title: Establishing a Viable Workforce Pipeline of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners: Benefits of a Health System and Academic Partnership.
abstract: Maldistribution and shortages of primary care providers, changing reimbursement structures, movement from inpatient to community-based models of care, an aging population, and health care reform lead to increased numbers of patients seeking care. All of these phenomena have a part in creating a health care landscape that requires industry leaders enlist innovative strategies to meet the health care needs of their communities. Delivery of high-quality, efficient care by qualified providers is essential for the success of any health care system. Partnerships between health systems and academic centers of learning to develop a pipeline of providers is one inventive approach that can address primary care workforce needs. The purpose of this article was to share an example of an academic/health care system partnership to address primary care workforce needs in a rural Midwestern region.
authors.affiliation: Online and Distance Nursing Education, University of Mary, Nursing Division, Bismarck, North Dakota (Dr Madler); and Catholic Health Initiatives, Fargo, North Dakota (Ms Helland).
authors.forename: Billie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Madler
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Helland
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D000078329:Workforce