Komal Kochhar

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What Factors Influence the Choice of Residency Graduates to Serve in Medically Underserved Areas or Health Professional Shortage Areas?

Dr. Komal Kochhar is the Director of Educational Affairs Data Analytics and the Director of Research in Medical Education in the Dean’s Office of Educational Affairs. She is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

In order to plan effective healthcare workforce development initiatives, it is important to understand the reasons why the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) residency and fellowship graduates choose to practice in specific locations. Understanding where the IUSM residents and fellows go after completing their training, and understanding the factors that affect those decisions has become very important, especially due to the shortage and mal-distribution of physicians in Indiana. Dr. Kochhar’s research has been used by institutional officials and state policymakers for strategic planning to improve residency training programs and to develop incentives for the resident physicians to remain in Indiana and to practice in medically underserved areas.

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    Issue Brief: Indiana’s Health Professions Workforce Shortages and Mal-distribution
    (2007-10) McKeag, Douglas B.; Zollinger, Terrell W.; Allen, Deborah I.; Przybyiski, Michael J.; Holloway, Angela M.; Kochhar, Komal; Muegge, Carolyn M.; Emery, Elizabeth J.
    Workforce shortages have been documented across a broad spectrum of health profession disciplines in Indiana. Currently, federal, state and local programs exist to recruit and retain health professionals in our state; however, these programs have had minimal impact on the underlying factors that contribute to the problem. Additional steps must be taken to expand the supply of health professionals to adequately meet the growing need for health care services among Indiana residents. While many health professional shortages exist, this brief will focus on the primary care physicians and nurses needed to provide medical homes for residents of our state.
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    Report of Responses to the 2003, 2005 and 2007 Indiana Physician Surveys
    (2009-04) Allen, Deborah I.; Zollinger, Terrell W.; Kochhar, Komal; Reger, Michael K.; Chowdhury, Shabnam
    A variety of survey methods have been used since the 1970’s to learn more about the physician supply and distribution in the state of Indiana. Since 1997, a voluntary survey instrument has been attached to the physician license renewal form, which physicians complete every 2 years. Those renewing their licenses online in 2003, 2005 and 2007 were invited to complete the survey. Those renewing their license through the mail were not given the opportunity to complete the survey. The physician survey was implemented through a collaboration of the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). This report summarizes the responses to the 2003, 2005 and 2007 Indiana Physician Surveys and compares these results to the results of the prior physician surveys reported in the Indiana Physician Survey Databook, 1997 and the Indiana Physician Survey Databook, 2001.
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    Indiana Registered Nurse 2007 Re-Licensure Survey Report
    (2010-01) Zollinger, Terrell W.; Kochhar, Komal; Reger, Michael K.; Alyea, Jennifer M.
    The registered nurse re-licensure survey is implemented through a collaboration of the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). This report summarizes the responses to the 2007 Indian a registered nurse re-licensure survey and compares them to the results of the prior registered nurse re-licensure surveys reported in the Indiana Registered Nurse Survey Databook, 1997 and 2001 and the 2005 Indiana Registered Nurse Re-Licensure Survey Report.
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    Report of Responses to the 2004, 2006, and 2008 Physician Assistant Re-Licensure Surveys
    (2010-02) Zollinger, Terrell W.; Kochhar, Komal; Alyea, Jennifer M.
    The Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency developed a collaborative partnership to collect data through the licensing process to better understand the health professions workforce within the state. Beginning in 2004, physician assistants were asked to participate in voluntary surveys when renewing their licenses ever y two years. The purpose of this report is to summarize the participants’ responses to the survey items. The responses provide a detailed description of the physician assistant workforce in the state of Indiana to aid in the development of policies and programs to recruit and retain these health professionals where they are needed in Indiana.
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    Behavioral and Mental Health Professionals 2004 and 2006 Re-Licensure Survey Report
    (2010-05) Zollinger, Terrell W.; Kochhar, Komal; West, Jessica M.; Varma, Ram A.
    The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA) collaborated in implementing the 2004 and 2006 Indiana mental health professional re-licensure surveys. All behavioral and mental health professionals who renewed their license electronically during the 2004 and 2006 re-licensure periods under the Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board were asked to complete an electronic survey instrument. The results of the special Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Survey conducted in 2010 are also included in this report.
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    Pharmacists Re-Licensure 2004 and 2008 Survey Report
    (2010-08) Zollinger, Terrell W.; Kochhar, Komal; West, Jessica M.; Varma, Ram A.
    The 2004 and 2008 Indiana pharmacist re-licensure survey was implemented through a collaborative partnership with the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). All pharmacists who renewed their license electronically during the 2004 and 2008 re- licensure periods were asked to complete an electronic survey. This report summarizes the responses to the survey items to provide a detailed description of the pharmacist workforce in the state of Indiana.
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    Indiana Registered Nurse 2009 Re-Licensure Survey Report
    (2010-11) Zollinger, Terrell W.; Kochhar, Komal; Coffing, Jessica M.; Canada, Meredith L.; Varma, Ram A.
    The registered nurse re-licensure survey is implemented through a collaboration of the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). This report summarizes the responses to the 2009 Indian a registered nurse re-licensure survey and compares them to the results of the prior registered nurse re-licensure surveys reported in the Indiana Registered Nurse Survey Databook and the Indiana Registered Nurse Re-Licensure Survey Reports.
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    Indiana Physician Re-Licensure 2009 Survey Report
    (2010-12) Zollinger, Terrell W.; Kochhar, Komal; Coffing, Jessica M.; Canada, Meredith L.
    Since 1997, licenses were renewed by mail and a paper questionnaire was included with the physician license renewal form. Beginning in 2003, Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA) began on-line license renewals. Since then, all Indiana physicians who renewed their license on-line were asked to complete an online survey instrument. This report summarizes the responses to the 2009 Indiana Physician Survey and compares them to the results of prior physician surveys reported in the Indiana Physician Survey Databook and the Indiana Physician Re-Licensure Survey reports.
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    Status of Indiana Registered Nurses using the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
    (2011-03) Kochhar, Komal; Varma, Ram A.; Brandt, Amy J.; Zollinger, Terrell W.
    The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses was administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This report summarizes the responses of actively licensed Indiana registered nurses to the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.
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    Indiana Optometrists Re-Licensure 2010 Survey Report
    (2011-06) Kochhar, Komal; Lewis, Cindy; Brandt, Amy J.; Richard, Amy E.; Varma, Ram A.; Zollinger, Terrell W.
    The 2010 Indiana Optometrists Re-licensure Survey was administered by Indiana Professional Licensing Agency under a contract with the Indiana State Department of Health. This report summarizes the responses to the 2010 Indiana optometrists re-licensure survey.