A Roadmap OUT of mEdical deserts into supportive Health Workforce initiatives and policies (ROUTE-HWF)

ROUTE-HWF is a consortium project co-funded by the European Union’s Health Programme that conducts research to help EU Member States to design and implement their own health workforce policies related to medical deserts

A Roadmap OUT of mEdical deserts into supportive Health Workforce initiatives and policies (ROUTE-HWF)

Our latest results

Our publications are available online:

Flinterman, L. E., González-González, A. I., Seils, L., Bes, J., Ballester, M., Bañeres, J., Dan, S., Domagała, A., Dubas-Jakóbczyk, K., Likic, R., Kroezen, M., Batenburg, R. (2023). ‘Characteristics of Medical Deserts and Approaches to Mitigate Their Health Workforce Issues: A Scoping Review of Empirical Studies in Western Countries’, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Early view, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7454, https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4458.html, Open access

Marcec, R., Seils, L., González-González, A. I., Dubas-Jakóbczyk, K., Domagała, A., Dan, S., Flinterman, L., Likic, R., Batenburg, R. (2023). ‘Tackling Medical Deserts: Unearthing Factors that Influence Medical Students’ Attitudes and the Path Forward’, Postgraduate Medical Journal, https://doi.org/10.1093/postmj/qgad042

Upcoming events

‘Towards a roadmap out of medical deserts: what are supportive health workforce policies for countries?’ROUTE-HWF workshop organized at the European Forum for Primary Care

17-19 September 2023, Barcelona

‘Factors Influencing Medical Students' Attitudes Towards Working in Medical Deserts: Implications for Healthcare Workforce Planning’, Presentation at the European Forum for Primary Care

17-19 September 2023, Barcelona