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    Issue Brief: Indiana’s Health Professions Workforce Shortages and Mal-distribution

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    Workforce shortages have been documented across a broad spectrum of health profession disciplines in Indiana. Currently, federal, state and local programs exist to recruit and retain health professionals in our state; however, these programs have had minimal impact on the underlying factors that contribute to the problem. Additional steps must be taken to expand the supply of health professionals to adequately meet the growing need for health care services among Indiana residents. While many health professional shortages exist, this brief will focus on the primary care physicians and nurses needed to provide medical homes for residents of our state

    Indiana Registered Nurse 2002 Survey Report

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    A voluntary survey instrument was attached to the Registered Nurse (RN) license renewal form during the 2005 Indiana RN re-licensure period. The RN survey was implemented through a collaboration of the Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. This report summarizes the responses to the survey items and compares the results of this survey to the results of previous RN surveys
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