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

Davis G Patterson, PhD

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

Publications/Presentations

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