Table 2 Characteristics of the health centers of the pilot test participants
From: Development and validation of the Readiness to Train Assessment Tool (RTAT)
Health center’s overall stage of engagement with health professions training programs a (N = 201) | N | (%) |
 Early stage- awareness of health professions training programs | 44 | 21.9 |
 Planning for implementation of first HPT program | 18 | 9.0 |
 Implementation of first HPT program | 16 | 8.0 |
 Sustaining first HPT program | 38 | 18.9 |
 Expansion of additional HPT programs | 85 | 42.3 |
Type(s) of health professions training programs at health center a (N = 211) | N | (%) |
 Not engaged in health professions training program(s) | 11 | 5.2 |
 Informal training (e.g., shadowing, rotations, experiential training) | 135 | 64.0 |
 Established affiliation agreements with academic institutions to host students | 162 | 76.8 |
 Formal agreements with individual students | 100 | 47.4 |
 Directly sponsoring accredited or accreditation eligible training programs (across all disciplines and education levels) | 86 | 40.7 |
 Other | 17 | 8.1 |
Past, current, or future health professions training efforts at the health center are at the following educational level(s) a (N = 211) | N | (%) |
 Certificate | 113 | 53.6 |
 Paraprofessional | 65 | 30.8 |
 Undergraduate | 95 | 45.0 |
 Graduate | 161 | 76.3 |
 Post-Professional | 112 | 53.1 |
Past, current, or future health professions training efforts at the health center are in the following clinical discipline(s) a (N = 212) | N | (%) |
 Medical (MD, NP, PA, CNM, MA, Pharmacist) | 180 | 84.9 |
 Nursing (RN, LPN) | 129 | 60.8 |
 Dental (Dentist, Dental Hygienist, Dental Assistant) | 109 | 51.4 |
 Behavioral Health (Psychiatry, Psychiatric NP, PsyD, MA-Level Therapist) | 138 | 65.1 |
 Other | 44 | 20.7 |
Approximate number of students/trainees trained per year at the health center (N = 201) | N | (%) |
 0–25 | 132 | 65.7 |
 26–50 | 28 | 13.9 |
 51–100 | 22 | 10.9 |
  > 100 | 19 | 9.5 |
Number of unduplicated patients in the most recent 12-month period (N = 200) | N | (%) |
 Under 25,000 | 93 | 46.5 |
 25,000-99,999 | 76 | 38 |
 100,000-200,000 | 24 | 12 |
 Over 200,000 | 7 | 3.5 |
Health center’s current certification status for Patient Centered Medical Home (N = 200) | N | (%) |
 Level I | 18 | 9 |
 Level II | 28 | 14 |
 Level III | 119 | 59.5 |
 Not certified | 35 | 17.5 |
Site(s) of the health professions training program designated as rural (N = 194) | N | (%) |
 Yes | 83 | 42.8 |
 No | 101 | 52.1 |
 Uncertain | 10 | 5.2 |