
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)
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
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
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The ROUTE-HWF consortium has a proven track record of accomplishment in health policy research