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Health Care Education and Training

Education and training can play a significant role in determining health care professionals' proficiency with the most recent interventions and technologies. Training programs and policies also have important implications for labor market issues in the health care sector. RAND examines how education and training relate to care delivery and quality of care throughout the health care industry.

Journal Article

Antibiotics Prescribed as Often During Telemedicine Appointments as In-Person Visits

Patients treated for acute respiratory infections by a doctor on a telephone or live video are as likely to be prescribed an antibiotic as those treated in person. However, patients treated virtually are more often prescribed a broad-spectrum antibiotic, which is concerning because overuse of the drugs increases costs and contributes to antibiotic resistance.

Mar 28, 2017
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Tool

RAND's Fidelity Monitoring Protocol for Suicide Prevention Workshops in California

RAND developed a fidelity monitoring protocol composed of adherence and competence measures based on the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) for the California Mental Health Services Authority.

Mar 7, 2017
Commentary

What If Being a Leader In Public Health Is About More Than Just Health?

Public health leaders should be able to articulate the business case for their work and should have the skills to work with others outside the health sector. Schools could help by preparing students to think beyond the traditional boundaries of public health.

Nov 17, 2016
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Journal Article

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Team-Based Competition to Increase Learner Participation in Quality-Improvement Education

We investigated whether the incorporation of team-based game mechanics into an evidence-based online learning platform could increase resident participation in a QI curriculum.

Feb 29, 2016
Journal Article

There Are More Young Female Anesthesiologists, but Compensation Is Still Lower Than Male Colleagues'

An increasing number of young female physicians are becoming anesthesiologists. But their pay lags behind their male peers, even after accounting for differences, such as hours worked and experience.

Oct 19, 2015
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RAND's Silent Monitoring Protocol for Assessing Suicide Crisis Line Call Content and Quality

Report describes the methods for developing and testing a silent monitoring protocol for California suicide crisis call centers to evaluate call content and quality, document staff strengths and weaknesses, and identify areas for further training.

Sep 10, 2015
Report

Report

Leadership as a health research policy intervention: An evaluation of the NIHR Leadership programme (Phase 2)

The NIHR Leadership Programme was established in 2009 to develop the leadership skills and capabilities of current and future NIHR researchers. RAND Europe was commissioned to undertake a 2-year real time evaluation of the programme.

Jul 21, 2015
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Journal Article

Assessing the Impact of Academic-Practice Partnerships on Nursing Staff

In this paper, we examine the experiences of the VA staff nurses who worked on the units used for VA Nursing Academy (VANA) clinical training.

Jul 1, 2015
Report

Report

Improving Care for Co-Occurring Psychological Health and Substance Use Disorders: An Implementation Evaluation of the Co-Occurring Disorders Clinician Training Program

The report evaluates implementation of a clinician training program to improve care for Navy personnel with co-occurring disorders. Results suggest careful planning for training initiatives could increase implementation of evidence-based practice.

May 13, 2015
Journal Article

Online Training Can Teach Psychotherapists Evidence-Based Treatments

Psychotherapy treatments can lag years behind what research has shown to be effective because there simply are not enough clinicians trained in new methods. But e-learning can be as successful as in-person instruction for teaching psychotherapists how to use newer evidence-based treatments.

May 6, 2015
News Release

News Release

Online Training Can Teach Psychotherapists Evidence-Based Treatments

Psychotherapy treatments can lag years behind what research has shown to be effective because there simply are not enough clinicians trained in new methods. But online training programs can be as successful as in-person instruction for teaching psychotherapists how to use newer evidence-based treatments.

May 5, 2015
Journal Article

Journal Article

Opening the "Black Box" of GME Costs and Benefits: A Conceptual Model and a Call for Systematic Studies

At the heart of the current debate on financing graduate medical education (GME) is a seemingly simple question, how much does it cost hospitals and other health care providers to participate in GME?

Apr 7, 2015
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Report

Best practice: Medizinische Aus- und Weiterbildung aus internationaler Perspektive

This is a German translation of a report that seeks to inform the further development of medical education and training for primary care in Germany.

Mar 19, 2015
Report

Best practice: Medical training from an international perspective

This report seeks to inform the further development of medical education and training for primary care in Germany. It concludes with a presentation of policy options that arise from comparison with experiences in England, France and the Netherlands.

Mar 19, 2015
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Journal Article

Doctor of Nursing Practice by 2015: An Examination of Nursing Schools' Decisions to Offer a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree

Multiple pathways to becoming an APRN are likely to remain until various factors yield a more favorable environment for a full transition to the doctoral of nursing practice (DNP).

Mar 15, 2015
Report

Report

The DNP by 2015: A Study of the Institutional, Political, and Professional Issues that Facilitate or Impede Establishing a Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

In 2004, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing voted that all master's programs for advanced-practice registered nurses transition to doctorate programs by 2015. RAND studied current programs and barriers to adoption of doctorate programs.

Jan 9, 2015
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Journal Article

The Critical Elements of Effective Academic-Practice Partnerships: A Framework Derived from the Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy

The nursing profession is exploring how academic-practice partnerships should be structured to maximize the potential benefits for each partner.

Jan 8, 2015
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Examining the Value of Inpatient Nurse Staffing: An Assessment of Quality and Patient Care Costs

The study findings provide support for the value of inpatient nurse staffing as it contributes to improvements in inpatient care; increases in staff number and skill mix can lead to improved quality and reduced length of stay at no additional cost.

Oct 24, 2014
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Journal Article

Long-term Effects of the 2003 ACGME Resident Duty Hour Reform on Hospital Mortality

The long-term effects of reform are important to consider because adherence to duty hour restrictions was limited in the first few years after the transition, and oversight of residents since the transition may have changed.

Jul 1, 2014
Report

Report

Supporting the development of a new health R&D strategy: A rapid review of international theory and practice for Norway's HelseOmsorg21

This report for HelseOmsorg21 presents a series of rapid evidence reviews, summarising relevant literature and highlighting international examples of particularly relevant or innovative approaches applicable to the Norwegian health research system.

Apr 3, 2014

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RAND Topic:
Health Care Education and Training

Topic Synonyms:
Medical Education and Training

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