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Davis G Patterson
Research Professor
Research
davisp@uw.edu
(206)-543-1892

Biography

Davis Patterson, PhD, is a sociologist and Research Professor in the University of Washington (UW) Department of Family Medicine in Seattle, Washington. He is senior advisor and former director of the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center and an investigator 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.

RHRC Publications

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Mroz TM, Garberson LA, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG. Comparing Utilization of Home Health Care Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries by Rural-Urban Status WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington 09-04-2025

Burchim SE, Evans DV, Maris NL, Garberson LA, Pollack, SW, Andrilla CHA, Graves JM, Keppel GA, Patterson DG. Supply, Distribution, and Access to Cardiologists, Neurologists, Oncologists, and Pulmonologists in the Rural and Urban U.S. WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington 08-07-2025

Oster NV, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Garberson LA, Graves JM. Interstate Occupational Licensure Arrangements to Expand Access to Behavioral Health Services WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington 07-22-2025

Woolcock SC, Patterson DG, Dunn JA, Peterson LE, Andrilla CHA. Rural and urban differences in family physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic J Rural Health 07-11-2025

Woolcock SC, Garberson LA, Patterson DG, Graves JM, Andrilla CHA. The Rural and Urban Supply of Clinicians With a DEA Waiver to Prescribe Buprenorphine in 2022 Prior to the Elimination of the Waiver Requirement WWAMI Rural Health Research Center 04-08-2025

RHRC Presentations

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Mroz TM, Garberson L, Andrilla CHA, Patterson D.. Home Health Aide and Social Work Visits in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare by Rurality. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting

Andrilla CHA, Garberson L, Graves JM, Patterson D, Woolcock SC. Healthcare utilization and transportation burden for mood disorders and opioid use disorder treatment 2024 WA State Co-Occurring Disorders (COD) and Treatment Conference

Burchim SE, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG. Lessons from the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program: Evaluation of Technical Assistance National Rural Health Association Conference, San Diego, CA

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

CHWS Publications

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Sabin J, Guenther GA, Ornelas IJ, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Morales LS, Gujral K, Frogner BK. The Impact of Brief Health Equity/Implicit Bias Education on Patient-Centered Communication Among Clinical Teaching Faculty Adv Med Educ Pract 01-31-2026

Woodward KF, Frogner BK, Patterson DG. The EMS Exodus: Why Clinicians Are Leaving and What It Means for Public Health Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP) Direct 09-17-2025

Woodward KF, Hanson CS, Frogner BK, Patterson DG. Who is Leaving the Emergency Medical Services Workforce? Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP) 05-15-2025

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 PLOS Global Public Health 01-09-2025

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 Health Affairs Scholar qxae113 12-04-2024

CHWS Presentations

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Rogers TB, Dahal A, Frogner BK, Patterson DG. Immigrants in Healthcare Occupations APPAM's 47th Annual Fall Research Conference, Seattle, WA

Woodward KF, Hanson C, Frogner BK, Patterson DG. Who Is Leaving the Emergency Medical Services Workforce? Poster presented at AcademyHealth 2025 Annual Research Meeting (ARM), Minneapolis, MN

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 American Public Health Association (APHA) 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo, Minneapolis, MN

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 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM), Baltimore, MD