December 22, 2004

Rural Veterinarians

Rural Veterinarians

Rural Veterinarians are in Short Supply
View Site: Minnesota Public Radio

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December 20, 2004

Workforce Presentation

Leading Change: Sustaining a Vital Health Care Workforce
Fall 2004

Barbara Brandt, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Education
University of Minnesota Academic Health Center

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MN Federally Designated Shortage Areas

Minnesota HPSAs -- May 2003 Primary Care Designation
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Minnesota HPSAs -- May 2003 Twin Cities Metro Primary Care Designation
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Minnesota HPSAs -- August 2003 Rural Dental Designation
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Minnesota HPSAs -- August 2003 Twin Cities Metro Dental Designation
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To learn more about Federal health professions shortage designations, visit:

Bureau of Health Professions
Health Resources and Services Administration

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Minnesota Demographics

The demographics of the state of Minnesota have and are changing. These changes will likely have an impact on the future of health care.


Minnesota Population Projections: 2000-2030
View Site: Minnesota State Demographic Center

* 2000 Minnesota Census Data
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* Minnesota gained migrants from other states in the late 1990s.

Martha McMurry
Minnesota State Demographic Center

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Student Indebtedness

As a result of recent increases in tuitions at health professions schools nationally, students are graduating with high levels of indebtedness. At this time we are uncertain about the impact on graduates of our programs. Will these debt loads have an impact on choice of professions, specialties, or decision regarding practice locations? Several recent studies explore these issues.

* Medical School Tuition and Young Physician Indebtedness

Prepared by Paul Jolly, PhD, Senior Associate Vice President, Division of Medical School Services and Studies, Association of American Medical Colleges

View Site: Association of American Medical Colleges. www.aamc.org


Annual ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors: 2003 Graduating Class

RG Weaver, DDS, NK Haden, PhD, and RW Valachovic, DMD, MPH

View Site: American Dental Education Association. www.adea.org

* An Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Students' Educational Indebtedness and their Careers in Research

Additional information: www.aamc.org/data/aib

Di Fang, Ph.D., Manager of Demographic and Workforce Studies, Division of Biomedical and Health Sciences Research, Association of American Medical Colleges

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