000041848 001__ 41848 000041848 005__ 20240125142322.0 000041848 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.6083/bpxhc41848 000041848 037__ $$aIR 000041848 041__ $$aeng 000041848 245__ $$aIncreasing psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner workforce in rural & frontier Eastern Oregon: outcomes, lessons learned, and next steps 000041848 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000041848 269__ $$a2023-09-07 000041848 336__ $$aAbstract 000041848 520__ $$aAccess to behavioral health services present significant challenges for rural and frontier populations and health providers. Compared with their urban counterparts, rural communities continue to face higher healthcare disparities and unmet mental health needs.1 Factors contributing to this issue include, but are not limited to, social isolation, significant geographical distances, general scarcity of resources, severe shortages in the healthcare workforce, and the absence of provider specialization. 000041848 540__ $$fCC BY 000041848 542__ $$fIn copyright - joint owners 000041848 650__ $$aVulnerable Populations$$034693 000041848 650__ $$aWorkforce$$012920 000041848 650__ $$aOrganizations, Nonprofit$$023277 000041848 650__ $$aRural Population$$025633 000041848 651__ $$aOregon$$041094 000041848 6531_ $$aassessment of learning 000041848 6531_ $$aclinical teaching 000041848 6531_ $$aclassroom/didactic teaching 000041848 692__ $$aOffice of the Provost$$042399 000041848 7001_ $$aLair, Meredith$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000041848 7001_ $$aScharf, Margaret$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000041848 7001_ $$aFlorig, Sarah$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000041848 711__ $$aSymposium on Educational Excellence$$uOregon Health and Science University$$d2023 000041848 8564_ $$945863b6b-32b9-4c9c-863d-997e09ad91c5$$s341515$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/41848/files/Abstract_SEE2023_LairMeredith.pdf 000041848 980__ $$aOHSU Symposium on Educational Excellence (SEE) 000041848 981__ $$aPublished$$b2023-09-07