Meredith Fordyce, PhD

Completed Projects - (1)
Publications - (10)

Completed Projects - (1)

National Changes in Physician Supply
This project describes the supply of allopathic and osteopathic physicians in rural and urban areas of the US. Study results will provide a current picture of rural physician supply and its variation by state and by region.
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Topics: International Medical Graduates (IMGs), Physicians, Workforce

Publications - (10)

2015

Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Rural Areas: Results From a Survey in Nine States
Report
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 08/2015
This study examines supply and demand for emergency response personnel, the involvement of medical directors, and the availability of medical consultation in rural and urban emergency service personnel (EMS) agencies in nine states.
Variability in General Surgical Procedures in Rural and Urban U.S. Hospital Inpatient Settings
Report
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2015
This report addresses rural/urban differences in surgical practices in commonly performed inpatient surgical procedures that are typically handled by general surgeons. Findings indicate that rural hospitals concentrated on relatively common, low complexity procedures that can be handled by general surgeons.

2013

Inadequate Prenatal Care Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Rural United States, 2005
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 10/2013
This brief reports that in most states, rural minority racial/ethnic groups had levels of inadequate prenatal care (less than 50% of expected visits) in the "worst" or "worse than mid-range" categories.
Inadequate Prenatal Care in the Rural United States, 2005
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 10/2013
This policy brief finds that the states with levels of rural inadequate prenatal care (less than 50% of expected visits) in the "worst" or "worse than mid-range" categories were largely in southern and southwestern areas of the United States.
Low Birth Weight Rates Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Rural United States, 2005
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 10/2013
Reports that non-hispanic blacks generally had the highest rural low birth weight rates of all races/ethnicities, regardless of geographic location.
Low Birth Weight Rates in the Rural United States, 2005
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 10/2013
This brief shares that the rural U.S. low birth weight rate in 2005 was significantly higher than the urban U.S. low birth weight rate.
The Aging of the Rural Primary Care Physician Workforce: Will Some Locations Be More Affected than Others?
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 09/2013
This report shows that as the aging primary care physician population retires, rural provider shortages will be further exacerbated.

2008

The U.S. Rural Physician Workforce: Analysis of Medical School Graduates From 1988-1997 (Final Report)
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 10/2008
This paper describes the training of the rural physician workforce in the United States and examines the variations in medical school and residency production of rural physicians.

2007

2005 Physician Supply and Distribution in Rural Areas of the United States (Full Report)
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 11/2007
This study describes the 2005 supply and distribution of physicians (including osteopathic physicians and international medical graduates), with particular emphasis on generalists in rural areas.
2005 Physician Supply and Distribution in Rural Areas of the United States (Project Summary)
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 11/2007
This summary describes the 2005 supply and distribution of physicians (including osteopathic physicians and international medical graduates), with particular emphasis on generalists in rural areas.