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Diversity in Membership and Leadership Positions in a Regional Vascular Society
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Reports on the demographics and leadership roles of vascular surgeons based on the members of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society.
Author: Satiani B, Vaccaro PS, Go MR
Location: Journal of Vascular Surgery, 51(4 Suppl), 47S-52S
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Physicians, South Dakota, Wisconsin
2009 AAPA Physician Assistant Census Report for the West North Central Census Division
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Offers regional and state-specific information on physician assistants for Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. Covers demographics, distribution by state and rurality, expected retirement age, employment setting, specialty, call hours, and income.
Organization: American Academy of Physician Assistants
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Distribution, Diversity, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Iowa, Kansas, Military Health and Veterans Health, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Physician Assistants, School Health, South Dakota, Statistics and Data, Supply and Demand
Nebraska LPN Survey Report 2010
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Presents supply and demand data collected during license renewal for licensed practical nurses in Nebraska during 2009.
Organization: Nebraska Center for Nursing
Author: Ramírez J, Baker D
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nebraska, Supply and Demand
Rural Dentists of the Future: Dental School Enrollment Strategies
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Examines the relationship between dental students' state of residency, gender, and practice location in a rural community in Nebraska following graduation.
Author: McFarland KK, Reinhardt JW, Yaseen M
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 74(8), 830-5
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Distribution, Education and Training, Nebraska, Rural
Nebraska Family Physician Survey Report 2009
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Presents the results of a survey that assessed the status of family medicine in the State of Nebraska in general and rural Nebraska in particular.
Organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
Author: Rauner T, Sanford M
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Nebraska, Rural
A Critical Match: Nebraska’s Health Workforce Planning Project Final Report
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Reports on the two year project that worked to develop a strategy for meeting the health care workforce needs of Nebraska.
Organization: Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research
Author: Mueller K, Nayar P, Shaw-Sutherland K, Nguyen A, Xu L, Vanosdel N, Hummel D
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Nebraska, Supply and Demand
Pipeline Programs in the Health Professions, Part 1: Preserving Diversity and Reducing Health Disparities
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Discusses the importance of educational pipeline programs in helping underrepresented minority students enter health professions. Provides an overview of the diversity of the health care workforce and offers an example of pipeline a program in Nebraska.
Author: Smith SG, Nsiah-Kumi PA, Jones PR, Pamies RJ
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 101(9), 836-847
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Nebraska, Workforce Pipeline
Probation and Recidivism: Remediation Among Disciplined Nurses in Six States
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Examines which factors affect remediation and relapse for nurses who were put on probation by a state nursing board.
Author: Zhong EH, Kenward K, Sheets VR, Doherty ME, Gross L
Location: The American Journal of Nursing, 109(3), 48-50, 52-7
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study Series
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Offers PowerPoint presentations based on the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments for twenty states. Includes slides related to the local health department workforce. The 2010 study series is set to be released fall of 2010.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, National, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Public Health, Washington, Wisconsin
A Health Education Program for Underserved Community Youth Led by Health Professions Students
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Describes a partnership between a school and a parish school with a diverse underserved population and the senior health fair they developed. Highlights how the program encouraged interest in health careers and provided a service learning experience for health professions students.
Author: Begley K, Haddad AR, Christensen C, Lust E
Location: American Journal of Pharmacy Education, 73(6), 108
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Disparities, Diversity, Education and Training, Nebraska, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Workforce Pipeline
Nebraska 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 Nebraska.
Organization: Direct Care Alliance
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Nebraska
Third-Year Pharmacy Students' Work Experience and Attitudes and Perceptions of the Pharmacy Profession
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Examines important factors in pharmacy student career choice, their work activities, and what they thought of their preceptors.
Author: Siracuse MV, Schondelmeyer SW, Hadsall RS, Schommer JC
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 72(3), 50
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pharmacists, South Dakota, Wisconsin
An Acculturization Curriculum: Orienting International Medical Graduates to an Internal Medicine Residency Program
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Describes a two week program designed to help orient international medical graduates to an internal medicine residency program.
Author: Porter JL, Townley T, Huggett K, Warrier R
Location: Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 20(1), 37-43
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, Nebraska, Residency Programs
Nebraska LPN Survey Report: 2008
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Discusses a survey of Nebraska LPNs, based on data collected during license renewal, in 2007.
