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Senate Bill Seeks to Empower Long-Term Care Ombudsmen, Strengthen Eldercare Workforce
May 24, 2013 -- Senate lawmakers are seeking to strengthen and expand the long-term care ombudsman program and boost the eldercare workforce through a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965.
Source: McKnignts
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Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Policy, Primary Care
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Doctor Shortages May Undercut Kentucky Medicaid Expansion
May 21, 2013 -- Kentucky’s longstanding physician shortages, combined with refusals by some doctors to take new Medicaid patients because of low reimbursements, threaten to undercut Medicaid expansion efforts — particularly in rural areas.
Source: Courier-Journal
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Kentucky, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Frockt Bill to Expand Health Care Access Signed into Law
May 20, 2013 -- A bill to help repay school loans for health professionals who work in rural and underserved areas was signed into law today by Gov. Jay Inslee.
Source: Bothell Reporter
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues, Washington
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Medical School Enrollment Outpacing Available Residency Slots
May 20, 2013 -- Results of the 2012 AAMC medical school enrollment survey show that enrollment at U.S. medical schools and schools of osteopathic medicine is increasing. Medical school deans are concerned about about insufficient numbers of residency training positions.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Darrington's Sole Doctor is Always In
May 19, 2013 -- Article tells how mountain rescues, midnight calls and hurt hens are all part of the job for Dr. Gary Schillhammer, Darrington's only doctor.
Source: Daily Herald
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Washington
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Getting More Doctors, Nurses into Rural Oregon Should Win Legislature's Support
May 19, 2013 -- A bill has been introduced to pay full tuition and fees for up to 40 students at Oregon Health & Science University as long as they commit to practice in an underserved area for a period of time equaling the years they were subsidized plus one year.
Source: Oregon Live
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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UND Honored for Contributions to Building the Family Medicine Workforce
May 17, 2013 -- The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences was recognized the American Academy of Family Physicians as one of the top 12 medical schools that have contributed the most to the pipeline of family physicians.
Source: University Letter
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Arizona, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Washington, West Virginia, Workforce Pipeline
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UofL Rural Medicine Program among Nation’s Best, Trailing Only East Tennessee State, LSU
May 17, 2013 -- The University of Louisville School of Medicine Trover Rural Campus in Madisonville recently was rated third best in the nation for identifying, nurturing and educating medical students who have an identified interest in future rural practice.
Source: KyForward
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Kentucky, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Tennessee
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Geriatrics House Calls: Seeing the Whole Person
May 16, 2013 -- A house call during his first year of residency has helped a doctor remember that every patient is a human being with a story not just a disease.
Source: Primary Care Progress
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Increasing Medical Residencies Could Help Inland Empire
May 16, 2013 -- As the Inland Empire grapples with a shortage of primary care physicians, experts say the solution hinges on creating more medical residencies.
Source: CaliforniaHealthline
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, California, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Reform, Hospitals, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Docs, Nurses Disagree Over Expanded Nurse Roles
May 15, 2013 -- As nurse practitioners lobby to expand their authority and scope of practice in many states, a New England Journal of Medicine study released Wednesday documents a deep chasm between how doctors and nurses regard the issue.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Report: NM Facing Medical Access Difficulties
May 15, 2013 -- A report released by the Legislative Finance Committee said New Mexico residents could encounter growing problems of access to medical care due to the potential need of 2,000 physicians, 3,000 registered nurses and as many as 800 dentists.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, Health Reform, New Mexico, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Rural Healthcare Can Entice the Best and Brightest
May 15, 2013 -- Article tells the story of Ali Chisti who intends to pursue a career in primary care, not as a neurosurgeon as he planned. The story illustrates the sacrifices that young physicians are forced to make if they want to provide primary care in rural America.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand
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Family Physicians, Patients Embrace Direct Primary Care
May 14, 2013 -- Article tells of direct primary care, a practice model in which patients pay a monthly fee for unfettered access to their physicians and a wide variety of primary care services. Some think it could be a solution for the looming physician shortage.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Kansas, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Washington
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First Analysis of Dental Therapists Finds Increase in Access for Children, Low-Income Adults
May 14, 2013 -- A new report assessing the economic viability of services provided by practicing midlevel dental providers in the U.S. shows that they are expanding preventive dental care to people who need it most: children and those who can't afford care.
