Preparing behavioral health clinicians for success and retention in rural safety net practices.
Donald E PathmanLisa de Saxe ZerdenMandi GingrasJessica SeelJackie FannellBrianna M LombardiPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2024)
Formal training in care for underserved populations is a large part of the education of behavioral health clinicians who later work in rural safety net practices. More training in rural underserved care for these clinicians is associated with greater integration and fit in their communities and longer anticipated retention in their practices, but not with skills confidence or practice outcomes.