Resources: West Virginia (42)
Occupational Employment and Wages: West Virginia Statewide
Web site
Includes mean, entry, and experienced wage levels for occupations in West Virginia. Identifies percentile distribution, median wage history, and best paying industries for each occupation.
Organization: Workforce West Virginia
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, West Virginia
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First-Professional Degrees Awarded in Selected Fields
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Contains the number of degrees awarded 2006-07 for medicine, dentistry, optometry, chiropractic, and pharmacy for various states in an Excel spreadsheet, where data is available. Includes all 50 states in the second tab and the District of Columbia.
Organization: Southern Regional Education Board
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Allopathic Physicians, Arkansas, Chiropractors, Dentists, District of Columbia, Education and Training, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, National, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
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Policy Statement: Re: Guidelines for Physicians in Collaborative Relationships with Advanced Nurse Practitioners or Certified Nurse Midwives; Standard of Practice
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Offers a policy statement from West Virginia's medical board regarding collaborative agreements between physicians and advanced practice registered nurses.
Organization: West Virginia Board of Medicine
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Scope of Practice, West Virginia
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2009 AAPA Physician Assistant Census Report for the South Atlantic Census Division
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Includes regional and state-specific information on physician assistants for Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, the District of Columbia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Covers demographics, distribution by state and rurality, expected retirement age, employment setting, specialty, call hours, and income.
Organization: American Academy of Physician Assistants
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Distribution, District of Columbia, Diversity, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Military Health and Veterans Health, North Carolina, Physician Assistants, School Health, South Carolina, Statistics and Data, Supply and Demand, Virginia, West Virginia
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Certificates and Degrees Conferred for Institutions, 5 Years
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Lists the degrees and certificates conferred for 2005-2010 for each public and private post-secondary institution in West Virginia. Includes the number of graduates for each degree and certificate program. Covers health care occupations like nursing and radiologic technology.
Organization: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, West Virginia
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West Virginia Board of Medicine: Annual Report to the Legislature 2009
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Includes the number of active physicians, podiatrists, and physician assistants by county; specialty data; where PAs graduated from; and more starting page 81 of Volume I.
Organization: West Virginia Board of Medicine
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Physician Assistants, Physicians, Podiatrists, Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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West Virginia County Health Rankings 2009
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Provides a detailed overview of health-related factors for each county in West Virginia, including the number of dentists and physicians for every 100,000 people by county of practice.
Organization: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Distribution, Physicians, Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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Occupational Projections West Virginia, 2008-2010
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Offers short-term employment projections for West Virginia. Includes most health care occupations in standard occupational classification (SOC) 29.
Organization: Workforce West Virginia
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses: List of Accredited Schools
Directory
Lists schools accredited by West Virginia's board for licensed practice nurses.
Organization: West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, West Virginia
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West Virginia Uniform Application FY 2010 - State Plan: Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
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Describes mental health services and programs in West Virginia. Includes a section on training mental health services providers and a section on emergency service provider training.
Organization: West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Education and Training, West Virginia
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Annual Report of the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
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Reports on the activities of the West Virginia registered nursing board. Includes the number of active licensed RNs in the state for 1999-2009, educational statistics, NCLEX pass rates, and county-level RN data.
Organization: West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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Are There Enough Doctors in My Rural Community? Perceptions of the Local Physician Supply
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Link: Abstract
Reports on the results of a study which assessed whether people in the rural Southeast felt they have enough physicians in their communities.
Author: Biola H, Pathman D
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 25(2), 115-123
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Physicians, Rural, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia
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Improving the Quality of Care: The Continuing Debate Over Nurse-Patient Ratios
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Discusses recent studies and legislation on nurse staffing ratios.
Organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
Author: Gever M
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Florida, Health Care Quality, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, West Virginia
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West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnership Annual Report 2008
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Reports on the achievements of a rural health education program in West Virginia.
Organization: West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships / Area Health Education Centers
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: Rural, West Virginia
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists - Workforce Maps by State
Map
Provides maps showing the number of practicing child and adolescent psychiatrists per county and per 100,000 children for most states and the District of Columbia.
