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Satisfactory recruitment and retention efforts may be documented
by:
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Copies of advertisements
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List of interviewed candidates and reason not
selected
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Notation and description of limited candidates
in the region
Evaluation of
unmet need for health care services within the service area or
for unmet need in an identified underserved population:
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Number of practicing primary care physicians (or specialists,
include visiting specialists, if applicable)
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For specialists, agreement of local primary care practitioners
that the specialty is needed and support for the current waiver
application
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Utilization data, e.g. number of procedures most commonly
performed by specialty being recruited
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Population to physician ratios, or other measures of
underservice for the area
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Medicaid claims data if necessary to monitor access concerns
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Waiting times for referrals from safety net providers
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Past compliance with the program guidelines will be considered
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For medical school teaching positions, evidence of need shall
consist of a letter from the Dean of the University of Kansas
School of Medicine certifying that an essential faculty vacancy
exists.
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For health officer positions, evidence of need shall consist of
a letter from the Director of the Division of Health in the
Kansas Department of Health and Environment certifying that an
essential public health vacancy exists.
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