Informing Rural Primary Care Workforce Policy: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?: A Review of Rural Health Research Center Literature, 2000-2010

This literature review profiles 51 publications constituting the body of evidence-based research from 2000 to 2010 which is relevant to the rural primary care workforce. The review includes the following sub-sections: Supply and Demand; Recruitment and Retention; Training Pipeline and Education; Lifestyle and Compensation; Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, & International Medical Graduates; and New Directions for Primary Care.