Organization: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maps, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, National, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Statistics and Data, Supply and Demand, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Compendium of Best Practices/Models that Work in Rural Workforce Development
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Includes examples of best practices for developing the health workforce from various states.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Arizona, Best Practices and Model Programs, Dental Occupations, Interprofessional Training, Montana, New Mexico, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, South Carolina, West Virginia
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West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners Annual Report 2009
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Reports on the activities of West Virginia's social work board. Includes the number of licensed social workers in the state.
Organization: West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Social Workers, Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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West Virginia 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 West Virginia.
Organization: Direct Care Alliance
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: West Virginia
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West Virginia Health Sciences and Rural Health Report Card 2009
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Examines medical school enrollment, retention, debt, the number choosing primary care, the Rural Health Education Partnerships program, and rural recruitment in West Virginia. Includes data for each of the state's medical schools and maps showing medical graduate distribution.
Organization: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Distribution, Education and Training, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Student Debt Load, West Virginia
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West Virginia Nursing & Related Careers Handbook, 2009 Edition
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Provides an overview of nursing careers by licensure level. Includes information on related occupations such as medical assistants. Offers a list of schools in West Virginia and information on financial aid.
Organization: West Virginia Center for Nursing
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Nursing Occupations, West Virginia, Workforce Pipeline
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West Virginia Center for Nursing: 2007 Annual Report and Recommendations
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Reports on the work of the West Virginia Center for Nursing and offers data on the state's nurses. Covers the supply of LPNs and RNs, distribution by employment setting, hours worked, reasons for leaving a position, turnover and vacancy rates, average age, wages, advanced practice nurses, nursing education, faculty, public health nursing, and more.
Organization: West Virginia Center for Nursing
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Compensation, Education and Training, Faculty, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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West Virginia Occupational Projections: Statewide, 2006 - 2016
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Identifies the current and projected employment for occupations in West Virginia. Lists most health care occupations in standard occupational classification (SOC) 29.
Organization: Workforce West Virginia
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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The Economic Impact of the Health Sector on the Economy of Summers County, West Virginia
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Identifies the impact of the health care sector on Summers County's economy. Includes the model and data used to estimate the employment and income multipliers.
Organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
Author: Doeksen GA, St. Clair CF, Hartman PS
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Economy, West Virginia
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The Economic Benefits of Addressing the Nursing Shortage
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Identifies the number of projected registered nurse openings for 16 states and D.C., the average RN salary for each state, and the total projected income for these openings, including income tax revenues.
Organization: Southern Regional Education Board
Date: 4/2007
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Economy, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Oklahoma, Registered Nurses, South Carolina, Supply and Demand, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
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2006 RN NCLEX Examination Statistics First-Time U.S. Candidates
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Identifies the number of first-time NCLEX exam takers for 16 states and their pass rates for 2000-2006. Includes breakdowns for bachelor's and associate's degree candidates.
Organization: Southern Regional Education Board
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Oklahoma, Registered Nurses, South Carolina, Statistics and Data, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
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2007 Survey Results from the SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing
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Reports on a survey of nursing education programs in a 16 state area and the District of Columbia. Covers program capacity, enrollment, admissions, graduates, ethnicity, faculty demographics and openings, and nursing education administrators. Includes separate information for associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral nursing programs.
Organization: Southern Regional Education Board
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Florida, Georgia, Health Administrators, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Statistics and Data, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
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Proposed Redesign of West Virginia's Behavioral Health Service System: Final Report
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Additional Link: Summary
Reviews West Virginia's behavioral health system, discusses its strengths and weaknesses, and outlines changes to improve it, such as support for coordinating care.
Organization: West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities
Date: 12/2006
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Care Coordination, Policy, West Virginia
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Staff Nurses and Their Solutions to the Nursing Shortage
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Link: Abstract
Results of a survey taken by 787 staff nurses in eight states, responding to the top five actions they thought would improve nursing and decrease the shortage.
Author: Lynn MR, Redman RW
Location: Western Journal of Nursing Research, 28(6):678-93
Date: 10/2006
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Idaho, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand, Texas, West Virginia, Wyoming
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Assessment of Pharmacy Manpower and Services in West Virginia
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Link: Abstract
Reports a baseline assessment of pharmacist staffing and practice in the geographic area served by a new West Virginia school of pharmacy.
