Resources: Pennsylvania (160)
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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Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs: Active License Counts
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Additional Link: License Code Categories
Identifies the number of professionals actively licensed in Pennsylvania by category.
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Profession-by-Profession
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A Phased Cluster-Randomized Trial of Rural Hospitals Testing a Quality Collaborative to Improve Heart Failure Care: Organizational Context Matters
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Reports on a study of rural eastern US hospitals comparing measures related to nurse staffing, practice environment, and best practices related to heart failure. Identifies a negative impact on quality measures due to nurse turnover.
Author: Newhouse RP, Dennison Himmelfarb C, Morlock L, Frick KD, Pronovost P, Liang Y
Location: Medical Care, 51(5), 396-403
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Maryland, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Rural, Virginia, West Virginia
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2012 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce: A Report on the 2012 Survey of Licensed Practical Nurses
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Reports on the demographics, education characteristics, employment, and job satisfaction for licensed practical nurses in Pennsylvania by employment sector and county. Compares results to previous surveys in Appendix 6. Addresses provision of language interpretive services and use of health information technology. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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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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2010/2011 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Registered Nurse Workforce
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Reports on the demographics, education characteristics, employment, and job satisfaction for registered and advanced practice nurses licensed in Pennsylvania by employment sector and county. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinics, Diversity, Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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ADEX Dental Examination
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Provides information on the American Board of Dental Examiners Dental Examination (ADEX), an exam which is part of the state licensure process for dentists in numerous states.
Organization: North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Dental Occupations, Dentists, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Licensure and Certification, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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ADHLEX Dental Hygiene Examination
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Provides information on the American Board of Dental Examiners Dental Hygiene Licensing Examination (ADHLEX), an exam which is part of the state licensure process for dentist hygienists in numerous states.
Organization: North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Licensure and Certification, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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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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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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Nursing Education Programs in Pennsylvania: Data from 2011 Nursing Education Program Annual Reports
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Reports on the enrollment, faculty, applications, graduates, age distribution, attrition, and curriculum of nursing programs in Pennsylvania. Includes data for 2002-2011. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing: Number of Active Licenses
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Lists the number of active licenses in Pennsylvania for practical nurses, registered nurses, certified registered nurse practitioners, and licensed dietitians-nutritionists.
Organization: Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dietitians and Nutritionists, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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2011 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce
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Reports on a detailed survey of Pennsylvania's dental and dental hygienist workforce. Covers demographics, distribution, specialty, employment characteristics, acceptance of Medicaid and Medicare, career satisfaction, length of practice in the state, and more. Includes the number in each county and the survey instruments used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Medicare and Medicaid, Pennsylvania, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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2008/2009 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Registered Nurse Workforce
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Reports on the demographics, education characteristics, employment, and job satisfaction for registered and advanced practice nurses licensed in Pennsylvania by employment sector and county. Highlights need for additional training in information technology. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Diversity, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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An Analysis of Oral Health Disparities and Access to Services in the Appalachian Region
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Examines access to oral health care in the Appalachian Region. Focuses on the oral health workforce in chapter three. Addresses workforce characteristics and supply trends, dental hygienist scope of practice, and policy issues. Includes maps.
Organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Author: Krause DD, May WL, Lane NM, Cossman JS, Konrad TR
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Georgia, Health Care Access, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Policy, Scope of Practice, South Carolina, Supply and Demand, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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Health Care Costs and Access Disparities in Appalachia
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Examines access to health care services in the Appalachian Region. Address health care providers throughout. Focuses on health workforce supply in Chapter 5, on pages 63-4.
Organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Georgia, Health Care Access, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Policy, South Carolina, Supply and Demand, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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Implementing the IOM Future of Nursing Report–Part III: How Nurses Are Solving Some of Primary Care’s Most Pressing Challenges
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Presents the third of a four-part mini-series on the IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Highlights innovative care models and policies that take advantage of nursing's strengths in primary care.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Fauteux N
Location: Charting Nursing's Future, 18, 1-8
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues, Vermont
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2010 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Physician and Physician Assistant Workforce: A Report on the 2010 Surveys of Physicians and Physician Assistants
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Provides detailed information on the physician and physician assistant workforce in Pennsylvania, including Medicare/Medicaid acceptance. Includes specialty information and the number of various primary care physicians in each county in the state. Offers the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Medicare and Medicaid, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, 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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The Geriatric Nurse Educator: Limitless Possibilities: Geriatric Nursing Now
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Discusses the care and challenges geriatrics nursing requires. Discusses various nursing education degrees from BSN to PhD.
Organization: The John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at Penn State
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Geriatrics, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses
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Pennsylvania Coalition for the Advancement of Nursing Education White Paper
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Reports on a project seeking to develop a seamless career ladder from the licensed practical nurse (LPN) level to registered nurse (RN) and further. Addresses how this could help address the nursing faculty shortage and improve care quality. Describes existing models of nursing education and articulation.
Organization: Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Faculty, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Medical School Rural Programs: A Comparison with International Medical Graduates in Addressing State-Level Rural Family Physician and Primary Care Supply
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Compares how likely rural program graduates and international medical graduates are to practice rural primary care using data from three rural programs.
Author: Rabinowitz HK, Petterson S, Boulger JG, et al
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 488-92
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Illinois, International Medical Graduates, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Nursing Education Programs in Pennsylvania: Data from 2010 Nursing Education Program Annual Reports
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Reports on the enrollment, faculty, applications, graduates, age distribution, attrition, and curriculum of nursing programs in Pennsylvania. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses
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The Relationship between Entering Medical Students' Backgrounds and Career Plans and Their Rural Practice Outcomes Three Decades Later
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Examines the relationship between growing up rural, planning rural practice, and planning to work in family medicine with rural practice outcomes for medical students. Discusses the implications for the medical school admissions process.
