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February 29, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has awarded $9.1 million to medical students participating in the National Health Service Corps’ Students to Service Loan Repayment Program. In exchange for funds to repay their medical school debts, t ...
February 13, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Convincing a medical student, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars in debt, to take a lower-paying job or move to a low-income, rural community can be a tough sell. So perhaps it’s not surprising that many new physicians gravitate toward high-payi ...
March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The State of Nebraska Department of Health launched five regional networks that have improved access to care in rural areas, offered managed care products to rural consumers, and enhanced recruitment and retention efforts of rural physicians.
April 10, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Former Health & Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan, MD, penned an op-ed in yesterday’s New York Times making the case for devising more effective ways to deliver dental care to poor or rural communities across the nation. The Secretary notes th ...
July 11, 2011 | Program Result Report
Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) was a national initiative to improve hospital patient care and the hospital work environment by empowering front-line nurses to implement innovative new practices on their units.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill examined the long-term impact of federal, state, and private investment on rural communities' physician recruitment and physician workforce stability.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
In 1993 and 1994, Maine developed a five-part strategy to improve the distribution of primary care providers in underserved areas.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Pennsylvania's Practice Sights program goals included improving recruitment and retention efforts, encouraging greater use of mid-level providers, and establishing new practice sites in underserved areas.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The Idaho Area Health Education Center served as the lead agency in a project to establish a community-development approach to the recruitment and retention of health care providers in its rural areas.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The State of Arkansas Department of Health sought to develop the Arkansas Primary Care Access Project, in which primary care group practices would serve as "hubs" in communities with populations below 10,000.