Product: publication in Academic Medicine Authors: Erin P. Fraher PhD, MPP; Jacob A. Rains MPH; Thomas J. Bacon DrPH; Julie Spero MSPH; Emily Hawes PharmD, BCPS, CPP Read the manuscript
New Opportunities for Expanding Rural Graduate Medical Education to Improve Rural Health Outcomes: Implications of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
Product: publication in Academic Medicine Authors: Emily M. Hawes, PharmD; Mark Holmes PhD; Erin P. Fraher PhD, MPP; Alyssa Zamierowski MBA; Judith Pauwels MD; Louis A. Sanner MD, MSPH; Jacob Rains; Cristen P. Page, MD, MPH Read the manuscript
A Copernican Revolution in Graduate Medical Education: Putting Patients’ Health Care Needs at the Center of GME Discussions
Product type: presentation at The Robert Graham Center Primary Care Forum: Senate Staffer Briefing. Washington DC. March 20, 2019. Presenters: Erin Fraher, PhD Overview: Foment a Copernican Revolution: Reframe GME policy to put patients at center, not physicians Align GME Funding with Population Health Needs Address rural population’s “essential health care services” Promote generalist training… Read more »
Assessing the Value of Pediatric Graduate Medical Education in Meeting State and National Needs
Product type: policy brief from Carolina Health Workforce Research Center project “Investment in Graduate Medical Education Outcomes: An Analysis of Pediatric GME at the Residency Program Level. Authors: Thomas C. Ricketts, Erin P. Fraher, Ryan Kandrack Objectives: To assess the value of pediatric graduate medical education (GME) programs in producing the workforce needed at the… Read more »
Title VII funding not associated with practice outcomes in cross-sectional study of physicians graduating medical school between 2004-2010
Product type: policy brief from the Carolina Health Workforce Research Center project “Association Between Title VII Funding for Medical Schools and Physician Workforce Outcomes.” Objective: To examine the association between attending a Title VII-funded medical school and probability of practicing in primary care or underserved communities. Data/Setting: We used data from the 2016 AMA Physician Masterfile, the… Read more »
Training Psychologists for Rural Practice: Exploring Opportunities and Constraints
Product type: Manuscript published in The Journal of Rural Heath, April 2018. Authors: Marisa Elena Domino PhD Ching‐Ching Claire Lin PhD Joseph P. Morrissey PhD Alan R. Ellis PhD, MSW Erin Fraher PhD, MPP Erica L. Richman PhD Kathleen C. Thomas PhD Mitchell J. Prinstein PhD Purpose: To examine trends in the psychologist workforce and… Read more »
The Workforce Outcomes of Physicians Completing Residency Programs in North Carolina
North Carolina Session Law 2017-57, Section 11J.2, the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2017, directed the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and The University of North Carolina (UNC) to assess the degree to which physician training programs in North Carolina meet the healthcare needs of North Carolina’s citizens. The Program on… Read more »
Lessons Learned from State-Based Approaches to Reforming Medicaid-Funded Graduate Medical Education
October 11, 2017 Erin Fraher, PhD; Julie Spero, MSPH; Tom Bacon, DrPH Presentation to the GME Outcomes and Metrics Workshop, National Academy of Medicine Presentation Overview Much focus on GME at national level but states are policy laboratories States actively seeking data and metrics to better target GME funding and evaluate return on investment Oversight… Read more »
State-Based Approaches to Reforming Medicaid-Funded Graduate Medical Education
May 5, 2017 Erin Fraher, PhD; Julie Spero, MSPH; Tom Bacon, DrPH Presentation to the 13th Annual AAMC Health Workforce Research Conference Presentation Overview High level of interest, limited implementation Most states seeking new funds, not redistributing existing funds Oversight bodies play critical role in educating legislature and navigating competing interests We heard loud call… Read more »