Organizations: Nebraska Center for Nursing, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Author: Ramírez J, Kelly C
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Nebraska, Nursing Occupations
Understanding Health Needs of Migrant Workers in America's Heartland
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Examines how nurses can increase the diversity of the health care workforce by understanding Hispanic health care needs and designing nursing programs to meet their needs. Includes statistics on the Hispanic population in the Midwest. Highlights the health needs of migrant workers.
Author: Goertz HD, Calderón VJ, Goodwin S
Location: Urologic Nursing, 27(5), 429-36; discussion 437-9
Date: 10/2007
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Nebraska, Nursing Occupations
Rural Spotlight: An Interview with Robert C. Bowman, M.D.
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An interview with one of the country's leading researchers in rural medical education who discusses ways to recruit and retain rural physicians.
Organization: Rural Assistance Center
Location: The Rural Monitor
Date: 1/2007
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Tagged keywords: Health Services Researchers, National, Nebraska, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
Comparative Analysis of Urban and Rural Nursing Workforce Shortages in Nebraska Hospitals
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Describes a study that used the concept of need and applied it to health service demand data in Nebraska to determine trends in registered nurse (RN) shortages between urban and rural areas.
Author: Cramer M, Nienaber J, Helget P, Agrawal S
Location: Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice, 7(4):248-60
Date: 11/2006
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Tagged keywords: Nebraska, Registered Nurses, Rural, Supply and Demand, Urban
Experience of Sole Community Rural Independent Pharmacies with Medicare Part D: Reports from the Field
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Suggests short-term actions that can be taken to address the challenges faced by rural independent pharmacies who are the sole providers in their communities. A joint publication of the North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center and the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis.
Author: Radford A, Slifkin R, Fraser R, Mason M, Mueller K
Date: 11/2006
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Tagged keywords: Kansas, Medicare and Medicaid, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pharmacists, Retail and Community Pharmacies, Rural, South Carolina
The Supply and Demand for Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses in Nebraska
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Projects future supply and demand for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses in Nebraska. Suggests policies for increasing the supply of nurses in the state.
Organization: Nebraska Center for Nursing
Date: 2/2006
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Tagged keywords: Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nebraska, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
Nebraska LPN Survey Report 2006
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Reports on the results of license renewal data from licensed practical nurses in Nebraska. Includes demographics, educational background, salary, employment, distribution, licensure, and opinions about the profession.
Organization: Nebraska Center for Nursing
Author: Walburn C, Kelly C
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nebraska
Nebraska Nursing Employer Vacancy Survey Report 2006
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Assesses current nursing needs in Nebraska based on a survey of employers.
Organization: Nebraska Center for Nursing
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Nebraska, Nursing Occupations
Selected Case Studies: Health Professions Partnership Initiative
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Examines grant programs that sought to increase the number of minority students enrolling in graduate health professions schools through partnerships with K-12 institutions, undergraduate schools, and others.
Organizations: Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of Schools of Public Health
Date: 12/2005
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Workforce Pipeline
The Health Care Workforce in Eight States: Education, Practice & Policy, 2004
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Additional Links: Arizona, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon
Health workforce assessments for Arizona, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Oregon, 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: 2004
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Education and Training, Georgia, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Massachusetts, Michigan, Midwives, Montana, Nebraska, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
CRDTS Examination
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Offers an exam as part of the state licensure process for dentists and dental hygienists in sixteen states.
Organization: Central Regional Dental Testing Services
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Licensure and Certification, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Health Professions Tracking Service
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Headquartered at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Collects, maintains, and disseminates primary source healthcare provider information. Maintains detailed information on healthcare professionals and their practice locations in Nebraska and Western Iowa. Provides statistics to identify accurate federal and state shortage area designations.
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Nebraska, Primary Care, Shortage Designations, Statistics and Data
Nebraska RN Survey Report 2009
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Details demographics, salary, employment data, education, licensure information, and opinions about nursing from Nebraska's registered nurse license renewal data.
Organization: Nebraska Center for Nursing
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Tagged keywords: Nebraska, Registered Nurses
The Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center
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Serves Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Assists in providing training, education, and assessment for the public health workforce. One of 14 Public Health Training Centers, established by the U. S. Department of HHS, HRSA, located throughout the United States.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Iowa, Nebraska, Public Health, South Dakota

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