Author: Rabinowitz HK, Diamond JJ, Markham FW, Santana AJ
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 493-7
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Rural
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Which U.S. Medical Schools Are Providing the Most Physicians for the Appalachian Region of the United States?
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Identifies medical schools with the most graduates practicing in rural, urban, and economically distressed areas of Appalachia based on data from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile.
Author: Baker HH, Pathman DE, Nemitz JW, et al
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 498-505
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Education and Training, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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Facts About Physician Supply in Pennsylvania
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Summarizes information about Pennsylvania's physician shortage and what can be done about it.
Organization: The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Sleep Deprivation Increases Cognitive Workload during Simulated Surgical Tasks
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Examines the effects of a 24-hour call shift on technical and cognitive function of surgical residents.
Author: Tomasko JM, Pauli EM, Kunselman AR, Haluck RS
Location: American Journal of Surgery, 203(1), 37-43
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Residency Programs
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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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Pennsylvania State Snapshot, 2012
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Reports data on the nurse workforce in Pennsylvania. Includes number of licensed registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists. Covers level of education, enrollments in nursing programs, number of qualified applicants turned away and more.
Organization: Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Diversity, Education and Training, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Comprehensive Medical School Rural Programs Produce Rural Family Physicians
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Examines the current location and specialty of graduates from three rural programs from their inception to 2005. Identifies the percent currently practicing in rural areas and in primary care.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Rabinowitz HK, Petterson S, Boulger JG, Hunsaker ML, Markham FW, Diamond JJ, Bazemore A, Phillips RL Jr
Location: American Family Physician, 84(12), 1350
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Local and National Trends in General Surgery Residents' Operative Experience: Do Work Hour Limitations Negatively Affect Case Volume in Small Community-Based Programs?
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Examines the impact of work hour restrictions on the operative case volume at a general surgery residency training program and compares changes with the national level. Identifies a difference in impact between smaller and larger training programs.
Author: Markelov A, Sakharpe A, Kohli H, Livert D
Location: American Surgeon, 77(12), 1675-80
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, National, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Residency Programs, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Improving Patient Provider Communication for Latinos at Temple University Hospital and Temple University School of Medicine
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Describes a program funded by the Hablamos Juntos grant intended to provide better linguistic services, expand language capacity, and improve cultural competence. Discusses lessons learned from the dual-role medical interpreter program and the medical Spanish elective.
Author: Viera E, Colón D, Alonso Y, Armas J, Rico MC, Diaz R, Pagan A, Del Carpio-Cano F, DeLa Cadena RA
Location: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 22(4), 1144-50
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Medical Interpreters, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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Dental School Faculty Teaching the Periodontal-Systemic Connection to Medical Students: A Pilot Mini-Elective
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Provides an overview of the pilot testing a mini-elective in which several dental school faculty members team-taught medical students about conducting oral exams and the effects of oral diseases.
Author: Heinrichs EP, Famili P
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 75(10), 1370-3
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Faculty, Interprofessional Training and Education, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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Evaluating Communication between Pediatric Primary Care Physicians and Hospitalists
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Examines communication between pediatric primary care physicians and hospitalists. Identifies communication preferences and qualities of communication that can support successful transitions from the hospital to primary care.
Author: Ruth JL, Geskey JM, Shaffer ML, Bramley HP, Paul IM
Location: Clinical Pediatrics, 50(10), 923-8
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, General Pediatricians, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care
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Orion: A Web-Based Application Designed to Monitor Resident and Fellow Performance On-Call
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Describes a software application, Orion, and how it was used to help improve radiology education and training and quality of care.
Author: Itri JN, Kim W, Scanlon MH
Location: Journal of Digital Imaging, 24(5), 897-907
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Residency Programs, Technology in Education and Training
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Public Health and Medical Education: A Natural Alliance for a New Regional Medical School
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Describes a model of incorporating public health into medical education from the Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC).
Author: Simoyan OM, Townsend JM, Tarafder MR, DeJoseph D, Stark RJ, White MV
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4), S220-7
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Public Health
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Public Health Area of Concentration: A Model for Integration into Medical School Curricula
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Describes the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Public Health Area of Concentration (AOC). Highlights the benefits of the model.
Author: Stebbins S, Sanders JL, Vukotich CJ Jr, Mahoney JF
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4), S237-41
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Public Health
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Convenient Care Clinics: An Innovative Business Model that Broadens Primary Care Accessibility
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Discusses the impact of convenient care clinics in Philadelphia on access to care and health care costs. Covers the involvement of nurse practitioners in the staffing of these clinics and the challenges they face.
Author: Stine T
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania
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Healthy Families: Healthy Future Conference
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Provides presentations from a conference held September 7-9, 2011 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky focused on health in the Appalachian Region. Includes health workforce presentations addressing J-1 Visas, rural workforce, medical education, and AHECs.
Organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Area Health Education Centers, Education and Training, Georgia, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Rural, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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Innovative Medicaid Initiatives to Improve Service Delivery and Quality of Care: A Look at Five State Initiatives
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Highlights care coordination efforts in Alabama, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington. Addresses their implementation of the patient-centered medical home, payment methods, strategies to strengthen primary care capacity and skills, and health information technology.
Organizations: Kaiser Family Foundation, Urban Institute
Author: Devers K, Berenson R, Coughlin T, Macri J
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Medicare and Medicaid, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primary Care, Washington
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More Than a Thank You: The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
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Describes the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses and its positive effects on retention.
Author: Weingarten RM
Location: The Pennsylvania Nurse, 66(3), 17-19
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention
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Tracking Development of Clinical Reasoning Ability across Five Medical Schools Using a Progress Test
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Examines differences in clinical reasoning skills between learners at different years of medical school and differences in performance between students at schools with various curricular methodologies.
