With funding from The Colorado Trust, in June 2009 CHI surveyed Colorado’s 1,362 rural physicians to gather information about themselves, their practices and the unique issues of working in rural areas. The information is being used to inform legislators, providers, communities, the Colorado Area Health Education Centers, the Colorado medical Society, COPIC Insurance, the Health Resources and Services Administration Region 8 Office and the Colorado University Denver School of Medicine about the challenges of recruiting and retaining physicians in rural Colorado.

Expand the menu below for related publications and presentations from the survey.

The research data file is available to researchers who have received approval from the Colorado Health Institute Review Committee to use the micro–level data from the survey for legitimate research purposes.

• Research file application

The public use file (PUF) is available to researchers and data analysts who have completed the Data Use Agreement.

• Public Use File registration and data file

See:

• 2009 Rural Physician Survey Form
• Rural Physician Literature Review (2008)