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Davis G Patterson
Research Associate Professor
Research
davisp@uw.edu
(206)-543-1892
Biography
Davis Patterson, PhD, is a sociologist and Research Associate Professor in the University of Washington (UW) Department of Family Medicine in Seattle, Washington. He is Director of the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center and and Deputy Director, Health Equity, in the UW Center for Health Workforce Studies. His research seeks to inform policy to improve rural and under-resourced populations’ access to healthcare. His work focuses on the health workforce, examining educational pathways to prepare, recruit, and retain health care practitioners and innovative workforce models to achieve health equity. He is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Belize), an avid traveler, and fluent in Spanish.
Publications
Cedeno B, Shimkin G, Lawson A, Cheng B, Patterson DG, Keys T Positive yet problematic: Lived experiences of racial and ethnic minority medical students during rural and urban underserved clinical rotations. The Journal of Rural Health. Jan 2023Sturges D, Patterson DG, Bennett IM, Cawse-Lucas J Can Family Medicine's Counterculture History Help Shape an Anti-Racist Future? . The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. Jan 2022
Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG Tracking the geographic distribution and growth of clinicians with a dea waiver to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder. J Rural Health. Mar 2021
Meyers P, Wilkinson E, Petterson S, Patterson DG, Longenecker R, Schmitz D, Bazemore A Rural workforce years: Quantifying the rural workforce contribution of family medicine residency graduates. J Grad Med Educ. Dec 2020
Schmitz DF, Evans DV, Andrilla CHA, Jopson AD, Longenecker RL, Patterson DG. Challenges and best practices for implementing rurally targeted admissions in U.S. medical schools.. J Health Care Poor Underserved. Nov 2020
Jopson AD, Pollack SW, Schmitz DF, Thompson MJ, Harris D, Bateman M, Evans DV, Patterson DG. Promoting health careers among rural K–16 students: A mixed-method study to describe pathway programs.. J Health Care Poor Underserved. Nov 2020
Kaplan L, Pollack SW, Skillman SM, Patterson DG. Factors that encourage and support advanced practice registered nurses to work in rural and safety-net settings. . J Health Care Poor Underserved. Nov 2020
Glenn LE, Simon L, Smith VS, Longenecker RL, Schmitz D, Patterson DG. Microresearch: Promoting scholarly activity that addresses health disparities in rural health professional education programs.. J Health Care Poor Underserved. Nov 2020
Longenecker RL, Schmitz D, Pollack SW, Patterson DG. A design and dissemination studio: Building a scholarly community of practice in rural health professions education and training.. J Health Care Poor Underserved. Nov 2020
Longenecker RL, Andrilla CHA, Jopson AD, Evans DV, Schmitz D, Larson EH, Patterson DG Pipelines to pathways: Medical school commitment to producing a rural workforce. J Rural Health. Nov 2020
Ravenna PA, Bream KDW, Fancher T, Juarez P, Klusaritz HA, Matthews-Juarez P, Persell SD, Phillips RS, Riedy C, Patterson DG. Who, what, and where: Transforming primary care education to advance health equity. . J Health Care Poor Underserved. Nov 2020
Ackerman-Barger K, Sandvold I, Patterson DG, Brown KY, Douglas-Kersellius NV. Leveraging collective impact to promote health equity.. J Health Care Poor Underserved. Nov 2020
Kaplan L, Pollack SW, Skillman SM, Patterson DG NP program efforts promoting transition to rural practice. Nurse Pract. Oct 2020
Al Achkar M, Bennett IM, Chwastiak L, Hoeft T, Normoyle T, Vredevoogd M, Patterson DG Telepsychiatric consultation as a training and workforce development strategy for rural primary care. Ann Fam Med. Sep 2020
Andrilla CHA, Garberson LA, Patterson DG, Quigley TF, Larson EH Comparing the health workforce provider mix and the distance travelled for mental health services by rural and urban medicare beneficiaries. J Rural Health. Aug 2020
Mroz TM, Patterson DG, Frogner BK The impact of medicare's rural add-on payments on supply of home health agencies serving rural counties. Health Aff (Millwood). Jun 2020
Evans DV, Jopson AD, Andrilla CHA, Longenecker RL, Patterson DG Targeted medical school admissions: A strategic process for meeting our social mission. Fam Med. Jun 2020
Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Moore TE, Coulthard C, Larson EH Projected contributions of nurse practitioners and physicians assistant to buprenorphine treatment services for opioid use disorder in rural areas. Med Care Res Rev. Apr 2020
Andrilla CHA, Jones KC, Patterson DG Prescribing practices of nurse practitioners and physician assistants waivered to prescribe buprenorphine and the barriers they experience prescribing buprenorphine. J Rural Health. Mar 2020
Patterson DG, Schmitz D, Longenecker RL Family medicine rural training track residencies: risks and resilience. Fam Med. 51(8) 2019
Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Garberson LA Preparing physicians for rural practice: Availability of rural training in rural-centric residency programs. J Grad Med Educ. Oct 2019
Andrilla CHA, Moore TE, Patterson DG, Larson EH Geographic distribution of providers with a DEA waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder: a 5-year update. J Rural Health. 35(1) 2018
Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Garberson LA, Coulthard C, Larson EH Geographic variation in the supply of selected behavioral health providers. Am J Prev Med. 54(6S3) 2018
Mroz TM, Andrilla CHA, Garberson LA, Skillman SM, Patterson DG, Larson EH Service provision and quality outcomes for high-risk rural Medicare beneficiaries receiving home health care. Home Health Care Services Quarterly. 37(3) 2018
Andrilla CHA, Moore TE, Patterson DG, Larson EH Geographic distribution of providers with a DEA waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder: a 5-year update. J Rural Health. 35(1) 2018
Andrilla CHA, Moore TE, Patterson DG Overcoming barriers to prescribing buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder: recommendations from rural physicians. J Rural Health. 35(1) 2018
Patterson DG, Coulthard C, Garberson LA, Wingrove G, Larson EH What Is the Potential of Community Paramedicine to Fill Rural Health Care Gaps?. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2016
Evans DV,Patterson DG, A Andrilla CH, Schmitz D, Longenecker R, Do Residencies That Aim to Produce Rural Family Physicians Offer Relevant Training?. Fam Med. Sep 2016
Doescher MP,Lee C, Saelens BE, Lee C, Berke EM, Adachi-Mejia AM, Patterson DG, Moudon AV, Utilitarian and Recreational Walking Among Spanish- and English-Speaking Latino Adults in Micropolitan US Towns.. J Immigr Minor Health. Mar 2016
Skillman SM, Andrilla CH, Patterson DG, Fenton SH, Ostergard SJ Health information technology workforce needs of rural primary care practices.. J Rural Health. Winter 2015
Doescher MP, Lee C, Berke EM, Adachi-Mejia AM, Lee CK, Stewart O, Patterson DG, Hurvitz PM, Carlos HA, Duncan GE, Moudon AV The built environment and utilitarian walking in small U.S. towns.. Prev Med. Dec 2014
Fenton SH, Joost E, Gongora J, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM Health Information Technology Employer Needs Survey: an assessment instrument for workforce planning. Educ Perspect Health Inform Inf Manage. Winter 2013
Fenton SH, Joost E, Gongora J, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM Health Information Technology Employer Needs Survey: an assessment instrument for workforce planning. Educ Perspect Health Inform Inf Manage. Winter 2013
Greer S, Williams I, Valderrama AL, Bolton P, Patterson DG, Zhang Z EMS medical direction and prehospital practices for acute cardiovascular events.. Prehosp Emerg Care. Jan-Mar 2013
Williams I, Valderrama AL, Bolton P, Greek A, Greer S, Patterson DG, Zhang Z Factors associated with emergency medical services scope of practice for acute cardiovascular events.. Prehosp Emerg Care. Apr-Jun 2012
Skillman SM, Andrilla CH, Patterson DG, Tieman L, Doescher MP The licensed practical nurse workforce in the United States: one state's experience.. Cah Sociol Demogr Med. Apr 2010
Patterson DG, Baldwin LM, Olsen PM Supports and obstacles in the medical school application process for American Indians and Alaska Natives.. J Health Care Poor Underserved. May 2009
Hollow WB, Patterson DG, Olsen PM, Baldwin LM American Indians and Alaska Natives: how do they find their path to medical school?. Acad Med. Oct 2006
Patterson DG, Carline JD Promoting minority access to health careers through health profession-public school partnerships: a review of the literature.. Acad Med. Jun 2006
Carline JD, Patterson DG Characteristics of health professions schools, public school systems, and community-based organizations in successful partnerships. Acad Med. May 2003
