Informing Rural Primary Care Workforce Policy: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?

A new report by the Rural Health Research Gateway reviews 51 publications constituting the body of evidence-based research produced by the federally-funded Rural Health Research Centers from 2000 to 2010 which are relevant to the rural primary care workforce. The report looks at research in the following categories: Supply & Demand; Recruitment & Retention; Training Pipeline & Education; Lifestyle & Compensation; Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, & International Medical Graduates; and New Directions for Primary Care. Download the report.