Top Stories

Immigration: More Foreign Nurses Needed?
June 21, 2009 -- The U.S. nurse shortage is getting worse, but are more visas the answer—or would improved training capacity, working conditions, and pay do the trick?
Source: BusinessWeek

Primary-Care Doctor Shortage May Undermine Reform Efforts
June 20, 2009 -- Reports that the current shortage of primary care doctors presents an obstacle to health reform efforts, as providing health insurance to 46 million more people would threaten to overwhelm the system
Source: Washington Post

Health Professions Network Collaborates on Workforce Issues, Accreditation
June 19, 2009 -- Article details issues discussed at the 2009 Spring Meeting of the Health Professions Network, including workforce and accreditation as well as increasing public awareness of allied health professions.
Source: ADVANCE

AMA Adopts Strategies to Help Address Medical Student Debt; Help Relieve Physician Shortage
June 18, 2009 -- The American Medical Association today adopted new policy to help address the increasing medical student debt burden at its Annual Meeting. Over the last 15 years, the cost of public school medical education has doubled.
Source: AMA News

Nursing Shortage Eases With Recession's Help
June 12, 2009 -- The nation's deep recession is helping to alleviate the decade long nursing shortage, as workers who had left the field in better times are returning in droves. Nearly a quarter-million nurses entered the workforce in 2007-08.
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Secretary Sebelius Makes Recovery Act Funding Available to Bolster Health Care in Needy Communities, Relieve Providers’ Student Debt
June 5, 2009 -- Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of nearly $200 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support student loan repayments for primary care medical, dental and mental health clinicians who want to work at NHSC.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HRSA Official Urges Title VII Reauthorization, NHSC Modernization
June 3, 2009 -- The Obama administration plans to allocate about a quarter of a $200 million fund that was set aside via the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to training programs for primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Source: American Academy of Family Physicians

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Funding Opportunities

AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation
Grant or contract
Provides funding which supports dissertation research costs for students in accredited research doctoral programs in the United States (including Puerto Rico, and other U.S. Territories or possessions).
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: October 16, 2009
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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AMA Government Relations Advocacy Fellowship for Medical Students
Fellowship
Opportunity for medical students to develop legislative knowledge and advocacy skills by working directly with AMA’s Washington, D.C. staff.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Medical Association
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Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Grants
Grant or contract
Supports domestic health professional education.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
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National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment funding to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals to provide primary health services in selected health professional shortage areas. Accepting applications funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted continuously until funds are expended or September 30, 2010, whichever comes first.
Sponsor: HRSA Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service
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Physician Assistant Student Scholarship
Scholarship
The Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants is pleased to offer scholarship awards to first and second year Physician Assistant Students.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: September 1, 2009
Sponsor: Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants
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Resources

Association of Schools of Public Health: Annual Data Report 2008
Document
Examines enrollment, applications, students, graduates, and trend data for schools of public health. Includes demographics, areas of study, and breakdowns by school.
Organization: Association of Schools of Public Health
Author: Dolinski K
Date: 2009
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Graduate Medical Education: Trends in Training and Student Debt
Document
Discusses trends in postgraduate medical training, factors that influence medical students' specialty choice, and trends in the amounts of student debt incurred by medical school graduates.
Organization: Government Accountability Office
Date: 5/2009
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Help Wanted: A Policy Maker's Guide to New Dental Providers
Document
Examines proposals for dental therapists, community dental health coordinators, and advanced dental hygiene practitioners to increase access to oral health care. Provides a literature review and expert interviews to help guide policy makers on new additions to the oral health workforce team.
Organizations: National Academy for State Health Policy, Pew Charitable Trusts, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Date: 5/2009
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How Leaky is the Health Career Pipeline? Minority Student Achievement in College Gateway Courses (Abstract)
Document
Examines prehealth course grades for underrepresented minority (URM) students. Compares their prehealth course grades to their prior academic performance and non-URM students' grades. Identifies college level support as important for increasing medical and dental school diversity.
Author: Alexander C, Chen E, Grumbach K
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(6), 797-802
Date: 6/2009
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Medical School Enrollment Plans Through 2013: Analysis of the 2008 AAMC Survey
Document
Examines a survey of medical school enrollment plans to determine whether medical schools will meet the recommended 30% increase in enrollment by 2015. Identifies barriers to expansion, reviews steps schools have taken towards expanding their programs, and lists new and potential medical schools. Includes osteopathic enrollment projections.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2009
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Events

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