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The Health Equity Workforce Research Center was housed at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity from 2019-2022. The Equity HWRC research portfolio looked across the continuum of education and training opportunities for all health professions and assess them in relation to social mission outcomes. We focused on developing and enhancing new metrics and tools for measuring health equity in health professions education, and partnering with health professions associations to analyze pipeline and school characteristics effects on health equity.

Director: Patricia Pittman, PhD
Deputy Director: Clese Erikson, MPAff

completed studies

Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Pittman P, Zieman M, Pillai D, Bass E. 2022. Variation in State Education Regulations for RNs. Journal of Nursing Education. DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20220303-06.
2. Batra S, Orban J, Raichur S, et al. 2022. Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Medical School Diversity Pathway Programs. JAMA Netw Open. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.29086.
3. Batra S, Orban J, Zhang H, et.al. 2022. Analysis of Social Mission Commitment at Dental, Medical, and Nursing Schools in the US. JAMA Network Open. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.10900.
4. Park J, Faraz Covelli A, Pittman P. 2021. Effects of Completing a Postgraduate Residency or Fellowship Program on Primary Care Nurse Practitioners’ Transition to Practice. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000563.
5. Chen C, Chong N, Luo Q, Park J. 2021. Community Health Center Residency Training: Improving Staffing, Service, and Quality. Family Medicine. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2021.843335.
6. Pittman P, et al. 2021. Health Workforce for Health Equity. Medical Care. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001609.
7. Armstrong D, Moore J, Ziemann M, Strasser J, Westfall N, Krips M. State Responses to Address Workforce Needs in the Initial Wave of the Pandemic. Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center: NY. March 2021.
8. Erikson C, Ziemann M. 2021. Advancing Social Mission Research: A Call to Action. Academic Medicine. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004427.
9. Salsberg E, Brantley E, Westergaard S, Farrell J, Rosenthal C. 2021. Limited, Uneven Progress in Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Dental School Graduates. J Dent Educ. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12793
10. Orban J, et al. 2021. The Scope of Social Mission Content in Health Professions Education Accreditation Standards. Academic Medicine. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004437.​
11. Luo Q, Erikson C, Chitwood R, Yuen C.  2020. Does Community College Attendance Affect Matriculation to a Physician Assistant Program? A Pathway to Increase Diversity in the Health Professions. Academic Medicine. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003860.
12. Ku L, Han X, Chen C, Vujicic M. 2020. The Association of Dental Education with Pediatric Medicaid Participation. Journal of Dental Education. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12390