From pipeline to practice: Utilizing tracking mechanisms for longitudinal evaluation of physician recruitment across the health workforce continuum
Abstract
PURPOSE Area Health Education Centers work with community partners to prepare a diverse, primary care workforce particularly among rural and underserved communities. We set out to assess our impact on the physician workforce across a multitude of short-term, intermediate, and long-term benchmarks METHOD: We used a comprehensive evaluation scaffolding to assess benchmarks of success across the workforce pipeline including short-term (i.e. pre-medical intent to pursue a health career or medical students' intent to practice in primary care), intermediate (college matriculation and primary care residency match rates) and longterm measures (licensure and medical practice location of program participants). RESULTS We identified significant findings in each part of the AHEC program continuum. Among our alumni, we found a significant increase in the pre-medical learner's intent to pursue a health care career. Among medical students, we found a significant increase in intent to practice in primary care, rural areas, and medically underserved communities and a high rate of primary care residency match (compared to peers). Approximately one-third of licensed physicians are now practicing medicine serve in an underserved community CONCLUSIONS: Our findings confirm the value of longitudinal evaluation on confirming that participation in an AHEC supported program strengthen the physician workforce development.
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- Authors
- Taylor, J., & Goletz, S.
- Affiliations
- Indiana University School of Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Taylor, Jennifer
- Venue
- Evaluation and Program Planning
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-12
- Volume
- 89
- Pages
- 102014
- ISSN
- 0149-7189 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3201473623
- Semantic Scholar
- 3923397c384718cd0a3ae0e85a5d7cc1a5fd5ed0
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2
- FWCI
- 0.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
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- Evaluation and Program Planning (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Health Resources and Services Administration (U77HP23068)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Global Health Workforce Issues
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Education
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Keywords
- physician workforce development, Area Health Education Centers, primary care providers, rural health workforce, medically underserved populations, longitudinal assessment
- MeSH terms
- Health Workforce, Humans, Medically Underserved Area, Physicians, Students, Medical, Program Evaluation, Rural Health Services
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