Carline JD, Hunt DD, Patterson DG, Garcia C Participation in enrichment programs and its effect on interview scores of applicants to the University of Washington School of Medicine.. Acad Med. Apr 1999
Carline JD, Patterson DG, Davis LA, Oakes-Borremo P Enrichment programs for undergraduate college students intended to increase the representation of minorities in medicine.. Acad Med. Mar 1998
Carline JD, Patterson DG, Davis LA, Irby DM, Oakes-Borremo P Precollege enrichment programs intended to increase the representation of minorities in medicine.. Acad Med. Mar 1998
CHWS Publications
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Patterson DG, van Eijk MS, Pollack SW, Stubbs B, Hanson C. The EMS and Community Paramedic Workforces Respond to COVID-19 Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington 06-01-2023
Frogner BK, Patterson DG, Skillman SM. The workforce needed to address population health Milbank Quarterly 101(S1): 841-865 05-17-2023
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 American Journal of Public Health 113, 689_699 05-17-2023
Al Achkar M, Dahal A, Frogner BK, Patterson DG, Skillman SM. Integrating Immigrant Health Professionals into the U.S. Healthcare Workforce: Barriers and Solutions J Immigrant Minority Health 04-21-2023
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 Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington 03-01-2022
CHWS Presentations
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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 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM), Seattle, WA
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 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM), Seattle, WA
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 Department of Family Medicine Fair & Scholarship Forum, Seattle, WA
Achkar MA, Patterson DG, Frogner BK, Skillman SM, Dahal A. Integrating Immigrant Health Professionals into the U.S. Healthcare Workforce: Barriers and Solutions Department of Family Medicine Fair & Scholarship Forum, Seattle, WA
Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG. Comparing rural and urban local public health workforce skills, training needs, and turnover risk Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Health Workforce Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
RHRC Publications
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Larson EH, Oster NV, Jopson AD, Andrilla CHA, Pollack SW, Patterson DG. Routes to Rural Readiness: Enhancing Clinical Training Experiences for Physician Assistants J Physician Assist Educ 09-01-2023
Longenecker R, Oster NV, Peterson L, Andrilla CHA, Schmitz DF, Evans DV, Morgan ZJ, Pollack SW, Patterson DG. A Match Made in Rural: Interpreting Match Rates and Exploring Best Practices Family Medicine April 2023 04-01-2023
Schmitz DF, Casapulla S, Patterson DG, Longenecker R. Building Rural Primary Care Research by Connecting Rural Programs Annals of Family Medicine Feb;21(Suppl 2) 02-01-2023
Cole A, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Davidson S, Mendoza J. Measuring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Behaviors and Health Care Utilization in Rural and Urban Patients with Cancer and Cancer Survivors Cancer Research Communications 02-07-2023
Patterson DG, Shipman SA, Pollack SW, Andrilla CHA, Schmitz D, Evans D, Peterson LE, Longenecker R. Growing a Rural Family Physician Workforce: The Contributions of Rural Background and Rural Place of Residency Training Health Serv Res 1‐7 05-09-2023
RHRC Presentations
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Patterson DG. Implementation of the New Rural Emergency Hospital model: potential workforce impacts National Rural Health Association Conference, San Diego, CA
Patterson DG. The Contributions of Geographic Origin vs. Place of Training to Family Physicians’ Practice National Rural Health Association Conference, San Diego, CA
Patterson DG. Growing the Rural Health Workforce: New Findings on Needs and Solutions Keynote address at the Rural Health Workforce Development Conference, Columbia, MO
Mroz TM, Garberson LA, Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM, Patterson DG. Quality of post-acute care for rural Medicare beneficiaries: Comparing urban and rural skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Woolcock S. Tracking trends in the workforce treating opioid use disorders with buprenorphine National Rural Health Association 44th Annual Rural Health Conference / Online