abstract, Highlights
Examines changes in access to physician care and preventative services by Hispanics in ten states.
Author: Kang-Kim M, Betancourt JR, Ayanian JZ, Zaslavsky AM, Yucel RM, Weissman JS
Location: Medical Care, 46(5), 507–14
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Health Care Access, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Physicians, Texas
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Allied Health Workforce Analysis: Los Angeles Region
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Analyzes the allied health workforce in the Los Angeles Region of California, including Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties. Examines 20 allied health occupations and includes data on the ethnic composition of each for the region.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, California, Profession-by-Profession
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Diversifying California's Healthcare Workforce: An Opportunity to Address California's Health Workforce Shortages
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Provides policy recommendations to address California's health professional shortages, especially among underrepresented populations in the health professions.
Organization: California Primary Care Association
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Profession-by-Profession
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Diversity in California’s Health Professions: Physicians
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Discusses the importance of gender and racial and ethnic diversity, in medical schools and in the physician workforce.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Physicians
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The Leaky Pipeline: Factors Associated With Early Decline in Interest in Premedical Studies Among Underrepresented Minority Undergraduate Students
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a study of why premed minority students and women decided not to become physicians.
Author: Barr DA, Gonzalez ME, Wanat SF
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(5):503-11
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline
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Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice: Increasing Access to Dental Care in California
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Examines the process of development and implementation of the Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice program in California and its impact on access to dental care. Includes recommendations for improving regulatory systems, financing systems, quality improvement and research, care delivery systems, and workforce development.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Mertz E
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Hygienists, Health Care Access
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WICHE Region - Medical School Expansion Activities, May 2008
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Reports enrollment from 2002 to 2007 and expansion activities for allopathic and osteopathic medical schools in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education region.
Organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Colorado, Education and Training, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, South Dakota, Utah, Washington
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Profiles in Leadership: A Review of Exemplary Practices to Increase Health Professions Workforce Diversity in California
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Documents 33 exemplary practices in areas such as investment in the pipeline, admissions, institutional climate, faculty recruitment and retention, and reducing financial barriers. Part of the "Connecting the Dots Initiative," which aims to increase health professions workforce diversity in California.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Alznauer A, Esser P, Colon Hopkins C, Jackson K, Linden RR, Matsuda D, McField E, Powers M, Sanchez S
Date: 4/2008
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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Diversity in California’s Health Professions: Current Status and Emerging Trends
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Provides a picture of diversity in the health
workforce and pipeline in California. Presents current and projected population data and emerging trends.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Bates T, Hailer L, Chapman SA
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, California, Dentists, Diversity, General Surgeons, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Psychologists, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Social Workers, Trends and Emerging Issues, Workforce Pipeline
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The Effects of Medicaid Reimbursement Rates on Access to Dental Care
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Focuses on programs in six states intended to increase dentist participation in Medicaid.
Organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
Author: Borchgrevink A, Snyder A, Gehshan S
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, California, Dentists, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
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Literature Review of Diversity in the Health Professions
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Reviews existing literature on diversity in health professions. Part of the "Connecting the Dots Initiative," which aims to increase health professions workforce diversity in California.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Capozza K, Godstone S, Jackson K
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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Physician Diversity in California: New Findings from the California Medical Board Survey
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Additional Link: Abstract
Examines data from the California Medical Board Relicensure Survey that provide a detailed profile of the ethnic characteristics of physicians in the state.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Grumbach K, Odom K, Moreno G, Chen E, Vercammen-Grandjean C, Mertz E
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Physicians
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Scope of Practice Laws in Health Care: Exploring New Approaches for California
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Highlights models for reviewing and modifying state medical scope-of-practice laws, as well as the feasibility of addressing the shortage of health workers in California. Compares a select set of U.S. military health occupations with similar health occupations in California
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Nurse Practitioners, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Scope of Practice
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If it's a Pipeline, Why Isn't There More Diversity at the Other End?