Author: Williams RG, Klamen DL, White CB, Petrusa E, Fincher RM, Whitfield CF, Shatzer JH, McCarty T, Miller BM
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(9), 1148-54
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Tennessee
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Computer-Based Simulation Training to Improve Learning Outcomes in Mannequin-based Simulation Exercises
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Examines the impact of computer-based simulation on student learning outcomes during mannequin-based simulation.
Author: Curtin LB, Finn LA, Czosnowski QA, Whitman CB, Cawley MJ
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(6), 113
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Technology in Education and Training
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Nondesignated Preliminary Residents in General Surgery: 25-Year Outcomes
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Examines the outcomes of a nondesignated preliminary residency in general surgery. Reports that most residents obtain categorical positions in the parent general surgery program. Identifies whether they became board certified in general surgery or surgery-related specialties.
Author: Pezzi CM, Leibrandt TJ, Augustine RT, Nakao S, Borman KR, Dent TL, Kukora JS
Location: American Journal of Surgery, 202(2), 233-6
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Pacesetter Case Study: Family Services of Western Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2011 Pacesetter Award Winner
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Describes the workforce investment made in Allegheny County to focus mental health services on recovery. Addresses care coordination training and strategies used to reduce turnover.
Organizations: Hitachi Foundation, The Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention
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Pacesetter Case Study: People Acting to Help (PATH) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2011 Pacesetter Award Program of Merit
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Describes how a behavioral health program changed its workforce practices to reduce turnover and improve services. Addresses the training provided, new positions created, revised hiring practices, and other retention strategies.
Organizations: Hitachi Foundation, The Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention
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The Pennsylvania Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce in Health Care
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Reports on estimated supply and demand for licensed practical nurses in Pennsylvania for 2008-2018. Offers a variety of estimates based on different scenarios. Includes estimates of shortages by region and workforce investment area. Provides maps.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Supply and Demand
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The Pennsylvania Registered Nurse Workforce in Health Care
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Reports on estimated supply and demand for registered nurses in Pennsylvania for 2008-2018. Offers a variety of estimates based on different scenarios. Includes estimates of shortages by region and workforce investment area. Provides maps.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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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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Best Practice Approaches, Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development
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Identifies strategies to develop the dental workforce to increase access to care. Covers dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and mid-level oral health providers. Lists best practice criteria and offers state practice examples with detailed reports.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, National, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Public Health, Vermont, Virginia
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Cooperatives: A Growing Strategy for Strengthening the Home and Community Based Services Direct Service Workforce
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Introduces the concept of cooperatives and discusses how they can help overcome the challenges of the direct care workforce including improved retention and increased wages. Provides example direct care cooperative models in 7 different states.
Organization: National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center
Author: Wright B
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Compensation, Hawaii, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Michigan, National, New York, North Carolina, Nursing Aides, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention, Trends and Emerging Issues, Washington, Wisconsin
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Elective Course in Acute Care Using Online Learning and Patient Simulation
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Examines the effectiveness of combining a self-directed online learning program with patient simulation to improve students' knowledge and critical thinking skills regarding their management of acutely ill patients.
Author: Seybert AL, Kane-Gill SL
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(3), 54
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Technology in Education and Training
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Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Strategy: The Central Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist
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Describes processes used to enhance the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) implementing change and practice improvement at a Pennsylvania hospital.
Author: Muller A, McCauley K, Harrington P, Jablonski J, Strauss R
Location: Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(2), 140-151
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Hospitals, Pennsylvania
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Implementing an MSN Nursing Program at a Distance Through an Urban-Rural Partnership
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Provides an overview of expanding an existing MSN program offered in an urban, traditional classroom setting to rural graduate nursing students via an online synchronous format. Offers strategies to address barriers related to rural nurse practitioner student recruitment and retention.
Author: Zukowsky K, Swan BA, Powell M, Frisby T, Lauver L, West MM, Marsella A
Location: Advances in Neonatal Care, 11(2), 114-118
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Nurse Practitioners, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Nurse-led Medical Homes: Increasing Access to Quality Care
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Links: A Home Next Door , At the Center of the Safety Net , Small, Independent, and Out in Front
Provides three case studies of nurse-managed health clinics. Addresses how nurse professionals can provide primary care services in underserved areas.
Organization: Nursing Alliance for Quality Care
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, New Hampshire, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Primary Care
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How Mentoring Relationships Evolve: A Longitudinal Study of Academic Pediatricians in a Physician Educator Faculty Development Program
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Examines how mentoring relationships evolve over time within the context of a three-year faculty development program, the Academic Pediatric Association’s Educational Scholars Program (ESP).
Author: Balmer D, D'Alessandro D, Risko W, Gusic ME
Location: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 31(2), 81-6
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Faculty, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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Improving Access and Quality: The Role of Frontline Staff at Behavioral and Mental Health Centers
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Supports using career ladder programs to fill vacancies in licensed positions and address turnover in behavioral and mental health institutions. Highlights work-based training programs in various states for frontline behavioral and mental health workers.
Organizations: Jobs for the Future, Jobs to Careers
Author: Altstadt D
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Behavioral Health, Best Practices and Model Programs, Pennsylvania, Psychiatric Aides, Recruitment and Retention, Rhode Island, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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Improving the Coordination of Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries in Pennsylvania
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Link: Abstract
Describes a team model that uses care managers and outreach teams to address barriers to better health, improve care transitions, and reach out to the community.
Author: Bielaszka-DuVernay C
Location: Health Affairs, 30(3), 426-30
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Hospitals, Pennsylvania, Primary Care
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Perspective: Academic Obstetrics–Gynecology Departments in the City of Philadelphia: Are the Wheels Coming Off?
