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Site Development Manual: Chapter 11

Exhibit 11-6: PRIMARY CARE RECRUITMENT RESOURCES

  1. Disciplines Covered

  2. All Primary Care Disciplines

    National Health Service Corps
    5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8A-55
    Rockville, MD 20857
    1-800-221-9393
    http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov

    Indian Health Service
    5600 Fishers Lane
    Rockville, MD 20857
    301-443-1397
    http://www.ihs.gov

    National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3R NET)
    http://www.3rnet.org
    1-800-787-2512

    Regional and State Primary Care Associations*
    http://bphc.hrsa.gov/OSNP/PCAWEB.htm
    *Most state PCAs have their own recruitment and retention Web links for a variety of primary care disciplines.

  3. Physicians

    American Medical Association
    515 North State Street
    Chicago, IL 60610
    312/465-5000
    www.ama-assn.org

    American Academy of Family Physicians
    8880 Ward Parkway
    Kansas City, MO 64114
    816/333-9700
    www.aafp.org

    American College of Physicians
    6th Street at Race
    Philadelphia, PA 19106
    1-800-523-1546
    www.acponline.org

    American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    409 12th Street, SW
    Washington, DC 20024
    202-638-5577
    www.acog.org

    American Academy of Pediatrics
    141 NW Point Boulevard
    PO Box 927
    Elk Grove, IL 60007
    708-228-50005
    www.aap.org

    American Osteopathic Association
    142 East Ontario Street
    Chicago, IL 60611
    312-280-5800
    www.aoa-net.org

  4. Physician Assistants

    American Academy of Physician Assistants
    950 N. Washington Street
    Alexandria, VA 22314
    703-836-2272
    www.aapa.org

    National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
    2845 Henderson Mill Road, NE
    Atlanta, GA 30341
    404-493-7316
    www.nccpa.net

    Association of Physician Assistant Programs
    950 North Washington Street
    Alexandria, VA 22314
    703-548-5538
    www.apap.org

  5. Nurse Practitioners

    American Nurses Association
    600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 100 West
    Washington, DC 20024
    202-554-4444
    www.nursingworld.org

    American College of Nurse Practitioners
    2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 350
    Washington, DC 20037
    202-466-4825
    www.nurse.org/acnp

    National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
    One Dupont Circle, Suite 530
    Washington, DC 20036
    202-463-6930
    www.nonpf.com

    American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
    Capitol Station, LBJ Building, PO Box 12846
    Austin, TX 78711
    512-442-4262
    www.aanp.org

    National League for Nursing
    61 Broadway
    New York, NY 10006
    212-363-5555
    www.nln.org

  6. Certified Nurse Midwives

    American College of Nurse-Midwives
    818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 900
    Washington, DC 20006
    202-728-9860
    www.acnm.org

  7. Dentists

    American Dental Association
    211 East Chicago Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60611
    312-440-2500
    www.ada.org

    American Student Dental Association
    211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 840
    Chicago, IL 60611
    1-800-621-8099
    www.asdanet.org

  8. Dental Hygienists

    The American Dental Hygienists' Association
    444 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400
    Chicago, IL 60611
    312-440-8900
    www.adha.org

  9. Psychiatrists

    American Psychiatric Association
    1400 K Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20005
    202-682-6000
    www.psych.org

  10. Health Service Psychologists

    American Psychological Association (APA)
    750 First Street, NE
    Washington, DC 20002
    202-336-5500
    www.apa.org

    Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)
    400 S. Union Street, Suite 295
    Montgomery, AL 36104
    1-800-448-4069
    www.asppb.org

  11. Licensed Social Workers

    National Association of Social Workers
    750 First Street, NE
    Washington, DC 20002
    202-408-8600
    www.naswdc.org

  12. Licensed Professional Counselors

    National Board for Certified Counselors
    3 Terrace Way, Suite D
    Greensboro, NC 27403
    336-547-0607
    www.nbcc.org

    American Counseling Association
    5999 Stevenson Avenue
    Alexandria, VA 22304
    1-800-347-6647
    www.counseling.org

  13. Marriage and Family Therapists

    The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
    1100 17th Street, NW, 10th Floor
    Washington, DC 20036
    202-452-0109
    www.aamft.org

  14. Psychiatric Nurse Specialists

    American Nurses Association
    Council on Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
    600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 100 West
    Washington, DC 20024
    202-554-4444
    www.nursingworld.org

    American Psychiatric Nursing Association
    6900 Grove Road
    Thorofare, NJ 08086
    609-848-7990
    www.apna.org

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