Source: Science Codex
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Minnesota, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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How a Florida Medical School Cares for Communities In Need
May 14, 2013 -- With community-based health care a central part of its curriculum, Florida International University's medical school turned an RV into a mobile health clinic so that students could treat families in neighborhoods where medical care is scare.
Source: NPR
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Florida, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care, Technology in Education and Training
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Online Nursing Master's Program Stresses Leadership
May 14, 2013 -- Article tells of an online university program for aspiring family nurse practitioners that promises "an exact replica" of the rigorous clinical and leadership training offered on campus.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Massachusetts, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Technology in Education and Training, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Med Schools on Track to Hit 30% Enrollment Growth Target
May 13, 2013 -- Enrollment in U.S. allopathic medical schools has risen by 3,029 students since 2002, an 18% increase that puts nationwide progress in line to meet a goal of 30% enrollment growth by 2017, according to an Assn. of American Medical Colleges report.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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VA Will Introduce Productivity Models for Five MD Specialties This Year
May 10, 2013 -- Under pressure to develop an accurate method of assessing physician output and determining appropriate staffing levels at medical facilities, the VA has agreed to establish productivity models for five additional specialties by the end of this year.
Source: U.S. Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Psychiatrists
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California Weighs Expanded Role for Nurse Practitioners
May 9, 2013 -- California is one of 15 states expected to consider legislation this year that would give advanced practice nurses more independence and authority.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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U.S. Doctor Shortage Will Get Worse Unless Congress Ups Funds
May 9, 2013 -- Increasing medical school enrollment is helping to avert the doctor shortage, but this will not result in new practicing physicians unless Congress acts to lift the cap on residency training positions, according to a new report.
Source: United Press International, Inc.
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Lower Nurse Turnover Linked to Higher Quality Care in Rural Hospitals
May 8, 2013 -- A new study suggests that rural hospitals that have lower nursing turnover and better practice environments may fare better when it comes to ensuring that heart failure patients receive optimal care.
Source: Nursezone.com
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Primary Care Physicians Generate More Revenue for Hospitals than Specialists
May 8, 2013 -- A new survey shows that primary care physicians (PCPs) generate more annual revenue for hospitals than specialists do. This provides PCPs with a strong argument that they should be compensated more generously by hospitals.
Source: Medical Economics
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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2014 Predicted to Mark Faster Decline in Primary Care Access
May 6, 2013 -- The stress that 30 million additional insured people will place on the health care system under the coverage expansions that will start in 2014 requires funneling more resources into primary health care training, witnesses told a Senate panel on April 23.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medicare and Medicaid, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Medical School Enrollment Forecast Tempered by Residency Concerns
May 6, 2013 -- Despite a rosy enrollment forecast, 40% of medical school deans surveyed have expressed "major concern" that the number of available residency training positions will fall short, says the Association of American Medical Schools.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Sebelius Lauds Nurses, Pledges Continued Support
May 6, 2013 -- Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of HHS, recognized National Nurses Week with a written statement of the administration’s support of nursing. She singled out several education initiatives and scholarship and loan repayment programs available to nurses.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Doctor Shortage Growing
May 5, 2013 -- Article tells what some health care organizations in Indiana are doing to help solve the shortage of primary-care physicians.
Source: South Bend Tribune
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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AAFP Honors Medical Schools for Their Outstanding Contributions to Building the Family Medicine Workforce
May 3, 2013 -- Twelve of the nation’s 126 allopathic medical schools were honored today by the American Academy of Family Physicians for contributing the most to the pipeline of family physicians.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Allopathic Physicians, Arizona, California, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry; Notice of Meeting
May 3, 2013 -- HRSA announces a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry on May 20-21, 2013. They will finalize work on the Report to Congress pertaining to interprofessional education of primary care providers.