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Addresses the impact of liability premiums on the availability of maternity services in Philadelphia. Supports collaboration between the city's academic medical centers to help them survive the malpractice crises.
Author: Croft DJ
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(3), 288-92
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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Pharmacist Instruction of Physical Assessment for Pharmacy Students
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Examines the impact of a change from nurse to pharmacist instructors and a new curriculum intended to encourage pharmacy students' use of physical assessment skills.
Author: Bolesta S, Trombetta DP, Longyhore DS
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(2), 29
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Pennsylvania, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Increasing the Supply of Rural Family Physicians: Recent Outcomes From Jefferson Medical College's Physician Shortage Area Program (PSAP)
Document
Link: Abstract
Reports on a longitudinal study of a program that encourages medical students to practice family medicine in rural areas.
Author: Rabinowitz HK, Diamond JJ, Markham FW, Santana AJ
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(2), 264-9
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Rural
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Patient Simulation Software to Augment an Advanced Pharmaceutics Course
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Evaluates the use of a virtual patient simulation software program that uses a branched-outcome decision model in a pharmacy course.
Author: Benedict N, Schonder K
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(2), 21
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Technology in Education and Training
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Effects of Varying Inpatient Attending Physician Rotation Length on Medical Students' and Attending Physicians' Perceptions of Teaching Quality
Document
Link: Abstract
Compares the impact of different attending physician rotation lengths on clerkship students' and attending physicians' experiences. Discusses how work hour restrictions and patient needs have affected internal medicine education.
Author: Elnicki DM, Cooper A
Location: Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 23(1), 37-41
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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Securing Healthcare Jobs for Mature Workers: The Public/Private Sector Approach
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Describes programs in several states intended to train older workers to help meet the shortage of direct care workers. Identifies best practices and lessons learned.
Organization: National Council on Aging
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Community Health Workers, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, New Jersey, New York, Nursing Aides, Pennsylvania
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Evaluation of Multiple Variables Predicting the Likelihood of Passage and Failure of PANCE
Document
Link: Abstract
Examines the usefulness of various assessment tools in predicting Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) failure. Discusses interventional strategies for improving PANCE outcomes.
Author: Ennulat CW, Garrubba C, DeLong D
Location: Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 22(1), 7-18
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants
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Increasing the Supply of Women Physicians in Rural Areas: Outcomes of a Medical School Rural Program
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Examines the impact of Jefferson Medical College's Physician Shortage Area Program (PSAP) on increasing the number of female physicians in rural areas.
Author: Rabinowitz HK, Diamond JJ, Markham FW, Santana AJ
Location: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 24(6), 740-4
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Rural
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Kids into Health Careers: A Rural Initiative
Document
Link: Abstract
Describes a project introducing students in rural Pennsylvania to nursing careers.
Author: Lauver LS, Swan BA, West MM, Zukowsky K, Powell M, Frisby T, Neyhard S, Marsella A
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 27(1):114-21
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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Pennsylvania Department of Education: Degrees and Awards by Institution, Program, Level of Program, Gender and Race, 2009-10
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Provides data on graduates of public and private higher education programs in Pennsylvania by institution, program offered, and degree level. Identifies the number of graduates by race and gender. Includes information for health care programs primarily under CIP code 51.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Pennsylvania 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: Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Health Care Industry Partnerships and the Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers: The Interconnected Relationship
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Discusses how health care industry partnerships and the Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers have addressed workforce priorities in the health care industry.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania
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Strengthening Primary and Chronic Care: State Innovations to Transform and Link Small Practices
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Highlights several state initiatives that enabled small physician practices to adopt elements of the patient-centered medical home and chronic care models. Addresses workforce issues.
Organizations: National Academy for State Health Policy, The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Takach M, Gauthier A, Sims-Kastelein K, Kaye N
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Policy, Primary Care, Vermont
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Business Value Assessment of Work-Based Learning: Findings from Research into Temple University Hospital-Episcopal Campus’s Work-Based Learning Program for Mental Health Workers
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Discusses the implementation and outcomes from a work-based education program for frontline mental health workers. Summarizes modules used. Covers training impacts on participating mental health workers and physician, nurse managers, and other facility staff involved in the process.
Organizations: Hitachi Foundation, Jobs for the Future, Jobs to Careers, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S. Department of Labor, Workforce Strategies Initiative at the Aspen Institute
Author: Blair A, Conway M, Helmer M,
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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Scaling Up: Bringing the Transitional Care Model into the Mainstream
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Describes two projects that used the Transitional Care Model to improve health care quality and reduce costs. Identifies the roles of each member of the health care team used in this model. Outlines policy changes that would promote widespread adoption of this care model.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Naylor MD, Sochalski JA
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, Pennsylvania, Policy
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Counties and Healthcare Workforce Investment
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Addresses the role of counties in health workforce investment. Highlights the economic benefits. Provides an outline of issues related to health workforce investment. Summarizes case studies.
Organization: National Association of Counties
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Idaho, Maryland, National, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Policy, Recruitment and Retention, Washington, Workforce Pipeline
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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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Reducing Disparities at the Practice Site: Front-line Perspectives
Video or multimedia
Offers interviews from primary care practices participating in the "Reducing Disparities at the Practice Site" initiative. Describes how they are improving care quality for diverse Medicaid beneficiaries.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Access, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
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Evaluating the Quality of Care Provided by Graduates of International Medical Schools
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a retrospective study in Pennsylvania that compares the performance of US medical graduates and international medical graduates using quality of care indicators.
Author: Norcini JJ, Boulet JR, Dauphinee WD, Opalek A, Krantz ID, Anderson ST
Location: Health Affairs, 29(8), 1461-68
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, International Medical Graduates, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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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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Supervisors Stepping Up: Supporting the Learning of Frontline Workers in Health Care
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Addresses how supervisors can support work-based learning and career development for frontline health workers and related challenges. Examines the approaches used by three Jobs to Careers programs.
