Recruitment and Retention of Rural Health Professionals in Minnesota

• Published in: Health services research Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. e14453 - n/a
• Main Authors: MacDougall, Hannah, Woldegerima, Selam, Henning‐Smith, Carrie, Fritsma, Teri, Olson, Andrew P. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Advocacy; Autonomy; Child care; Community health; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Focus Groups; Forgiveness; Health Personnel - psychology; Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data; Health status; Housing; Humans; Interviews; Interviews as Topic; Male; Medical personnel; medically underserved area; Middle Aged; Minnesota; motivation; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Personnel Selection; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative Research; Recruitment; Retention; Rural areas; Rural communities; rural health; Rural Health Services - organization & administration; Rural housing; Rural Population; workforce; Minnesota; United States > US; workforce; qualitative research; rural health; medically underserved area; motivation

ABSTRACT Objective To qualitatively explore the reasons health professionals decide to practice in rural areas. Study Setting and Design Exploratory, cross‐sectional, semi‐structured qualitative interview and focus group study using thematic analysis with a convenience sample of health professionals...