Source: Federal Register
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Medical Schools’ Efforts to Address Primary Care Needs
May 2, 2013 -- Several new medical schools have taken measures to address the nation’s critical need for primary care physicians. Many are in states or regions with particularly strong needs for an increased health care workforce, and they want their graduates to stay
Source: Wing of Zock
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Education and Training, Florida, Michigan, National, Ohio, Physicians, Primary Care, Rhode Island, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Nominees Sought for Family Medicine-focused Fellowship
May 2, 2013 -- Practicing family physicians, family medicine educators and family medicine residents are invited to apply for the James C. Puffer, M.D./American Board of Family Medicine Fellowship at the Institute of Medicine.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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A New Approach to Recruitment and Retention
May 1, 2013 -- Author discusses the need for a new approach to family doctor placement. A website that would bridge the gap between rural and urban job placement and provide support and encouragement to retain recruits in the job of their dreams could be the answer.
Source: AAFP Leader Voices Blog
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Is There a Doctor in the Hills?
May 1, 2013 -- According to HRSA's widely accepted ratio, every geographic area, whether urban or rural, should have at least one primary care physician for every 3,500 people, but achieving that ratio in rural Western North Carolina isn’t easy.
Source: MountainXPress
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Health Care Access, North Carolina, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Luring Doctors and Lawyers to Rural America
May 1, 2013 -- Dr. Byron Crouse, associate dean for rural and community health and director of the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine, was a featured guest May 1st on NPRs "Talk of the Nation," where he discussed how to attract physicians to rural communities.
Source: National Public Radio
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Wisconsin
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Policies Targeted Toward Aging Physicians May Keep Doctors Working Longer, Smarter
April 30, 2013 -- Some hospitals and health care systems are starting to adopt official policies that require physicians to undergo health assessments upon reaching a certain age. Such policies may benefit patient safety, but also keep doctors working longer.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Texas, Virginia
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Primary Care Physician Pay Rose 2.9% Nationally
April 30, 2013 -- Primary care physicians nationally reported receiving first-year guaranteed compensation of $180,000 last year, up from $175,000 in 2011, according to an annual survey done by MGMA-ACMPE, the association for executives of medical group practices.
Source: Business Watch
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Central Coast Faces Doctor Shortage
April 29, 2013 -- According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, there's a critical shortage of primary care physicians on California's Central Coast. And the problem is projected to get a lot worse.
Source: KSBY.com
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Tagged keywords: California, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Doctors Troubled by FTC's Role in Scope-of-Practice Issues
April 29, 2013 -- Physician leaders are growing increasingly alarmed at efforts by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to weigh in on proposed state legislation regarding clinical roles of nonphysicians, even though most of those efforts have failed.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Florida, Health Care Access, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Idaho AFP Champions Rural, Underserved Opportunities Program
April 29, 2013 -- The Idaho AFP has supported the University of Washington School of Medicine's Rural/Underserved Opportunities Program for 24 years. The program aims to fill the primary care pipeline with young physicians who will stay in the state to practice.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Idaho, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Washington, Workforce Pipeline
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Immigration Bill Aims to Ease Doctor Shortage
April 29, 2013 -- Proposed reforms from a bipartisan group of senators would revamp J-1 visas and other programs that improve access to physician services in rural and underserved areas.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Immigration, International, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural
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Save The Date: Corps Community Day 2013!
April 29, 2013 -- The National Health Service Corps announces that Corps Community Day will take place on Thursday, October 10, 2013. Corps Community Day celebrates the important work of the Corps to increase access to primary care where it is needed most.