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Analyzes how the issue of diversity is framed in the California media. Examines strategies to better engage the public. Part of the "Connecting the Dots Initiative," which aims to increase health professions workforce diversity in California.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: The Praxis Project
Date: 2/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Workforce Pipeline
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US Military and California Health Personnel: Select Comparisons
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Compares a select set of U.S. military health occupations with similar civilian health occupations in California; characteristics compared include job descriptions, education and training, legal scope of practice and certification or licensure requirements.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Dower C, Knox M, O'Neil E
Date: 2/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Dentists, Education and Training, National, Pharmacists, Recruitment and Retention
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Annotated Bibliography of Diversity in the Health Professions
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Summarizes research studies on diversity in the health professions education pipeline and workforce. Part of the "Connecting the Dots Initiative," which aims to increase health professions workforce diversity in California.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Alvarado L, Capozza K, Jackson K, Russell A
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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Healthcare Workforce Shortages in Rural California
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Provides facts and data on the shortage of healthcare workers in rural areas of California.
Organization: California State Rural Health Association
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Increasing the Diversity of the Health Professions K-12 Networks of Support
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Examines K-12 networks of support in four California communities. Part of the "Connecting the Dots Initiative," which aims to increase health professions workforce diversity in California.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Brightstar Ohlson, Gibson & Associates
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training, Workforce Pipeline
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New Nurse Graduate Study 2007: Executive Summary
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Summarizes the results of a survey of nursing graduates' experiences with finding employment in California.
Organization: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses
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Scope of Practice Laws in Health Care: Rethinking the Role of Nurse Practitioners
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Surveys scope of practice laws for nurse practitioners and examines how they might be altered to help alleviate physician shortages and rising health care costs in California.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Nurse Practitioners
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The California Nurse Mentor Project: Every Nurse Deserves a Mentor
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Link: Abstract
Describes a program using trained nurse mentors paired with new nurses to provide support, guidance, and assistance, with the goal of improving job satisfaction and retention.
Author: Mills JF, Mullins AC
Location: Nursing Economic$, 26(5):310-5
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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California Regional Registered Nurse Workforce Forecast
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Link: Abstract
Reports projections for the shortage of registered nurses (RNs)in urban California.
Author: Lin VW, Juraschek SP, Xu L, Jones D, Turek J
Location: Nursing Economic$, 26(2):85-105, 121
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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California's Nursing Labor Force: Demand, Supply, and Shortages
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Provides information on the labor market of nurses in California.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Spetz J, Rickles J, Dyer W, Hailer L, Ong P
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Educational Collaboration in Psychiatric Disability, Rehabilitation, and Recovery: Developing Transformative Solutions
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Link: Abstract
Describes a collaboration between public mental health departments and social work schools intended to address the public mental health workforce crisis.
Author: Black J, Morris T, Harbert A, Mathias C
Location: Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 7(3-4), 163-86
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Education and Training, Social Workers
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Is Child Psychiatric Service Different When Provided by Attendings Versus Clinicians-in-Training?
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Compares the psychiatric care provided by residents and by attending psychiatrists at child and adolescent psychiatry clinics at Stanford University.
Author: Williams SE, Martin JL, Dyer-Friedman J, Huffman LC
Location: Academic Psychiatry, 32(5), 400-4
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, California, Health Care Quality, Psychiatrists, Residency Programs
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Minority Nurses' Experiences on the Job
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Link: Abstract
Examines the work environment and advancement opportunities for minority registered nurses in California.
Author: Seago JA, Spetz J
Location: Journal of Cultural Diversity, 15(1), 16-23
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Registered Nurses
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Report: Health Care Workforce Assessment and Planning Efforts in Ten States
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Summarizes the efforts of ten states to assess and plan for their health care workforce needs. Offers recommendations to guide the Massachusetts Health Care Workforce Center's efforts.
Organizations: Massachusetts AHEC Network, Massachusetts Primary Care Office
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Policy, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand, Texas
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Representing the New Majority: Part III: A Status Report on the Diversity of the University of California Medical Student Body
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Examines the diversity of medical students at University of California. Overviews the need for a diverse health care workforce, discusses the educational pipeline, presents key findings and offers recommendations.
