Publications

  • Sanchez V, Zachary C, Vestal AL, Govindan MC, Sheppard A. Rural Undergraduate Shadowing Program Bolsters Interest in Rural Healthcare Careers. Marshall J Med. 2026; 12(1) DOI: https://doi.org/10.33470/2379-9536.1510.

  • Sheppard AB, Hereford C, Persily CA, Vestal AL, Thomas ER, Hinton J. (2022). Factors influencing the decision to practice medicine in West Virginia: Findings from a statewide survey of physicians. West Virginia Medical Journal. 118(1): 30-37. doi: 10.21885/wvmj.2022.5.

  • Hereford CA, Sheppard AB, Vestal AL, Persily CA, Hinton J, Thomas ER. (2022). Factors influencing the decision to practice medicine in West Virginia: training experiences. West Virginia Medical Journal. 118(1): 42-52. doi: 10.21885/wvmj.2022.6.

  • Vestal AL, Panagakos FS, Haggerty TS, Sheppard AB (2021). Longitudinal assessment of a dental and medical student service program in Appalachia: successes and lessons learned. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 82(1), 113-117. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12454.

  • Vestal AL, Boone L, Walker R, Sheppard AB, Morris D, Noland AJ (2018). Perceptions of specialties and primary care careers: findings from West Virginia medical student and resident focus groups. Marshall Journal of Medicine, 4(4), 22-30. doi: 10.18590/mjm.2018.vol4.iss4.10.

  • April L. Vestal MPH; Laura Boone JD; Robert Walker MD; Ashley B. Sheppard PhD; Dakota Morris MPA; Ashley J. Noland MS
    "Perceptions of Specialties and Primary Care Careers: Findings from West Virginia Medical Student and Resident Focus Groups" Marshall Journal of Medicine. doi.org/10.18590/mjm.2018.vol4.iss4.10

  • Shannon, C. K. and Jackson, J. (2015), Validity of Medical Student Questionnaire Data in Prediction of Rural Practice Choice and Its Association with Service Orientation. The Journal of Rural Health. doi: 10.111/jrh.12123.

    • This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Validity of Medical Student Questionnaire Data in Prediction of Rural Practice Choice and Its Association with Service Orientation, which has been published in final form at doi: 10.111/jrh.12123. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving

  • Shannon, C. K. and Jackson, J. (2011), A Study of Predictive Validity of Physician Assistant Students' Reported Practice Site Intent. The Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 22(3): 29-32. doi: 10.1097/01367895-201122030-00004

  • Jackson, J. Shannon, C. K., Pathman, D. E., Mason, E., and Nemitz, J. W. (2003), A Comparative Assessment of West Virginia's Financial Incentive Programs for Rural Physicians. The Journal of Rural Health, 19: 329-339. doi: 10.111/j.1748-0361.2003.tb00649.x

    • This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: A Comparative Assessment of West Virginia's Financial Incentive Programs for Rural Physicians, which has been published in final form at doi: 10.111/j.1748-0361.2003.tb00649.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with 
      Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.