Source: National Health Service Corp
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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Match Day Results Show Need to Increase Graduate Medical Education Slots
April 26, 2013 -- This year, 1,097 U.S. senior medical students did not match in the first round, up from 815 last year. The results indicate a need to increase the number of Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Education and Training, Florida, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Texas
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Senate Panel Lauds Medical School Primary Care Efforts
April 26, 2013 -- On April 23rd the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging met to discuss health care workforce shortages, notable primary care programs at medical schools, and a number of federal programs.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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Doctor: ‘I Gave up on Health Care in America’
April 25, 2013 -- Article tells of a family physician from Colo. who was disillusioned with how stressful and expensive it had become to practice in the U.S. He explored opportunities to work abroad as a locum tenen, or freelance doctor and now works in rural Australia.
Source: FOX 8 Cleveland
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, Immigration, International, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Senate Gives Rural Health Care Access a Shot in the Arm
April 25, 2013 -- The Oregon Senate voted today to address the shortage of primary care providers by expanding the state’s loan repayment program for health care providers.
Source: The Lund Report
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Oregon, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural
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Rural Oregon County Sees More Physician Assistants
April 24, 2013 -- The number of physician assistants has more than doubled in Malheur County over the past five years, helping to fill a gap in medical care for a rural county at the edge of Eastern Oregon that has trouble attracting doctors.
Source: NorthJersey.com
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Tagged keywords: Oregon, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Dr. Donna Shalala Addresses the Role of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care
April 23, 2013 -- Dr. Shalala, former secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, provided her reflections on the removal of barriers to practice and care and the future of health care delivery at the American College of Health Care Executives Annual Congress.
Source: Center to Champion Nursing in America
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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In Rural California, Physician Shortages Expected to Increase
April 23, 2013 -- Health-care professionals are warning there may not be enough primary care doctors to meet the increased demand. The problem will be even more amplified in rural California, which already suffers a physician shortage and dwindling workforce.
Source: HealthyCal.org
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Tagged keywords: California, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Med Students, Rural Providers Continue to Question Future of Rural Clerkships
April 23, 2013 -- Medical students at Oregon Health & Science University are circulating a petition asking OHSU to keep rural clerkships, but the administration says the program will expand, not contract.
Source: The Lund Report
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Nurse Practitioners Often do Primary Care on their Own
April 23, 2013 -- Author makes a case for expanding the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Source: New Haven Register
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Vermont Nurse Practitioner Testifies Before Congress about Primary Care Workforce Needs
April 23, 2013 -- Deborah Wachtel, Vermont's state representative for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, addressed the U.S. Senate about the nation's primary care workforce needs and the vital contributions of nurse practitioners in the field.
Source: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues, Vermont
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Immigration Bill could Import Foreign-Born Doctors
April 22, 2013 -- A bipartisan Senate immigration bill could boost the nation's healthcare workforce, and might have a partial solution to the doctor shortage in underserved areas.
Source: Politico
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Immigration, International, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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MedPAC Examines Nurse Practitioner Pay
April 22, 2013 -- The debate about the increasing role of nurse practitioners was taken up by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) early in April, when the commission addressed issues of reimbursement for NPs and other non-physician practitioners.
Source: Healthcare Finance News
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Licensure and Certification, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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WARM Program to Help Increase Physicians in Rural Areas
April 20, 2013 -- Gov. Walker hopes to set aside $3 million for two University of Wisconsin Madison programs that could help close the provider gap in rural communities. Some money would go to the WARM program to give students experience practicing in rural communities.
Source: WKBT News
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Wisconsin
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Getting Ready for Expanded Coverage: State Efforts to Understand Health Care Workforce Needs
April 18, 2013 -- There is insufficient data available to make conclusive findings on provider-scarcity states may face in the years to come, but some states are moving forward with solutions to both the data puzzle and the workforce shortage.