Organization: The Greenlining Institute
Author: Gonzalez-Rivera C, Middleton K
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline
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Student Outcomes in a Postprofessional Online Master's-Degree Program
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Link: Abstract
Evaluates an online master's-degree program through a survey of five cohorts. Focuses on professional leadership activities and student satisfaction as measurements.
Author: Richardson PK, MacRae A, Schwartz K, Bankston L, Kosten C
Location: American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62(5), 600-10
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Technology in Education and Training
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Demographic Report on Licensees and Registrants: Summary
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Reports on a demographic survey of behavioral health professionals licensed in California.
Organization: California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Date: 12/2007
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers
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Foreign Versus Domestic Education of Physicians for the United States: A Case Study of Physicians of South Asian Ethnicity in California
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Link: Abstract
Covers the role International Medical Graduates (IMGs) play in meeting the needs of the underserved in California. Discusses the need to train physicians from under-represented minority groups in U.S. medical schools to meet the needs of medically underserved populations.
Author: Mertz E, Jain R, Breckler J, Chen E, Grumbach K
Location: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 18(4):984-93
Date: 11/2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Health Care Access, International Medical Graduates, Physicians
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The Surgical Hospitalist: A New Solution for Emergency Surgical Care?
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Summarizes challenges facing emergency system care and general surgery departments at academic medical centers. Introduces the UCSF surgical hospitalist program and discusses the benefits of surgical hospitalists.
Author: Maa J, Gosnell JE, Carter JT, Wachter RM, Harris HW
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 92(11), 8-17
Date: 11/2007
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, California, General Surgeons, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Career Intentions of U.S. Medical Graduates and International Medical Graduates
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Examines factors in California that help predict whether a resident will choose to work in an underserved area.
Author: Ogunyemi D, Edelstein R
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 99(10), 1132-1137
Date: 10/2007
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Tagged keywords: California, International Medical Graduates, Physicians
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A Strategic Plan to Increase the Flow of Minority, Bilingual and Culturally Competent Professional Social Workers into California's Mental Health System
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Additional Link: Policy brief
Offers recommendations for recruiting and retaining minority and bilingual social work students. Reports on a literature review, focus groups, interviews, student funding sources, and cultural competence.
Organization: Center for Social Services Research
Author: Midgley J, Cohen E
Date: 9/2007
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Recruitment and Retention, Social Workers, Workforce Pipeline
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The Rise of the Hospitalist in California
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Examines the growth and prevalence of hospitalists across California hospitals. Looks at the current and future roles of hospitalists, and describes the organizational characteristics of hospitalist groups in California.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 7/2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Hospitals, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Border County Health Workforce Profiles: California
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Represents an effort to assemble and disseminate consistent and current information on the health workforce, relevant population characteristics, and basic health indicators for the U.S. Border region. Based on county-level data and reported by geographic proximity to the Border.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 6/2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Profession-by-Profession
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Latino Health and Science Career Connections: May 2007 Report
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Documents health and medical academies in San Diego County to better understand barriers for Latinos. Highlights findings from focus groups, interviews, and promising strategies. Includes "Resources and Promising Practices to Increase Latinos in Healthcare Careers."
Organization: San Diego Science Alliance
Date: 5/2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Workforce Pipeline
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Tracking the Supply of Health Professions Education Programs in California
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Highlights specific health professions, identifying institutions in the state of California that train these professionals, and reporting data on the number of graduates of these training programs.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 4/2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dentists, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Education and Training, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Radiation Therapists, Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Supply and Demand
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Survey of Registered Dental Hygienists in California
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Provides data regarding registered dental hygienists in California including distribution, clinical settings, scope of practice, and prevention activities.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Mertz E
Date: 3/2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Hygienists
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The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program: 18 Years of a Biomedical Program for Low-Income High School Students
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Link: Abstract
Describes a program intended to increase the diversity of health professions by targeting low-income high school students.
