Is there a Doctor in the House? Nurse? Dentist?
It’s probably no surprise that the shortage of nurses, physicians and other health care providers is more acute in rural areas. The question is, what can you do about it? There are resources out there to help you recruit and retain providers. Education loan assistance (or repayment) programs are a proven recruitment/retention tool for [...]
March 17, 2009
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Tags: Loan Repayment, Office of Rural Health, Recruitment, Workforce · Posted in: Program Updates, Provider Loan Repayment
Provider Recruitment and Retention
How do you recruit and retain healthcare providers in rural communities when you must compete with urban facilities? As many of you know, the provider situation is likely to get worse in the future before it gets better. Bloggers are posting about provider shortages all around the country, including pharmacists, surgeons, and primary health care. [...]
February 11, 2009
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Tags: Loan Repayment, Minority Health, Office of Rural Health, Recruitment, Workforce · Posted in: Program Updates, Provider Loan Repayment
Provider Recruitment Support: The Health Professions Loan Assistance Program
The WI Office of Rural Health and the WI Department of Commerce are pleased to announce that 19 health care providers have been awarded Health Professions Loan Assistance Program awards in 2009. Over 30 physicians, dentists, advance practice nurses and dental hygienists submitted applications to the program in November. The Program awards up to $50,000 to [...]
January 26, 2009
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Tags: Loan Repayment, Office of Rural Health, Recruitment, Workforce · Posted in: Program Updates, Provider Loan Repayment
Rural Wisconsin Health Coop Announces New Aid in Recruitment
The Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative recently released a template for a hospital based “grow your own” Pre-Employee Educational Loan Program. They’ve produced a sample loan agreement and an example of the policy document needed to manage such a program. As I mentioned in a post a couple weeks ago on health care workforce, the provider [...]
November 24, 2008
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Tags: Loan Repayment, Recruitment, Workforce · Posted in: Provider Loan Repayment
Federal Loan Repayment Application Changes
The National Health Service Corps recently announced a change in the application deadline for the Loan Repayment Program. The deadline is now January 31; applications were previously due in March. The Program is similar to the WI Health Professions Loan Assistance Program—education loan repayment awards are given to health care providers who agree to work [...]
November 16, 2008
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Tags: Loan Repayment, Office of Rural Health, Recruitment, Workforce · Posted in: Provider Loan Repayment
Health Care Workforce Problems Detailed
Two recent reports are receiving a lot of attention for confirming what many people in rural areas (and, increasingly, urban areas too) already know: there is a significant and growing shortage of primary medical and dental health care workers in Wisconsin. In early October the Wisconsin Hospital Association released their 2008 Health Care Workforce Report. [...]
November 11, 2008
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Tags: Loan Repayment, Office of Rural Health, Recruitment, Reports and Studies, Workforce · Posted in: Program Updates, Provider Loan Repayment, Reports and Studies
Welcome to Rural Community Development
Welcome to the first entry in my new blog, Rural Community Development. As the title says, my plan is to use this blog to inform you about opportunities and resources to improve capacity in rural communities, specifically around health care issues. I’ll be providing information on grant opportunities, grant seeking and writing tips and [...]
November 7, 2008
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Tags: Loan Repayment, Office of Rural Health · Posted in: Program Updates