Source: StateReforum
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Montana, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Vermont
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Nurse Practitioners Rise to Challenges of Health Reform, Doctor Shortage
April 18, 2013 -- A New York nurse practitioner talks about the role of nurse practitioners. She feels they are in a perfect position to help fill the anticipated shortage of primary-care providers to take care of people newly insured because of health-care reform.
Source: lohud.com
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Tagged keywords: New York, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Match Day Demonstrates Increased Interest in Family Medicine
April 17, 2013 -- Of the 167 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health students who will graduate this year, 30 (18%) matched into family medicine residencies—the highest percentage in a decade.
Source: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Wisconsin
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Hawaii Delegation Partners to Expand Access to Affordable Care in Rural Areas, Neighbor Islands
April 16, 2013 -- New legislation, introduced in both the House and Senate Tuesday by Hawaii's Congressional delegation, would fund preventive healthcare training for students who would provide treatment for patients living in underserved, rural areas.
Source: Office of Senator Brian Schatz
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Hawaii, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Will ACA be a Boon for Concierge Care?
April 15, 2013 -- Proponents of the concierge care model say rising patient demand will prompt more consumers to seek personalized care, but some conflicts with health reform rules might arise.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Bill to Allow Hygienists to Open Clinics Wins Bipartisan Support, but Dentists Question the Strategy
April 11, 2013 -- A coalition that has unified some Republicans and Democrats around expanding access to dental care in Maine launched an effort Wednesday to allow a new type of dental provider to operate practices in the state.
Source: The State
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Maine, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Scope of Practice, Technology in Education and Training
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Medical School at $278,000 Means Even Bernanke Son Has Debt
April 11, 2013 -- The next generation of U.S. physicians is being saddled with record debt amid a looming shortage of doctors needed to cope with a rising elderly population. The burgeoning debt burden may be turning students away from primary care.
Source: Bloomberg News
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Student Debt Load
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It's Time to Hold Our Medical Education System Accountable for Producing the Right Workforce
April 9, 2013 -- The president of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) discusses how he feels the medical education system is failing to produce the family medicine workforce our nation needs.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Medical Students to get Aid
April 9, 2013 -- Up to five Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine students will receive annual $20,000 scholarships through a new partnership. In return, the future doctors agree to practice primary care medicine in rural, medically underserved areas of Pennsylvania.
Source: GoErie.com
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Osteopathic Physicians, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Physician Assistant Bill Clears First Hurdle
April 9, 2013 -- The California Senate Committee on Business and Professions approved SB 352 by Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), a bill designed to allow physician assistants and other providers to oversee work by medical assistants.
Source: CaliforniaHealthline
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Medical Assistants, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Gainesville Filmmakers Address Physician Shortage
April 7, 2013 -- In their new documentary film, "Primary Concern" which airs on Georgia Public Broadcasting this month,
Gainesville-based, Emmy-award winning producers address how the shortage of primary care physicians will affect the nation’s health.
Source: Gainesville Times
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Georgia, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Trends and Emerging Issues
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State Loan Repayment Help Not Enough to Remedy California Doctor Shortages
April 7, 2013 -- The State of California tries to offset economic or other drawbacks of working in an rural or underserved area by helping primary care doctors repay their loans, but providers worry that this isn't enough.
Source: California Public Radio
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Duke Students Show Keen Interest in Family Medicine
April 5, 2013 -- Article tells how Duke University had four students match into family medicine residencies. This doubled last year's total and matched the school's highest number of students matching into family medicine residencies during the past six years.
