Registered nursing is one of the largest licensed health care professions in the US, and the registered nurse (RN) workforce continues to grow. However, in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had significant impacts on the RN workforce as well as the RN educational pipeline. In 2020 a series of questions about COVID-19 was added to annual RN education program surveys conducted in both New York and Utah.
This report assesses the impact of COVID-19 on registered nursing education programs in New York and Utah, helping stakeholders better understand pandemic-related challenges faced by RN education programs and the strategies used to address them.
Citation: Armstrong D, Ruttinger C, Cleaves M. The Impact of COVID-19 on Registered Nurse Education Programs in New York and Utah. Rensselaer, NY: Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany; August 2022.
This report summarizes the results of the Survey of Residents Completing Training in New York in 2021 (2021 Exit Survey) conducted by the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) in the spring and summer of 2021. This survey, administered annually with the cooperation and assistance of residency program directors and hospitals’ graduate medical education (GME) administrators across the state, consists of questions covering the following general topical areas: residents’ demographic and background characteristics, residents’ post-graduation plans, characteristics of post-graduation employment (for residents with confirmed practice plans), residents’ experiences in searching for a job, and their impressions of the physician job market (for residents who had searched for a job).
The primary goal of the Exit Survey is to assist the medical education community in New York in its efforts to train physicians consistent with the needs of the state and the nation.
Citation: Pang J, Armstrong D. 2021 New York Residency Training Outcomes: A Summary of Responses to the 2021 New York Resident Exit Survey. Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany; June 2022.
Dental therapy is a workforce model that introduces mid-level practitioners—dental therapists—with both preventive and restorative skills. The introduction of dental therapists appears to improve access to and equity in dental service delivery in the US. The Oral Health Workforce Research Center conducted a study that evaluated the satisfaction of clinical providers, organizational administrators, and patients with the dental therapy workforce at Apple Tree Dental in Minnesota, the first US state to authorize dental therapy practice statewide.
This report describes the results from 2 surveys on the dental therapy workforce at Apple Tree Dental’s centers and programs: 1) clinician and administration satisfaction and 2) patient satisfaction with their clinical providers, making comparisons across provider type.
Citation: Langelier M, Surdu S, O’Malley E. Provider and Patient Satisfaction With the Dental Therapy Workforce at Apple Tree Dental. Rensselaer, NY: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany; May 2022.
Pang J, Armstrong D. 2019 New York Residency Training Outcomes: A Summary of Responses to the 2019 New York Resident Exit Survey. Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany; May 2022.
Cleaves M, Stiegler K, Martiniano R, Moore J. The Health Care Workforce in New York State: Trends in the Supply of and Demand for Health Workers. Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany; March 2022.
Kwong C, Werts M, Martinez A, Taylor G, Roykh B, Mertz E. The Changing Role of Post-baccalaureate Programs in Dental Education. Rensselaer, NY: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany; February 2022.
Pang J, Armstrong DP. Trends in Demand for New Physicians, 2015-2019: A Summary of Demand Indicators for 34 Physician Specialties. Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany; December 2021.
Langelier M, Surdu S, Gundavarapu SS, Sabounchi SS. Evaluating the Impact of Dentists’ Personal Characteristics on Workforce Participation. Rensselaer, NY: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany; December 2021.
Stiegler K, Martiniano R, Harun N, Wang S, Forte G, Moore J. A Profile of New York State’s Patient Care Nurse Practitioners. Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany; November 2021.
Mertz E, Jura M, Wang S, et al. A Comparison of Opioid Prescribing Patterns by Dentists in New York and Oregon, 2014-2016. Rensselaer, NY: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany; September 2021.
