1803: Community Health Centers and Medical Traineeship Patterns: Implications to Health Workforce Shortage (12159)

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Hyatt: Dusable

Session Number: 1803
Paper Session
Orientation: Theme
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/XKpqjw

Author(s)

SC

Seongwon Choi

California State U., Los Angeles, United States
GD

Ganisher K. Davlyatov

U. of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, United States
AK

Aizhan Karabukayeva

-, United States
WO

William Opoku-Agyeman

U. of North Carolina, Wilmington, United States

This study investigates medical training programs in U.S. community health centers (CHCs) and the organizational and environmental factors influencing their training strategies amid a medical professional shortage. Analyzing CHC training patterns, we identified four CHC clusters based on trainee types: High Nurse, High Physician, High Advanced Practitioner, and High Medical Assistant Trainees. These clusters demonstrate variations in CHC trainee composition, suggesting differing training priorities. Factors such as urban location, CHC size, and percentage of other medical trainees significantly correlated with the diversity of medical trainees. These insights are vital for public-private partnerships focusing on delivering quality primary care and maintaining the workforce in resource-limited settings.

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