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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 2023

Sturges 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, Skillman SM, Patterson DG. 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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Patterson DG, Jonk Y, Duncan J. The State of Rural EMS: Challenges and Opportunities National Rural Health Association Policy Institute, Washington, DC

Patterson DG. Emergency Medicine in Rural America National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Podcasts | OAS Episode 198, Virtual Event

Patterson DG. Expanding the Health Workforce to Achieve Health Equity Association of Professors of Dermatology (APD) 2023 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

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 American Public Health Association (APHA) 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, GA

Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG. Health equity and rural public health workforce competencies: Training needs identified from the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey Washington State Public Health Association 2023 Annual Conference, Wenatchee, WA

 

RHRC Publications

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Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Burchim SE, Dunn JA, Keppel GA, Miller SG, Woolcock SC. Rural Communities Opioids Response Program (RCORP) WWAMI RHRC 02-22-2024

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

 

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