The Contributions of Community Colleges to the Education of Allied Health Professionals in Rural Areas of the United States (Final Report)

Date
10/2012
Description

Community colleges educate a significant portion of the nation's allied health workforce (including Health Information/Medical Records Technicians, Surgical Technologists, and Dental Assistants, to name a few), and because they have a history of educating residents of their communities for local jobs, are important to the economies of many rural communities.

Center
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Susan Skillman, Gina Keppel, Davis Patterson, Mark Doescher