Author: Winkleby MA
Location: Academic Medicine, 82(2), 139-45
Date: 2/2007
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Diversity, Workforce Pipeline
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How Do We Measure Shortages of Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants? Evidence from California: 1997-2005
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Link: Abstract
Presents data on labor shortages for dental hygienists and dental assistants in California from 1997 to 2005. Examines wage trends as an indicator of demand.
Author: Brown TT, Finlayson TL, Scheffler RM
Location: Journal of the American Dental Association, 138(1):94-100
Date: 1/2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Supply and Demand
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Central Valley Nursing Workforce Diversity Initiative
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Examines the success of the Central Valley Nursing Workforce Diversity Initiative. Highlights the various initiatives undertaken, faculty and student insights, and what worked best.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Wallace M, Alba A, Wilson C, Iobst M, Dauterman C
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Nursing Occupations, Workforce Pipeline
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A Closer Look at Healthcare Workforce Needs in the West: Pharmacy
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Highlights growing demand, increase in female pharmacists, regional occupation outlook, and expansion of pharmacy education in the western United States.
Organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
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Physician Perceptions of Practice Environment and Professional Satisfaction in California: From Urban to Rural
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Link: Abstract
Examines rural and urban physicians' views of their practice environment. Concludes that rural physicians have a greater sense of autonomy and professional satisfaction.
Author: Luman K, Zweifler J, Grumbach K
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 23(3), 222-8
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Promising Scope of Practice Models for the Health Professions
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Examines scope of practice issues within the context of
improving access to care in California.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Dower C, Christian S, O'Neil E
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Nurse Practitioners, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Scope of Practice
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State Actions and the Health Workforce Crisis
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Presents an overview of state health workforce policies and programs in eight representative states: California, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New York and Texas. Covers state infrastructure, data collection, workforce pipeline, retention, licensure, and educational capacity building.
Organization: Association of Academic Health Centers
Author: Moskowitz MC
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Georgia, Maryland, Montana, New York, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Texas, Workforce Pipeline
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Effectiveness of University of California Postbaccalaureate Premedical Programs in Increasing Medical School Matriculation for Minority and Disadvantaged Students
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Evaluates the outcomes of a postbaccalaureate program intended to increase the number of students enrolling in medical school from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups.
Author: Grumbach K, Chen E
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 296(9), 1079-85
Date: 9/2006
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Diversity, Education and Training, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline
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Development and Evaluation of a Cultural Competency Training Curriculum
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Evaluates a cultural competency training program using patient surveys before and after the training. Discusses the cultural competency curriculum, teaching methods, and evaluation tools used.
Author: Thom DH, Tirado MD, Woon TL, McBride MR
Date: 7/2006
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Physicians
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Off to a Healthy Start: Creating and Sustaining a Health Careers Education Program
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Provides guidelines in creating a health careers program for high schools in California.
Organization: California Department of Education
Date: 3/2006
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Workforce Pipeline
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Rural Dental Practice: A Tale of Four States
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Additional Link: Project Summary
Reports the findings of a study investigating rural dentist issues, such as demography, training, practice characteristics, staff, and job satisfaction, in Alabama, California, Maine, and Missouri. Provides charts and statistics on dentist demographics, dental hygienist and dental assistant vacancy rates, and dentist participation in Medicaid.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Author: Andrilla CH, Lishner DM, Hart LG
Date: 3/2006
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, California, Dentists, Health Care Access, Maine, Missouri, Rural, Supply and Demand
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California Regional Registered Nurse Workforce Report Card
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Link: Abstract
Describes the use of a report card approach to compare regional and national registered nurse (RN) jobs per capita.
Author: Lin VW, Lee A, Juraschek S, Jones D
Location: Nursing Economic$, 24(6):290-7, 279
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: California, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Disparities Between Two Common Data Sources on Hospital Nurse Staffing
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Link: Abstract
Compares nurse staffing measures derived from the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of Hospitals and the California Office for Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD).
