Background Recruiting and retaining medical, nursing, and allied health professionals in
rural and remote areas is a worldwide challenge, compromising continuity of care and …

Many high-and middle-income countries face challenges in developing and maintaining a
health workforce which can address changing population health needs. They have …

About 60 million Americans live in rural areas of the United States. These Americans have a
lower life expectancy than their urban counterparts. There are many factors contributing to …

Abstract The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created a designation for critical access hospitals
(CAHs) to sustain care for people living in rural communities who lacked access to care due …

Introduction: An adequate healthcare workforce remains essential for the health of rural
communities. Strategies to address rural health workforce challenges have often centred on …

ASHP believes that pharmacists have a role in meeting the primary care needs of patients
directly and in collaboration with other healthcare providers. Primary care pharmacy practice …

Abstract Objective To pilot the Pharmacist Community Apgar Questionnaire (PharmCAQ)
and evaluate its usability and capacity to develop a greater understanding of the unique …

Objective Social determinants of health (SDOH) play a significant role in hypertension
management. Pharmacy program accreditation standards include that students should …

Campbell University has a student-run interprofessional community care clinic for uninsured
patients of the surrounding rural community [10]. This clinic highlights the benefits of …

Rural populations are steadily growing, yet residents in these areas face significant
disparities in health care access compared with their urban counterparts. This commentary …