Organization: Jobs for the Future
Author: Goldberg C, Wilson R
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Administrators, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas
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Direct Care Worker Training for Aging Clients with Developmental Disabilities
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Examines the training of direct care workers in Pennsylvania who provide care to older people with developmental disabilities. Discusses the training challenges for rural areas.
Organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Author: Mabry JB, Kemeny ME, Chateau A, Yatsko L
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Nursing Aides, Pennsylvania, Rural
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Reforming Scopes of Practice: A White Paper
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Supports state experimentation with new approaches to scope of practice as part of health reform. Provides Pennsylvania as a case study. Examines implementation issues and supports consumer involvement.
Organization: Citizen Advocacy Center
Author: LeBuhn R, Swankin DA
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Pennsylvania, Policy, Scope of Practice
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The Predictive Validity of Three Versions of the MCAT in Relation to Performance in Medical School, Residency, and Licensing Examinations: A Longitudinal Study of 36 Classes of Jefferson Medical College
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Examines how well the MCAT predicts attrition, medical school performance, medical licensing exam scores, and first year residency clinical competence using longitudinal data from one medical school. Offers suggestions for the next version of the test.
Author: Callahan CA, Hojat M, Veloski J, Erdmann JB, Gonnella JS
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(6), 980-987
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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Anatomy of a New U.S. Medical School: The Commonwealth Medical College
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Link: Abstract
Describes the development of a new, independent medical school, including the challenges faced and how they were overcome.
Author: Smego RA Jr, D'Allesandri RM, Linger B, Hunt VA, Ryan J, Monnier J, Litwack G, Katz P, Thompson W
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(5), 881-8
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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The Challenges of Primary Care and Innovative Responses in Osteopathic Education
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Link: Abstract
Highlights osteopaths tendency to go into primary care, trends away from primary care, and model programs intended to increase interest in primary care.
Author: Shannon SC, Ferretti SM, Wood D, Levitan T
Location: Health Affairs, 29(5), 1015-22
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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The Impact of the Internal Medicine Sub-internship on Medical Student Career Choice
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Examines the effect of an internal medicine sub-internship on whether students decide to go into internal medicine. Reports on a cohort study of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine students.
Author: Kogan JR, Shea JA, O'Grady E, Bellini LM, Ciminiello F
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(5), 403-7
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Physicians, Specialty Choice
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New Medical Schools in the United States
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Link: Extract
Provides a perspective on the creation of medical schools, discussing the process and reasons for developing a new medical school. Highlights The Commonwealth Medical College and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
Author: Whitcomb ME
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 362(14), 1255-8
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Virginia
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What's Keeping Us So Busy in Primary Care? A Snapshot from One Practice
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Link: Extract
Examines a primary care practice using an electronic health record to document the amount of time physicians spend on various activities. Highlights the need for changes in practice design and payment structure.
Author: Baron RJ
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 363(17), 1632-6
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Pennsylvania Hospitals Strengthen Pennsylvania's Economy
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Provides an overview of how hospitals in Pennsylvania have contributed to the state's economy.
Organization: The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, Pennsylvania
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Creating Order Out Of Chaos: A Leadership Approach
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Link: Abstract
Introduces the Complex Adaptive Leadership Model which reflects real-world situations and provide strategies for leadership and team development. Used with perioperative nurse leaders in the Surgical Care Improvement Project in a Pennsylvania facility.
Author: Chadwick M
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses
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STFM Podcasts: Episode 9, Dr. William Miller
Audio
Contains an interview with Dr. William Miller on his experiences as an evaluator for the American Academy of Family Physicians National Demonstration project. Discusses the patient-centered medical home, family medicine, payment systems, and the implications for health care policies.
Organization: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Author: Miller W
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Policy
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The Sustainability of Rural Community Health Service Providers
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Describes the role health centers play in Pennsylvania. Examines their sustainability, including their ability to recruit and retain health care providers.
Organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Author: Kanzleiter LK, Schwartz MR, Nyanungo HN
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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2010 High Priority Occupations in Health Care Industry Cluster
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Identifies health careers in Pennsylvania considered a high priority by the state's workforce development organization. Includes wages, education, job openings, unemployment rate, and projected growth for each occupation.
Organization: Pennsylvania Workforce Development
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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The Emergency Medical Services Safety Attitudes Questionnaire
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Link: Abstract
Examines the feasibility of using the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) to evaluate safety culture in emergency medical services (EMS). Highlights the link between safety culture and patient safety and how this evaluation tool could be used by EMS agencies to improve workplace safety.
Author: Patterson PD, Huang DT, Fairbanks RJ, Wang HE
Location: American Journal of Medical Quality, 25(2), 109-15
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Quality, Pennsylvania
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Malpractice Premiums and the Supply of Obstetricians
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Link: Abstract
Examines longitudinal data on practicing obstetricians in Pennsylvania, Florida, and New York. Identifies a decrease in obstetrician supply associated with rising malpractice premiums.
Author: Polsky D, Marcus SC, Werner RM
Location: Inquiry, 47(1), 48-61
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Malpractice Insurance, New York, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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New Medical School Engages Rural Communities to Conduct Regional Health Assessment
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Describes how a medical school in rural Pennsylvania partnered with local communities to inform the school's curriculum and research agenda.
Author: Garrettson M, Walline V, Heisler J, Townsend J
Location: Family Medicine, 42(10), 693-701
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Rural
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Pennsylvania Labor Market Information System
Web site
Presents employment and wage date for Pennsylvania. Select "Occupation Specific Data" from left menu options; select "Employment and Wage Data"; choose "Employment and Future Employment Outlook" from the occupation selection menu; select the "occupations by group" tab; choose "Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations" or "Healthcare Support Occupations".
