2024 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Site Certification Process

Jana Castleberry and Melanie Reese from the Oklahoma Office of Primary Care and Rural Health Development join Lara Brooks to discuss the upcoming National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site certification. The wide-ranging discussion includes information about the primary care health professional shortage area (HPSA) designation process, the NHSC Loan Repayment Program, OK Health Corps, J-1 Visa Waivers, and the Conrad 30 Waiver program. The recording lasts approximately 53 minutes.

Oklahoma Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program Overview

Nicole Neilson joins Lara Brooks to provide an overview of Oklahoma AHEC's efforts to strengthen the health care workforce in Oklahoma through recruitment, training, and retention of health professionals committed to practicing in underserved urban and rural communities. Ms. Neilson also discusses the AHEC Scholars program. The recording lasts approximately 26 minutes.

Oklahoma Office of Primary Care & Rural Health Development Overview

Jana Castleberry and Melanie Reese from the Oklahoma Office of Primary Care and Rural Health Development join Lara Brooks to provide an overview of their office. The wide-ranging discussion includes information about the primary care health professional shortage area (HPSA) designation process, the National Health Service Core (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program, OK Health Corps, J-1 Visa Waivers, and the Conrad 30 Waiver program. The recording lasts approximately 37 minutes.

2023 RHC Webinar Series Part 3: How Primary Care & Hospital Operations Can Work Together

Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Wintergreen joins Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to present a high-level discussion covering how hospitals can work with rural primary care providers to improve patient/population health outcomes. The recording lasts approximately 58 minutes. This is the 3rd webinar in a 4 part series for rural health clinics.

Physician Practice Location Choices After Teaching Health Center (THC) Residency Training

The OSU Center of Rural Health presented a research poster at the 2023 National Rural Health Association Health Equity Conference held in San Diego, California. The research poster examines the practice characteristics of recent graduates from Teaching Health Center (THC) Graduate Medical Education Programs. You can click on the image below to open the poster in a PDF format.

Understanding Your Options Primary Care Designation Strategies

Jonathan Pantenburg of Wintergreen joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss how hospital administrators and other health care executives can leverage the various federal primary care designations (i.e., HPSA, MUA/P, etc.) to improve care delivery and enhance revenue at their facilities. The recording lasts approximately 49 minutes. This is the 4th webinar in a 9-part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas - Dental Care, March 2023

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Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas - Primary Care, February 2023

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Basics to Start a Rural Health Clinic

Zach Boser, MBA of Stroudwater Associates joins Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health, and provides an in-depth overview of the steps necessary to start a federally designated Rural Health Clinic (RHC). The recording lasts approximately 50-minutes.

This is the 4th webinar in a 6-part series geared towards Rural Health Clinic operations.

Oklahoma CAH Network: Primary Care Options

Opal Greenway, JD, MBA, CVA and Zach Boser, MBA of Stroudwater Associates join Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health, to discuss primary care options for critical access hospitals (CAH). They review the various types of designations (Rural Health Clinics, etc.) and offer strategies and insights into provider operations. The recording lasts approximately 60-minutes.

This is the 6th webinar in an 8-part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas - Primary Care, October 2021

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Oklahoma Rural Health Clinic Performance Improvement

Gregory Wolf of Lilypad and Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Stroudwater Associates join Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss performance improvement at Rural Health Clinic (RHC) providers and different funding opportunities and models for primary care providers and organizations. The video lasts approximately 49-minutes.

Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas - Primary Care, October 2019

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Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas - Primary Care, May 2019

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Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas - Primary Care, July 2018

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Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas - Primary Care, January 2018

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Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas - Primary Care, November 2017

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Jeff Hackler Discusses Rural Health in Oklahoma on RSU's "Perspectives"

Jeff Hackler, Chair of the Department of Rural Health at OSU Center for Health Sciences, discusses the need for more physicians in rural Oklahoma with host Sam Jones on Rogers State University's "Perspectives" in this video.

Ready, Set, D.O.!

From the May/June 2015 edition of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association's Oklahoma D.O., Vicky Pace, M.Ed., discusses the efforts by OSU CHS and the OSU Center for Rural Health to educate and train physicians for rural Oklahoma. Her article begins on page 36.

Current Practice Locations of OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Alumni Specializing in Primary Care, Graduating Classes 1977-2014

This proportional symbol map shows the current practice locations (or GME training locations) of active OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Alumni specializing in primary care.

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