Research Alerts

HWTAC disseminates the work of all of the HRSA-sponsors health workforce research centers (HWRCs) across the country. This Research Alert archive houses technical reports, research and policy briefs, journal articles, and other resources produced by the HWRCs. You can search the Research Alerts archive by a specific topic or research center. Search results are listed chronologically, with the most recent resources appearing first.

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PA and NP Onboarding in Primary Care: The Participant Perspective

Authors: Nathalie Pate | Hilary Barnes | Heather Batchelder | Lorraine Anglin | Mara Sanchez | Christine Everett | Perri Morgan

Topics: Education and Training, Primary Care

February 8, 2023
This article examines newly-graduated PA and NP perspectives of onboarding programs in their first primary care position and provides recommendations for employers hoping to create or strengthen onboarding programs.
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Pharmacists Colocated With Primary Care Physicians: Teaming Up for Patient Access

Authors: Emily M. Hawes | Evan Galloway | Cristen P. Page | Mary Roth McClurg | Brianna Lombardi

Topics: Emerging Models and Innovations, Integration and Collaboration, Primary Care, Scope of Practice (SOP)

February 6, 2023
This brief investigates the prevalence of colocation of pharmacists with primary care physicians (PCPs) and examines the factors associated with colocation, including geographic location.
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Are DEA-waivered Buprenorphine Prescribers Co-located With Behavioral Health Clinicians?

Authors: Lisa de Saxe Zerden | Brianna Lombardi | Erica Richman | Connor Sullivan | Evan Galloway

Topics: Behavioral Health, Primary Care

December 23, 2022
This brief provides information on where co-location of DEA-wavered buprenorphine prescribers and behavioral health clinicians occurs and and among which type of providers. As this brief details, co-location varies geographically and by profession.
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Moral Distress Among Clinicians Working in US Safety Net Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study

Authors: Donald E Pathman | Jeffrey Sonis | Thomas E Rauner | Kristina Alton | Anna S Headlee | Jerry Harrison

Topics: COVID-19

September 13, 2022
This article explores the causes and levels of moral distress experienced by clinicians caring for low-income patients of safety net practices in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Experience of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Onboarding Programs

Authors: Hilary Barnes | Lorraine Anglin | Mara Sanchez | Heather Batchelder | Christine Everett | Perri Morgan

Topics: Education and Training, Nursing, Staffing

February 15, 2022
This policy brief examines which components of nurse practitioner (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) onboarding programs are successful and why, highlighting 6 structural components and 2 psychosocial components that employers and managers could incorporate into their onboarding programs.
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