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Workforce and Analysis
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Pennsylvania, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Pennsylvania Long-Term Occupation Employment Projections
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Presents labor market data for Pennsylvania. Includes 2010 employment and 2020 projections. Covers most health care occupations under SOC codes 29 and 31. Select "Excel" or "PDF" under "Statewide Data".
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Q&A with Stephen Ostroff, MD
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Interview with Stephen Ostroff, Director of the Bureau of Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health regarding the impact of pandemics like the H1N1 on the health workforce.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: McEllistrem-Evenson A
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Public Health
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Recruitment and Retention Experience in Pennsylvania’s Health Centers: Survey Results from Health Center Clinicians and Administrators
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Reports on a survey of community health center administrators and clinicians to identify factors and policies that affect recruitment and retention. Lists urban and rural location as a major factor and highlights the importance of loan repayment programs.
Organizations: Pennsylvania AHEC Program, Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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2009 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce
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Reports on a detailed survey of Pennsylvania's dental and dental hygienist workforce. Covers demographics, distribution, specialty, employment characteristics, acceptance of Medicaid and Medicare, career satisfaction, length of practice in the state, and more. Includes the number in each county and the survey instruments used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Medicare and Medicaid, Pennsylvania, Supply and Demand
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Establishing Accountable Physical/Behavioral Health Care Homes: Medicaid Innovations
Video or multimedia
Offers a ninety minute webinar on Pennsylvania's integrated behavioral and physical health care home.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Medicare and Medicaid, Pennsylvania, Primary Care
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Pennsylvania's Direct-Care Workforce
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Gives an overview of the direct-care workforce in Pennsylvania. Shows that direct-care jobs are marred by uncompetitive wages and inadequate health coverage and that many direct-care workers in Pennsylvania rely on public programs simply to meet their basic needs.
Organization: PHI: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Pennsylvania
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Direct Service Workforce Core Competencies: Annotated Bibliography
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Provides a summary of research on the development of core competencies for training of the direct service workforce. Includes national research, reports from 7 states and legislation.
Organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, The Lewin Group
Author: O'Reilly L
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Iowa, Michigan, National, North Carolina, Nursing Aides, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah
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Enhanced Primary Care Case Management Programs in Medicaid: Issues and Options for States
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Additional Link: Report Overview
Examines how five state Medicaid programs have used primary care case management (PCCM) programs to improve care coordination and management of chronic illnesses. Addresses staffing and care coordination.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Author: Verdier JM, Byrd V, Stone C, Mathematica Policy Research
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Care Coordination, Indiana, Medicare and Medicaid, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Primary Care
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2009 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Physician and Physician Assistant Workforce: A Report on the 2008 Survey of Physicians and Physician Assistants
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Provides detailed information on the physician and physician assistant workforce in Pennsylvania. Includes specialty information and the number of various primary care physicians in each county in the state.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Medicare and Medicaid, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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The Economic Impact of Health Services on the Economy of Fulton County, Pennsylvania
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Outlines the economic impact of health care in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
Organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
Author: Doeksen GA, Hartman PS, St. Clair CF
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Hospitals, Pennsylvania, Supply and Demand
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From Competencies to Curriculum: Building Career Paths for Frontline Workers in Behavioral Health
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Provides a case study of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Behavioral Health Initiative, a partnership between educators and employers. Addresses how they used job competencies to create career paths and a curriculum for frontline workers in behavioral health.
Organization: Jobs to Careers
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Pennsylvania
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The Relationship between Practice Size and Quality of Care in Medicaid
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Discusses the findings of a study in several states that found a correlation between practice size and both health care quality and access. Addresses how Medicaid leaders can use this information to transform practices in their provider networks.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Author: Moon J, Weiser R, Highsmith N, Somers SA
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Clinics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania
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The Role of Federally Qualified Health Centers in State-Led Medical Home Collaboratives
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Reports on several state pilot chronic care coordination, medical home initiatives that support the primary care workforce. Describes opportunities for federally qualified health centers and other who may want to engage in similar state-led efforts in their states.
Organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
Author: Takach M
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
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A Brief, Intensive, Clinically Focused Geriatrics Course During the Third Year of Medical School
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Discusses the need for geriatrics education in medical school as the population ages. Identifies a three-day intensive geriatric medicine course as a possible aid.
Author: Fisher AL, O'Keefe EA, Hanlon JT, Studenski SA, Hennon JG, Resnick NM
Location: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57(3), 524-9
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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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 Fast Track Back to Registered Nurses Employment
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the success of a refresher program for registered nurses (RNs) to help them return to the workforce. Includes information on the demographics and employment of program participants.
Author: Bernardo LM, Burns HK, Hoffmann R, Dailey J, Hornyak T
Location: Nurse Education Today, 29(1), 124-7
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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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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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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Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.
Organization: Direct Care Alliance
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania
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Strengthening Physician-Nurse Partnerships to Improve Quality and Patient Safety
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Highlights a teamwork pilot project at Pennsylvania Hospital that improved patient safety, health care quality, physician-nurse collaboration, and job satisfaction.
Organization: American College of Physician Executives
Author: Buckley M, Laursen J, Otarola V
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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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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Projecting the Need for Medical Education in Texas: A Report to the Texas Legislature
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Discusses the current state of medical education in Texas and projects state needs for the physician workforce. Provides data on students and the workforce including demographics, distribution, retention, and more. Compares Texas data to nine other states.
Organization: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Texas
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Reducing Disparities at the Practice Site
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Reports on efforts in four states to use Medicaid's leverage in order to improve chronic care at small practices serving diverse patients, reducing disparities. Describes the composition of teams used.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
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Hospital Practice Environments and Outcomes for Surgical Oncology Patients
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Compares nurse practice environment, education, and staffing to cancer patient outcomes. Concludes that nurse practice environments significantly affect patient outcomes.
