Health Professions Education Programs : Action Still Needed to Measure Impact

For FY 1999 through 2005, the Health Resources & Serv. Admin. (HRSA), spent about $2.7 billion to fund the more than 40 health professions educ. programs authorized under title 7 & title 8 of the Public Health Service Act. These programs include those providing grants to institutions, direct assistance to students, & funding for health workforce analyses. Title 7 includes programs related to the educ. of providers, such as primary care physicians. Title 8 includes programs related to nursing educ. This report reviewed changes in funding & in the number of these programs since 1998, HRSA's goals & assessment of the programs, & HRSA's national health professions workforce projections. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.Aronovitz, Leslie G. is the author of 'Health Professions Education Programs : Action Still Needed to Measure Impact', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422307335 and ISBN 1422307336.