Author: Jiang HJ, Stocks C, Wong CJ
Location: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 38(2):187-93
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: California, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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The Nursing Shortage: Is It Really About Image?
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Link: Abstract
Highlights the need to increase enrollment capacity for nursing schools. Reports on a survey of students' perceptions of nursing as a career.
Author: Seago JA, Spetz J, Alvarado A, Keane D, Grumbach K
Location: Journal of Healthcare Management, 51(2):96-108; discussion 109-10
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: California, Nursing Occupations, Workforce Pipeline
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That Never Would Have Occurred to Me: A Qualitative Study of Medical Students' Views of a Cultural Competence Curriculum
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Assesses medical school cultural competency curriculum using a survey of third year medical students at a public university. Students found clinical rotations most useful for learning cultural competency.
Author: Shapiro J, Lie D, Gutierrez D, Zhuang G
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Physicians
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US Physician Workforce Forecasting: A Tale of Two States
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Link: Abstract
Discusses past US physician supply forecasting and looks at current forecasts in two states. Examines the models and how they were used by each state.
Author: Forte GJ
Location: Cahiers de Sociologie et de Demographie Medicales, 46(2):123-48
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: California, Michigan, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Impact of the University of California, Los Angeles/Charles R. Drew University Medical Education Program on Medical Students' Intentions to Practice in Underserved Areas
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Link: Abstract
Evaluates the success of an educational program intended to increase the number of physicians practicing in underserved areas.
Author: Ko M, Edelstein RA, Heslin KC, Rajagopalan S, Wilkerson L, Colburn L, Grumbach K
Location: Academic Medicine, 80(9), 803-8
Date: 9/2005
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Rural Mental Health in the WICHE West: Meeting Workforce Demands through Regional Partnership
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Discusses the mental health workforce needs facing the states that are part of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and what can be done to effectively meet the mental health care needs of the region. Print copy available free.
Organization: HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy
Date: 3/2005
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Arizona, Behavioral Health, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Colorado, Education and Training, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Rural, South Dakota, Supply and Demand, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
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Addressing Language Access Issues in Your Practice: A Toolkit for Physicians and Their Staff Members
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Discusses the importance of addressing the language access needs of a changing patient population. Provides tools and resources for developing skills to facilitate language access.
Author: Roat C
Date: 1/2005
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, Medical Interpreters
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Public Health Workforce Study
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Provides an overview of the public health workforce. Considers supply and demand, schools of public health, and pressing workforce issues in six states. Highlights nurses, physicians, dental occupations, California, Georgia, Montana, New Mexico, New York, and Texas.
Organization: HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
Date: 1/2005
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Occupations, Georgia, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Public Health, Texas
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High School Census Tract Information Predicts Practice in Rural and Minority Communities
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Link: Abstract
Presents the results of a study examining characteristics of residency graduates' high school communities that predict practice in rural, medically underserved, and high minority-population settings.
Author: Hughes S, Zweifler J, Schafer S, Smith MA, Athwal S, Blossom HJ
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 21(3):228-32
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Nursing Education in Five States: 2005
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Assesses the nursing pipeline in Texas, Georgia, California, Indiana, and Utah. Focuses on nursing supply, state support for nursing programs, and policy options for increasing the nursing supply.
Organization: HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Georgia, Indiana, Nursing Occupations, Texas, Utah, Workforce Pipeline
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California's Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: the First Few Months
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the history and early implementation of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in California hospitals.
Author: Spetz J
Location: Journal of Nursing Administration, 34(12):571-8 Review
Date: 12/2004
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Tagged keywords: California, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Effects of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 on Health Workforce Development in the States
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Describes how WIA resources have been used by states and local workforce investment boards to develop the health care workforce. Describes characteristics of WIA that can be used to support health workforce development.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 11/2004
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, National, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Policy, Recruitment and Retention, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Workforce Pipeline
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Hospital Nurse Wages and Staffing, 1977 to 2002: Cycles of Shortage and Surplus
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Link: Abstract
Examines data from California hospitals to study the causes of nursing shortages, surpluses, and staffing levels.
