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The 5 most recent Rural Health Research Center study findings that have been published or presented are displayed below. Additional study findings may be found on our studies and publications pages.

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Doescher MP, Fordyce MA, Skillman SM, Jackson JE, Rosenblatt RA. Policy brief: persistent primary care health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) and health care access in rural America. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Sep 2009. Policy brief.

Skillman SM. Update: University of Washington WWAMI Rural Health Research Center. Presented at National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health Region E Meeting, Laramie, Wyoming, 8/20/09.

Skillman SM. The rural health workforce: building on what we know. Presented at National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, National Workforce Summit, Laramie, Wyoming, 8/19/09.

Skillman SM. The right mix: linking the workforce to patient and health outcomes. Moderator of session at AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 6/28-30/09.

Doescher MP, Fordyce MA, Skillman SM. The aging of the rural primary care physician workforce: are some locations more vulnerable than others? Poster presented at AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 6/28-30/09.