Author: Friese CR, Lake ET, Aiken LH, Silber JH, Sochalski J
Location: Health Services Research, 43(4), 1145-63
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses
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Special Report on the Characteristics of the Registered Nurse Population in Pennsylvania
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Reports on the demographics, educational characteristics, employment, overtime, and job satisfaction for registered nurses in Pennsylvania. Includes information on age and job satisfaction by employment sector and county of employment.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses
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The Gerontologist: Better Jobs Better Care: New Research on the Long-Term Care Workforce
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Special issue, entirely devoted to long-term care workforce issues. Encapsulates the Better Jobs Better Care (BJBC) research findings. Includes Pennsylvania State University's evaluation of the demonstration projects. Covers the organizational and management interventions and the interventions that attracted and kept direct care workers on the job.
Organization: LeadingAge
Location: The Gerontologist, 48 (1), 1-123
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, Pennsylvania
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Health Care Degree Programs: Their Role in Serving Pennsylvania's Rural Health Care Workforce
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Explores how Pennsylvania’s health care degree programs serve the commonwealth’s health care workforce, especially in rural areas.
Organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Author: Schwartz MR, Kanzleiter LJ, George J, Nye J
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Rural
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Parental Involvement in Recruitment of Underrepresented Minority Students
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Examines the effectiveness of the Short Term Enrichment Program (STEP) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine that involves parents in their children's career decisions to increase underrepresented minority enrollment in dental school.
Author: Wadenya RO, Lopez N
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 72(6), 680-687
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Workforce Pipeline
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Addressing Priority Issues in Selected Allied Health Occupations: Recommendation Report from the Allied Health Working Group
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Reports on round table discussions on allied health occupations in Pennsylvania. Covers education capacity, image, recruitment, and retention. Provides recommendations.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Pennsylvania, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Radiologic Technologists, Respiratory Therapists
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An Analysis of Allied Health Occupations in the Commonwealth: Technical Report of the Allied Health Working Group
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Examines the supply and demand of numerous allied health occupations in Pennsylvania. Provides a profile for each occupation.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Administrators, Health Information Administrators and Technicians, Medical Appliance Technicians, Medical Assistants, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Pennsylvania, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physical Therapy Occupations, Profession-by-Profession, Radiologic Technologists, Respiratory Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Surgical Technologists
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Curriculum Innovation in an Accelerated BSN Program: The ACE Model
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Link: Abstract
Describes an eleven-month accelerated nursing program and the challenges it faced. Highlights how accelerated programs can help address the nursing shortage.
Author: Suplee PD, Glasgow ME
Location: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 5, Article1
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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The Physician Pipeline to Rural and Underserved Areas in Pennsylvania
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Link: Abstract
Examines medical school support as a method of retaining physicians educated in Pennsylvania. Suggests public policies for repairing leaks to the workforce pipeline especially to bring physicians to rural and underserved areas in the state.
Author: Schwartz MR
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 24(4), 384-9
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Physicians, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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Quality of Diabetes Care in Family Medicine Practices: Influence of Nurse-Practitioners and Physician’s Assistants
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Compares practices with physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physician only practices on diabetes care quality.
Author: Ohman-Strickland PA, Orzano AJ, Hudson SV, Solberg LI, DiCiccio-Bloom B, O'Malley D, Tallia AF, Balasubramanian BA, Crabtree BF
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 6(1), 14-22
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians
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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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Addressing Pennsylvania's Direct Care Workforce Capacity: Primary Recommendations for Quality Jobs and Quality Care
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Discusses the direct care workforce and identifies recommendations for developing Pennsylvania's direct care workforce.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 12/2007
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Tagged keywords: Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Nursing Aides, Pennsylvania
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The Pipeline from Dental Education to Practice: The Pennsylvania Experience
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Describes Pennsylvania's dental pipeline. Focuses on the educational origins of the dentists who serve Pennsylvania's rural and underserved areas, and the proportion of those educated in Pennsylvania.
Author: Schwartz MR
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 71(10):1299-313
Date: 10/2007
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Pennsylvania, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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School Nurses on the Front Line: Challenges in Meeting the Diverse Health Needs of Rural Pennsylvania School Children
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Discusses school nurses, who are the health professionals most consistently involved with the health needs of children, particularly in rural areas where primary care providers are less likely to be located.
Organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Author: Hillemeier MM, Davis LA, Smith CA
Date: 9/2007
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Tagged keywords: Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Rural
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A Three-Year Accelerated Medical School Curriculum Designed to Encourage and Facilitate Primary Care Careers
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Link: Abstract
Describes an accelerated curriculum at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) that reduces the time necessary to complete medical training as a primary care physician and reduces the expense involved in obtaining a medical education.
Author: Bell HS, Ferretti SM, Ortoski RA
Location: Academic Medicine, 82(9):895-9
Date: 9/2007
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Osteopathic Physicians, Pennsylvania, Primary Care
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Effectiveness of a Low-Cost Curriculum among Entry-Level Psychiatric Rehabilitation Workers
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Link: Abstract
Evaluates a training course for entry-level psychiatric staff. Supports replication of the program as a cost effective continuing education course for entry-level workers.
Author: Casper ES, McNelis D, Carey V, Oursler J
Location: Psychiatric Services, 58(3), 409-12
Date: 3/2007
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Continuing Education, Pennsylvania
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Gender Differences in Rural and Urban Practice Location among Mid-Level Health Care Providers
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Link: Abstract
Discusses factors that impact mid-level providers decisions to work in a rural area and differences between men and women, based on interviews.