Author: Spetz J
Location: Journal of Nursing Administration, 34(9):415-22
Date: 9/2004
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Tagged keywords: California, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Strategies for Improving the Diversity of the Health Professions
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Examines the lack of diversity in the health workforce, health disparities, and evaluates programs and strategies designed to increase health workforce diversity.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Grumbach K, Munoz C, Coffman J, Rosenoff E, Gandara P, Sepulveda E
Date: 8/2003
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Dentists, Diversity, National, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Workforce Pipeline
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - June 3-5, 2001
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Offers updates on legislation relating to rural health care and Medicare. Summarizes the development and maintenance of rural public health programs, safety net systems, and visits to health care facilities. Discusses California rural health including networks of providers, a hospital consortium, and uninsured populations.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 6/2001
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Public Health, Rural
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The Health Care Workforce in Ten States: Education, Practice and Policy
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Health workforce assessments for California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, with a comparison across states. Covers state programs, financing and policies affecting health professions education, service placement and reimbursement, planning and monitoring, and licensure/regulation. Includes health workforce data for certain professions.
Organizations: HRSA Bureau of Health Professions, National Conference of State Legislatures
Date: 2001
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Tagged keywords: California, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Connecticut, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Education and Training, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Medicare and Medicaid, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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HRSA State Health Workforce Profile: California
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Provides data on the state's health workforce, including the number of physicians, nurses, dentists, and professionals from 26 other health care disciplines. Offers information for identifying and addressing health workforce gaps.
Organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany, Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
Date: 2000
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Tagged keywords: California, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Bridges to Health: Diversity in the Health Workforce
Web site
Provides information on programs in California to support diversity in the health workforce. Includes information on California's health workforce pipeline programs.
Organization: The Greenlining Institute
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Workforce Pipeline
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California Board of Registered Nursing Approved Programs
Directory
Additional Links: Approved Advanced Practice Programs, Approved RN Programs
Provides a list of approved nursing programs in California. Includes associate, baccalaureate, entry level master's, clinical nurse specialist, nurse anesthesia, nurse-midwifery, nurse practitioner and public health nursing programs.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
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Tagged keywords: California, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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California Dental Association E-Learning
Tutorial or training
Offers online continuing education opportunities for dental professionals in California. Most are available for a fee.
Organization: California Dental Association
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Tagged keywords: California, Continuing Education, Dental Occupations
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California Healthcare Workforce Clearinghouse
Web site
Provides education and employment trends for California's health workforce. Includes profession fact sheets, demographics, supply data, industry staffing patterns, employment projections, health education program information, enrollment data, and degrees awarded.
Organization: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training, Supply and Demand
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California Healthcare Workforce Development Division
Web site
Part of the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. Provides news, training programs, workforce clearinghouse, pilot projects, loan repayment programs, shortage designation programs, and workforce publications and reports.
Organization: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
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Tagged keywords: California
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California Medical Association Job Board
Job board
Provides a list of job opportunities for physicians and nurse practitioners in California.
Organization: California Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: California, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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California Nurse Workforce Dashboard
Map
Offers statewide and regional maps for registered nursing (RN) demand in acute care hospitals and RN graduates in California.
Organizations: California Hospital Association, California Institute for Nursing & Health Care, Hospital Association of Southern California
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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California Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development: Health Care Reform/Workforce Development
Web site
Presents the Health Care Reform unit of the California Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development. Covers activities that focus on facilitating the implementation of health care reform in California as it relates to the healthcare workforce. Includes related funding opportunities, best practices, meeting announcements and other relevant resources.
Organization: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Diversity, Health Reform, Workforce Pipeline
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California Pharmacists Association Career Center
Job board
Lists job opportunities for pharmacists in California.
