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    Davis G Patterson, PhD

    Research Associate Professor
    Director, WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
    Deputy Director, HWRC Health Equity


    Biography:
    Davis Patterson is a sociologist and a research associate professor in the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine. He is Director of the Collaborative for Rural Primary care Research, Education, and Practice (Rural PREP) as well as the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center and an investigator in the Center for Health Workforce Studies. 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
    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
    Al Achkar M, Dahal A, Frogner BK, Patterson DG, Skillman SM 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
    Mroz TM, Garberson L, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG Comparing Utilization of Home Health between Medicare Advantage and Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries by Rural-Urban Status PRESENTATION
    Guenther GA, Kett PM, Williams-York B, Mohammed S, Patterson DG, Snyder CR, van Eijk M, Frogner BK Burnout in Underrepresented Students and Faculty in Health Professional Programs PRESENTATION
    Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG, Schaffer K Competencies, Training Needs, and Turnover Risk for the Rural Local Public Health Workforce: Findings from the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey PRESENTATION
    Achkar MA, Patterson DG, Frogner BK, Skillman SM, Dahal A Integrating Immigrant Health Professionals into the U.S. Healthcare Workforce: Barriers and Solutions PRESENTATION
    Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG Comparing rural and urban local public health workforce skills, training needs, and turnover risk PRESENTATION
    Guenther GA, Kett PM, Williams-York B, Mohammed S, Patterson DG, Snyder CR, van Eijk M, Frogner BK Comparing Underrepresented Student and Faculty Burnout in Health Professional Programs PRESENTATION
    Sabin JA, Guenther GA, Ornelas IJ, Patterson DG, Andrilla C, Morales L, Gurjal K, Frogner BK Lasting Effects of Brief Implicit Bias Education on Academic Clinicians’ Personal Bias Awareness PRESENTATION
    Sabin JA, Guenther GA, Ornelas IJ, Patterson DG, Andrilla C, Morales L, Gurjal K, Frogner BK Lasting Effects of Brief Implicit Bias Education for Academic Clinicians: From Learning to Action PRESENTATION
    Patterson DG, Al Achkar M Accelerated Pathways for Internationally Educated Health Professionals PRESENTATION
    Patterson DG Accelerated Pathways for Internationally Educated Health Professionals PRESENTATION

 

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