Author: Robinson ET, Bowyer D
Location: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 2(3):359-69
Date: 9/2006
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Tagged keywords: Pharmacists, Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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Recruitment and Retention of a Quality Health Workforce in Rural Areas, Number 3: Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
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Discusses the challenges of recruiting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to work in rural areas. Describes successful recruitment programs in Minnesota and West Virginia. Part of a series of issue papers addressing rural health care workforce development through career pipeline programs.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 5/2006
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Minnesota, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, West Virginia, Workforce Pipeline
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How Adults' Access to Outpatient Physician Services Relates to the Local Supply of Primary Care Physicians in the Rural Southeast
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Examines how primary care physician density affects patient access in the rural southeast.
Author: Pathman DE, Ricketts TC 3rd, Konrad TR
Location: Health Services Research, 41(1):79-102
Date: 2/2006
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, South Carolina, Supply and Demand, Texas, West Virginia
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A Gender-Based Study of Attitudes and Practice Characteristics of Rural Physicians in West Virginia
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Link: Abstract
Reports on results of a survey of U.S. trained rural West Virginia physicians, with information on demographics and prior practice intent, working time, practice characteristics, and satisfaction with practice and community for female versus male physicians.
Author: Shannon CK
Location: The West Virginia Medical Journal, 102(6):22-5
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Physicians, Rural, West Virginia
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Evaluation of a Required Statewide Interdisciplinary Rural Health Education Program: Student Attitudes, Career Intents and Perceived Quality
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Link: Abstract
Examines a program in West Virginia intended to increase health care providers working in rural areas. Focuses on ten health professions: clinical psychology, social work, medicine, physician assistant, dentistry, dental hygiene, pharmacy, nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy.
Organization: West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships / Area Health Education Centers
Author: Shannon CK, Baker H, Jackson J, Roy A, Heady H, Gunel E
Location: Education for Health, 18(3), 395-404
Date: 11/2005
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, West Virginia
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Physician Supply in Key Medical Specialties in West Virginia Hospitals, 2001-2004
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Link: Abstract
Describes the development, implementation and analysis of a physician supply survey of the largest acute care hospitals in West Virginia.
Author: Brehm J, Hannah K, Ruddick P, Schade C
Location: The West Virginia Medical Journal, 100(4):132-5
Date: 2004
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Tagged keywords: Physicians, Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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The Health Care Workforce in Ten States: Education, Practice and Policy
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Health workforce assessments for California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, with a comparison across states. Covers state programs, financing and policies affecting health professions education, service placement and reimbursement, planning and monitoring, and licensure/regulation. Includes health workforce data for certain professions.
Organizations: HRSA Bureau of Health Professions, National Conference of State Legislatures
Date: 2001
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Tagged keywords: California, Connecticut, Education and Training, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Licensure and Certification, Policy, Supply and Demand, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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ADEX Dental Examination
Exam
Offers an exam as part of the state licensure process for dentists in fourteen states and the District of Columbia.
Organization: North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Dental Occupations, Dentists, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Licensure and Certification, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
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ADHLEX Dental Hygiene Examination
Exam
Offers an exam as part of the state licensure process for dental hygienists in fifteen states and the District of Columbia.
Organization: North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Licensure and Certification, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
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CRDTS Examination
Exam
Offers an exam as part of the state licensure process for dentists and dental hygienists in sixteen states.
Organization: Central Regional Dental Testing Services
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Licensure and Certification, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Examples of ARC Health Care Projects
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Provides short descriptions of Appalachian Regional Commission programs that address physician shortages, nursing retention, and recruiting osteopathic physicians to work in underserved areas.
Organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Education and Training, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Ohio, Osteopathic Physicians, Pathologists' Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Tennessee, West Virginia
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SRTA Examination
Exam
Offers an exam as part of the state licensure process for dentists and dental hygienists for six states and accepted by thirty states in lieu of a state exam.
Organization: Southern Regional Testing Agency
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Kentucky, Licensure and Certification, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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West Virginia University Office for Public Health Practice: Community Medicine (CMED) Public Health Grand Rounds
Web site
Offers free continuing education credits for physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and certified health education specialists in West Virginia.
Organization: West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
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Tagged keywords: Public Health, West Virginia
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ARC J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Web site
Provides information on J-1 Visa waivers for foreign-trained physicians doing residency work in rural Appalachian areas that suffer significant shortages of health care providers. Consists of 13 states.
Organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Georgia, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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