Source: AAFP Leader Voices Blog
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, North Carolina, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Immigrant Docs Help Ease California's Primary Care Shortage
April 4, 2013 -- A program at UCLA offers immigrant Latino doctors a stipend along with board preparation classes, mentorship and references to help them find a good residency slot in primary care in California, in exchange for working in an underserved area.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Immigration, International, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Walgreens Becomes 1st Retail Chain to Diagnose, Treat Chronic Conditions
April 4, 2013 -- Walgreens officials say they will have nurse practitioners and physician assistants at more than 300 Clinics in 18 states to do tests and make diagnoses – and also write prescriptions, refer patients for additional tests and help manage their conditions
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Sequestration Delivers Cuts to Family Physicians, Education Programs
April 3, 2013 -- Across-the-board budget reductions called for by the Budget Control Act's sequestration provision took effect on April 1, triggering a 2 percent reduction in the Medicare physician payment rate and a 2 percent cut in graduate medical education programs.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Michigan's Physician Turnover Rate Could Increase
April 2, 2013 -- Housing market recovery, gains on Wall Street, and Affordable Care Act uncertainty could explain why Michigan could be facing an increase in physician turnover.
Source: Michigan Health Council
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Tagged keywords: Michigan, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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New Med School Aims to Train Primary Care Docs
April 2, 2013 -- Quinnipiac University in Connecticut is recruiting its first class for the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, with an eye toward meeting the coming demand for more primary care physicians.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Family Providers Question Potential Changes to OHSU's Rural Curriculum
April 1, 2013 -- While Oregon Health & Sciences University is pushing for free tuition to students who choose to serve in underserved areas, including rural Oregon, it's also revising its curriculum in ways some doctors fear will affect rural rotations, or clerkships.
Source: The Lund Report
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Mandatory State Survey Could Help Doctors Pay off Med-School Debts
April 1, 2013 -- New Jersey will use mandatory surveys to learn which specialties and geographic areas face doctor shortages. The legislation could open door to millions in federal debt-forgiveness funds, more J-1 visas for foreign physicians.
Source: NJ Spotlight
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, New Jersey, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Painful Cuts Hit Neighborhoods with too Few Doctors
April 1, 2013 -- As the sequester axe descends on Medicare this week, some of the pain is falling on programs helping new doctors prepare to set up shop in the neediest neighborhoods — just months before health care reform brings a surge in demand.
Source: Primary Care Development Corporation
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Primary Care Physician Shortage Requires Bold Action
April 1, 2013 -- It will take bold action to address the looming physician shortage, but to help address the problem, a new medical school will open this summer in Indiana with a focus on primary care.
Source: AAFP Leader Voices Blog
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Grants Bring Needed Doctors to Rural South Carolina
March 31, 2013 -- A state grant program, run by the Medical University of South Carolina, has $500,000 this year to lure physicians, nurses and physician assistants to rural areas.
Source: Post and Courier
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, South Carolina
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More than Just Books: Arizona Libraries add Public Health Nurses
March 28, 2013 -- Acknowledging the reality that libraries have become shelters for people in need, libraries in Tucson, Ariz., have become the first in the nation to provide registered nurses along with their other services.
Source: TODAY
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Health Care Quality, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care
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2013 NHSC Loan Repayment Application Resources - Webinar and Conference Call
March 27, 2013 -- If you’re planning to submit an application for the 2013 National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, check out these new resources to assist you with the application. Conference call on March 27, 7:00-9:00 p.m. EST, and 30 minute webinar.
Source: National Health Service Corp
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Marriage and Family Therapists, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Social Workers
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Budget Requests for Physician Training Programs are Focus of AAFP Testimony to Congress
March 27, 2013 -- The AAFP is urging Congress to invest in the nation's primary care and family physician workforce by providing adequate funding for programs that are key to producing enough primary care physicians to meet increasing patient demand.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Healthcare Providers Increase Use of Temporary Physicians, NPs and PAs
March 27, 2013 -- As the physician shortage continues to grow and changes wrought by health reform begin to take shape, more healthcare providers are moving beyond the use of locum tenens physicians to also using nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs).
Source: Healthcare Finance News
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Report: Shortage of Primary Care Providers in Rural Arkansas
March 27, 2013 -- Article tells of a recent study that shows Arkansas' health care workers aren't going to rural areas of the state. The good news is that the supply of primary care clinicians is increasing in Arkansas and may approach the statewide requirements by 2020.
Source: Arkansas Business
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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