Author: Lindsay S
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 23(1), 72-76
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, New York, Nurse Practitioners, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Increasing Pennsylvania’s Clinical Education Capacity: Recommendation Report from the Clinical Education Task Force
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Discusses the clinical capacity for Pennsylvania and examines how to increase it. Provides recommendations. Includes data on Pennsylvania's nursing faculty.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 10/2006
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania
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Health Care Workforce Choices
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Examines health care workforce challenges in Pennsylvania and offers policy recommendations.
Organization: Pennsylvania Workforce Development
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Policy, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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The Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce in Pennsylvania: Supply and Demand Regional Report Spring 2006
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Provides regional breakdowns for the projected supply and demand for the licensed practical nurse workforce in Pennsylvania. Summarizes the model used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Pennsylvania, Supply and Demand
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The Retention of Health Care Workers in the Commonwealth: Fall 2006
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Discusses the importance of retaining health care workers, identifies seven principles for a great work environment, and offers recommendations with supporting research.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention
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Returning Nurses to the Workforce: Developing a Fast Track Back Program
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Link: Abstract
Describes the development of a reentry program for registered nurses that prepares them to deal with technology and other issues in today's workplace.
Author: Burns HK, Sakraida TJ, Englert NC, Hoffmann RL, Tuite P, Foley SM
Location: Nursing Forum, 41(3), 125-32
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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The Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce in Pennsylvania: Supply/Demand Report Fall 2005
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Additional Link: 2011 Updates to the RN and LPN Nursing Workforce in Pennsylvania Reports
Reports on the supply and projected demand for licensed practical nurses in Pennsylvania. Includes the methodology of the supply and demand model used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Pennsylvania, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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The Registered Nurse Workforce in Pennsylvania Supply and Demand Regional Report Fall 2005
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Provides regional breakdowns for the projected supply and demand of registered nurses in Pennsylvania. Includes the methodology for the supply and demand model used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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The Registered Nurse Workforce in Pennsylvania: Supply/Demand Report Summer 2005
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Additional Link: 2011 Updates to the RN and LPN Nursing Workforce in Pennsylvania Reports
Includes registered nurse supply and demand projections for Pennsylvania. Identifies definitions and assumptions for their supply and demand model.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, 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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Health Careers Pathways: Results from a Survey of Pittsburgh Area Healthcare Professionals and Students
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Reports the results of a survey of health workers in Pennsylvania on why they chose their career path; offers recommendations. Focuses on professions suffering from shortages in the area: cardiovascular technologists, medical laboratory technicians, medical laboratory scientists and technologists, radiological technicians and technologists, diagnostic medical sonographers, nuclear medicine technologists, radiation therapists, radiological, CT, or MRI technologists, and respiratory therapists
Organization: Health Careers Futures
Date: 6/2004
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Workforce Pipeline
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HRSA State Health Workforce Profile: Pennsylvania
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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: Pennsylvania, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Adult Recruitment to Careers in Healthcare (ARCH)
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Describes a program developed by the Northwest Pennsylvania AHEC to introduce health careers to non-traditional, displaced, or second career workers. Provides job shadowing, mentoring, career exploration, and more. Includes contact information.
Organization: Northwest Pennsylvania AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Pennsylvania, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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Eastern Pennsylvania-Delaware Geriatric Education Center Education Resources
Tutorial or training
Includes self-directed learning modules, presentations, videos, toolkits, and other educational resources to help health care professionals improve their care of the elderly.
Organization: Eastern Pennsylvania-Delaware Geriatric Education Center
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Delaware, Geriatrics, Pennsylvania
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The Great Hospital Adventure
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Describes a program developed by the Northwest Pennsylvania AHEC to interest elementary students in health care careers. Includes contact information to schedule a free program in NW PA or to purchase the program.
Organization: Northwest Pennsylvania AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Pennsylvania, Workforce Pipeline
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Health Careers Toolkit
Web site
Offers information on careers in nursing, radiology and imaging, and medical administration. Provides career profiles, training requirements, Q&As, and schools in Pennsylvania that offer the required training.
Organization: Health Careers Futures
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Tagged keywords: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Health Administrators, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Radiation Therapists, Radiologic Technologists, Workforce Pipeline
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Jefferson Medical College Physician Shortage Area Program
Web site
Recruits and educates medical students from small towns and rural areas who intend to practice in a rural area or small town in order to alleviate physician shortages, especially in Delaware and Pennsylvania.
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Pennsylvania AHEC Professional Development Learning Management System
Tutorial or training
Offers free online continuing education opportunities for health care practitioners in rural and underserved areas in Pennsylvania. Requires setting up a free account.
Organization: Pennsylvania AHEC Program
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh Turnover Cost in EMS Toolkit
Web site
Provides a toolkit for emergency medical service (EMS) managers to calculate turnover and the cost of turnover in their agency.
Organization: EMS Agency Research Network for Quality & Safety Improvement
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, National, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention
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Practice Opportunities in Pennsylvania (POP)
Job board
Connects physicians and mid-level providers to employers in Pennsylvania who need them. Includes a link to J-1 Visa Waiver Information.
Organizations: Pennsylvania Medical Society, The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Practitioners, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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PubMed Search: Pennsylvania Health Workforce
Literature search
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the Pennsylvania 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: Pennsylvania
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Southwest Pennsylvania AHEC Programs
Web site
Describes the programs offered by the Southwest Pennsylvania AHEC. Includes clinical training experiences, a fellowship, the Summer Health Career Academy, continuing education, science and math enrichment programs, and more.
Organization: Southwest Pennsylvania AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Pennsylvania, Workforce Pipeline
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Wheel of Future
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Describes a program designed to introduce 5th-8th grade students to health care careers and career planning. Provides contact information for scheduling a free program in NW Pennsylvania or for purchasing the program.
Organization: Northwest Pennsylvania AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Pennsylvania, Workforce Pipeline
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