Organization: California Pharmacists Association
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Tagged keywords: California, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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California Postsecondary Education Commission: Where to Find Data
Web site
Offers enrollment, degrees awarded, college-going rates, demographics, and workforce data for California's postsecondary education system. Provides a custom data reports feature that includes enrollment and degree completion data for specific programs, such as nursing.
Organization: California Postsecondary Education Commission
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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California Primary Care Association Learning Center
Tutorial or training
Provides access to training opportunities offered by the California Primary Care Association. Includes a training calendar with upcoming opportunities as well as an "On Demand" section for archived recordings and materials that can be purchased. Covers data collection, health care reform, emergency preparedness and more.
Organization: California Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: California, Continuing Education
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CiMH E-Learning Modules
Tutorial or training
Offers online training modules that cover current topics in behavioral health. Covers workforce diversity, policy, cultural competence and more.
Organization: California Institute for Mental Health
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Tagged keywords: California, Continuing Education, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Policy
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Clinic Careers
Job board
Lists job openings at community clinics and community health centers in California.
Organization: California Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: California, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Recruitment and Retention
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Collaborating for Positive Change
Video or multimedia
Highlights three Partners Investing in Nursing's Future (PIN) partnerships and what they are doing to solve nursing shortages in their areas.
Organization: Partners Investing in Nursing's Future
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand, Tennessee, Wisconsin
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Dental Board of California: Examination Statistics
Web site
Provides pass/fail statistics for the written and practical dental assistant examinations in California.
Organization: Dental Board of California
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Assistants, Dental Occupations, Licensure and Certification
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Health Careers Training Program
Web site
Offers resources for individuals interested in pursuing careers in health care including scholarship opportunities, loan repayment information, workforce pipeline programs and more.
Organization: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Workforce Pipeline
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Health Workforce Development Council
Web site
Provides action plans created by the Health Workforce Development Council of the California Workforce Investment Board to alleviate health workforce shortages. Includes plans for various health professions and information on the career pathway sub-committee.
Organization: California Workforce Investment Board
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Community Health Workers, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Laboratory Professionals, Medical Assistants, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Innovations in Action: American River College's Gerontology Program
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Discusses the gerontology program at American River College, where students interact with older adults as part of their classroom instruction. Includes program contact information.
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Geriatrics
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Jobs & Classified Ads: Available Positions
Job board
Provides a list of current job opportunities for dental professionals in California.
Organization: California Dental Association
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Recruitment and Retention
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Licensing Information for International Graduates
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Provides charts summarizing how foreign-educated health professionals can obtain a US license for a variety of health care occupations. Details information for the California health care system.
Organization: Welcome Back Initiative
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Tagged keywords: Audiologists, California, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dentists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Licensure and Certification, National, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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Partnering for Success: Repository of Promising Practices in Allied Health Workforce Development
Web site
Presents model programs developed and implemented in California that address the allied health workforce shortages. Includes efforts to increase the diversity and cultural competency of the workforce with pipeline programs and language courses.
Organization: California Hospital Association
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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PubMed Search: California Health Workforce
Literature search
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the California health workforce. Includes articles addressing supply and demand, distribution, recruitment, use of personnel, and education.
Organization: National Library of Medicine
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Tagged keywords: California
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Rural Health Services Unit (RHSU) Jobs
Job board
Provides job postings for health care professionals in in California rural areas. Choose a region, practice setting, and type of position or select "All rural jobs listed here" for access to entire list.
Organization: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
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Tagged keywords: California, Recruitment and Retention
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School To Employment Pathways System (STEPS)
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Provides data on the required education, annual projected openings, and annual degrees awarded for various professions in California. Most health care profession available under CIP and SOC codes 29 - "Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations", 31 - "Healthcare Support Occupations", and 51 - "Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences".
Organization: California Postsecondary Education Commission
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Workforce Pipeline
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WREB Examination
Exam
Offers an exam as part of the state licensure process for dentists and dental hygienists in fifteen states and accepted by thirty-three states in lieu of a state exam.
Organization: Western Regional Examining Board
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Arizona, California, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Idaho, Kansas, Licensure and Certification, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
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