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January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Nursing home facilities that employ nursing practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) make a significant investment in quality of care for their residents. In 2001, there were approximately 65,000 NPs in the United States but only 10 percen ...
October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Delta Health Education Partnership developed a distance-education degree program for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students in the federally designated Medically Underserved Area of the lower Mississippi Delta.
July 22, 2002 | Program Result Report
The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing compared the activities of midlevel practitioners, such as nurse practitioners and physician's assistants, with the activities of resident physicians.
May 17, 2007 | Program Result Report
Partnerships for Training developed eight regional education systems to increase the number of primary care providers in federally designated Medically Underserved Areas of the United States.
March 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The southern states have the highest proportion of citizens living in areas that have a shortage of health professionals.
October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
Duke University-East Carolina University Partnerships for Training developed Web-based degree programs for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students in federally designated Medically Underserved Areas in North Carolina.
October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
From 1995 to 2002, a coalition of eight universities and colleges offered a distance education degree program for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students working in rural Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona.
December 18, 2011 | Story
New studies reveal that a growing share of outpatient visits are being handled by NPs and PAs, and examine ways to encourage hospital workers to wash their hands more frequently.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Uneven distribution of primary care physicians, as well as inadequate use of mid-level providers - physicians' assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives - creates barriers to access for many rural and inner city residents.
January 1, 1999 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology offers the chance to reflect upon grantmaking done by the Foundation largely in the relatively distant past and to consider the lessons to be drawn from more than a quarter century's experience.