WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

General center funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy, Fiscal Years 2005-2008 and 2008-2012

Department of Family Medicine, Box 354982
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195-4982
Phone: 206.685.0402
Fax: 206.616.4768
Email: rhrc@fammed.washington.edu
Web site: http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/

Director: Mark Doescher, MD, MSPH
Deputy Director: Susan M. Skillman, MS

The Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho (WWAMI) Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) is one of eight rural health research centers funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to perform policy-oriented research on issues related to rural health care and the rural health care workforce. The WWAMI RHRC, established in 1988, is based in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and works closely with the University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies, other departments and schools, the Washington State Department of Health, and Area Education Centers in the five WWAMI states (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho).

Major areas of inquiry at the WWAMI RHRC are:

training and supply of rural health care providers and the content and outcomes of the care they provide,
availability and quality of care for rural women and children, including obstetric and perinatal care, and
access to high-quality care for vulnerable and minority rural populations.

Topics Centers Researchers Other Resources Search		WWAMI Rural Health Research Center General center funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy, Fiscal Years 2005-2008 and 2008-2012 Department of Family Medicine, Box 354982 University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195-4982 Phone: 206.685.0402 Fax: 206.616.4768 Email: rhrc@fammed.washington.edu Web site: http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/ Director: Mark Doescher, MD, MSPH Deputy Director: Susan M. Skillman, MS The Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho (WWAMI) Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) is one of eight rural health research centers funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to perform policy-oriented research on issues related to rural health care and the rural health care workforce. The WWAMI RHRC, established in 1988, is based in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and works closely with the University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies, other departments and schools, the Washington State Department of Health, and Area Education Centers in the five WWAMI states (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho). Major areas of inquiry at the WWAMI RHRC are: training and supply of rural health care providers and the content and outcomes of the care they provide, availability and quality of care for rural women and children, including obstetric and perinatal care, and access to high-quality care for vulnerable and minority rural populations. Current projects Completed projects Publications: alphabetically or by date