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    Davis G Patterson, PhD

    Research Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
    Investigator, WWAMI Rural Health Research Center


    Biography:
    Davis Patterson is a sociologist and a research associate professor in the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine. He is the former Director of the Collaborative for Rural Primary care Research, Education, and Practice (Rural PREP) as well as the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center. He is currently an investigator for the Center for Health Workforce Studies and previously the deputy director of the Health Workforce Research Center on Health Equity. He has more than two decades of experience in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research and evaluation in healthcare, human services, and education. Dr. Patterson's research seeks to inform policy and improve rural and underserved populations' access to healthcare, with particular attention to the primary care and allied health workforces, as well as innovative models, such as community paramedicine.

    Publications/Presentations

    Authors Title Type Documents/Media
    Kett PM, Shahrir SF, Bekemeier B, Schaffer K, Zemmel DJ, Patterson DG Individual and Organizational Factors Associated With Public Health Workforce Competencies to Advance Health Equity PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Kett PM, Guenther GA, van Eijk MS, Patterson DG, Frogner BK Low Birthweight Rate Differences Associated With Distinct Perinatal Staffing Mixes at Federally Funded Health Centers PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Williams-York B, Guenther GA, Patterson DG, Mohammed S, Kett PM, Dahal A, Frogner BK Burnout, Exhaustion, Experiences of Discrimination, and Stress among Underrepresented and First-Generation College Students in Graduate Health Profession Education PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Pollack SW, Guenther GA, Stubbs BA, Patterson DG, Frogner BK, Skillman SM Characteristics of the Current Dental Assistant and Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Workforces in Washington State PUBLICATION Full Report
    Patterson DG, van Eijk MS, Pollack SW, Stubbs B, Hanson C The EMS and Community Paramedic Workforces Respond to COVID-19 PUBLICATION Full Report
    Frogner BK, Patterson DG, Skillman SM The workforce needed to address population health PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Interview
    Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG, Schaffer K Competencies, training needs, and turnover among rural compared with urban local public health practitioners: 2021 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Editorial Infographic
    Al Achkar M, Dahal A, Frogner BK, Skillman SM, Patterson DG Integrating Immigrant Health Professionals into the U.S. Healthcare Workforce: Barriers and Solutions PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Oster NV, Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Frogner BK COVID-19 and the Rural Health Workforce: The Impact of Federal Pandemic Funding to Address Workforce Needs PUBLICATION Policy Brief
    Patterson DG, Stubbs BA, Nudell NG How Actual Practice of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Aligns with the Recommended National Scope of Practice in Rural Versus Urban Areas of the U.S. PUBLICATION Full Report
    Sabin J, Guenther G, Ornelas IJ, Patterson DG, Andrilla C, Morales L, Gurjal K, Frogner BK Brief online implicit bias education increases bias awareness among clinical teaching faculty PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Dahal A, Frogner BK, Skillman SM, Patterson DG Accelerating Health Professions Pathways for Immigrants PUBLICATION Full Report
    Mroz TM, Frogner BK, Patterson DG The Impact Of Medicare’s Rural Add-On Payments On Supply Of Home Health Agencies Serving Rural Counties PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Dahal A, Skillman SM, Patterson DG, Frogner BK What Commute Patterns Can Tell Us About the Supply of Allied Health Workers and Registered Nurses PUBLICATION Full Report
    Policy Brief
    Schwartz MR, Patterson DG, McCarty RL State Incentive Programs that Encourage Allied Health Professionals to Provide Care for Rural and Underserved Populations PUBLICATION Full Report
    Policy Brief
    Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz MR, Hager LJ, Skillman SM Assessing the Impact of Washington State’s Oral Health Workforce on Patient Access to Care PUBLICATION Final Report
    Policy Brief
    Patterson DG, Snyder CR, Frogner BK Immigrants in Healthcare Occupations PUBLICATION Full Report
    Policy Brief
    Frogner BK, Skillman SM, Patterson DG, Snyder CR Comparing the Socioeconomic Well-Being of Workers across Healthcare Occupations PUBLICATION Full Report
    Policy Brief
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Fenton SH, Ostergard SJ Health information technology workforce needs of rural primary care practices PUBLICATION
    Skillman SM, Snyder CR, Frogner BK, Patterson DG The behavioral health workforce needed for integration with primary care: Information for health workforce planning. PUBLICATION Full Report
    Policy Brief
    Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA Data snapshots: Wyoming health care providers, 2009 PUBLICATION Physicians
    Physician Assistants
    Advanced Practice Nurses
    Pharmacists
    Dentists
    Psychologists
    Licensed Professional Counselors
    Licensed Clinical Social Workers
    Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists
    Licensed Addiction Therapists
    Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Doescher MP, Andrilla CHA Obstacles to providing high-quality patient care: findings from a survey of Wyoming's medical care providers PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Doescher MP Workforce challenges in delivering health care to elderly and low-income populations in Wyoming: medical providers' acceptance of Medicaid and Medicare patients PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Hart LG Washington State’s radiographer workforce through 2020: influential factors and available data PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Hart LG Washington State's pharmacist workforce through 2020: influential factors and available data PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Hart LG Washington State's dental hygienist workforce through 2020: influential factors and available data PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Tieman L, Doescher MP The licensed practical nurse workforce in the United States: one state's experience PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Thomas A, Tieman L Washington State licensed practical nurse supply and demand projections: 2007-2026 PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief.
    Patterson DG, Baldwin LM, Olsen P Supports and obstacles in the medical school application process for American Indians and Alaska Natives PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Hollow WB, Patterson DG, Olsen P, Baldwin LM American Indians and Alaska Natives: how do they find their path to medical school? PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Hollow WB, Buckley A, Patterson DG, Olsen P, Dorscher J, Medora R, Morin L, Padilla RS, Tahsequah J, Baldwin LM Clearing the path to medical school for American Indians and Alaska Natives: new strategies PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Hollow WB, Patterson DG, Olsen P, Baldwin LM American Indians and Alaska Natives: how do they find their path to medical school? PUBLICATION
    Chapman SA, Lindler V, Kaiser JA, Nielsen CS, Bates T, Hailer-O'Keefe L, Skillman SM, Patterson DG, Dawson D, Wijetunge G EMS workforce for the 21st century: a national assessment PUBLICATION Full report
    Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM, Hanscom J The impact of Medicaid primary care payment increases in Washington state PUBLICATION Full report
    Fenton SH, Joost E, Gongora J, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM Health Information Technology Employer Needs Survey: an assessment instrument for workforce planning PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Patterson DG, Skillman SM Health professions education in Washington State: 1996-2004 program completion statistics PUBLICATION Full report
    Patterson DG, Skillman SM Health professions education in Washington State: 1996-2000 program completion statistics PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Kett PM, Guenther GA, van Eijk MS, Patterson DG, Frogner BK Low Birthweight Rate Differences Associated With Distinct Perinatal Staffing Models at Federally Funded Health Centers PRESENTATION
    Kett PM, Shahrir S, Bekemeier B, Schaffer K, Zemmel DJ, Patterson DG Individual and Organizational Factors Associated With Public Health Workforce Competencies to Advance Health Equity PRESENTATION
    Pollack SW, Guenther GA, Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Stubbs BA Using the Washington Oral Health Workforce Tracking Program to Improve Understanding of Washington’s Dental Assistant Workforce PRESENTATION
    Pollack SW, Guenther GA, Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Stubbs BA Understanding Washington’s Oral Health Workforce PRESENTATION
    Frogner BK, Andrilla H, Guenther GA, Gurjal K, Morales L, Ornelas IJ, Patterson DG, Sabin JA The Impact of Brief Implicit Bias Education on Patient-Centered Communication Among Clinical Teaching Faculty PRESENTATION
    Kett PM, Frogner BK, Guenther GA, Patterson DG, van Eijk M Perinatal Outcomes Associated with Varying Obstetric Staffing at Federally Qualified Health Centers PRESENTATION
    Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG, Schaffer K, Shahrir S, Zemmel D Factors Associated with Public Health Workforce Competencies to Advance Health Equity PRESENTATION
    Hu X, Conrad S, Dill M, Patterson DG Physician Practice Location Choice – a Path Analysis Examining Where Physicians Grew up and Where They Trained in Medical School and Residency PRESENTATION
    Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG, Schaffer K, Shahrir S, Zemmel D Factors Associated with Public Health Workforce Competencies to Advance Health Equity PRESENTATION
    Weidner A, Evans D, Patterson DG, Spencer R Recruitment of Residents to Rural Programs: Early Outcomes of RRPD Cohort 1 PRESENTATION

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