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Region VIII State Primary Care Associations (SPCAs)
Region VIII State Primary Care Offices (PCOs)
Other Region VIII State Resources
National Recruitment & Retention Links
Resources for Students
Resources for Veterans
Education Health Center Initiative
REGION VIII STATE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONS (SPCAs)
Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN)
www.cchn.org
Montana Primary Care Association (MPCA)
www.mtpca.org
Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD)
www.communityhealthcare.net
Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH)
www.auch.org
Wyoming Primary Care Association (WYPCA)
www.wypca.org
REGION VIII STATE PRIMARY CARE OFFICES (PCOs)
Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment, Primary Care Office
www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/ohe
Montana Dept. of Public Health & Human Services, Primary Care Office
https://dphhs.mt.gov/ecfsd/primarycare/
North Dakota Dept. of Health, Primary Care Office
www.ndhealth.gov
South Dakota Office of Rural Health, Primary Care Office
https://doh.sd.gov/health-care-professionals/rural-health/
Utah Dept. of Health, Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
https://ruralhealth.health.utah.gov/
Wyoming Dept. of Health, Office of Rural Health, Primary Care Office
health.wyo.gov/publichealth/rural/officeofruralhealth/primary-care-office
OTHER REGION VIII STATE RESOURCES
Colorado Rural Health Center
www.coruralhealth.org
http://coruralhealth.org/colorado-provider-recruitment
Montana Office of Rural Health
http://healthinfo.montana.edu/
North Dakota – University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
https://ruralhealth.und.edu/
South Dakota Office of Rural Health
https://doh.sd.gov/health-care-professionals/rural-health/
Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
https://ruralhealth.health.utah.gov/
Wyoming Health Resource Network, Inc.
www.whrn.org
Wyoming Office of Rural Health
https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/rural/
NATIONAL RECRUITMENT & RETENTION LINKS
Area Health Education Centers (AHECs)
Academic and community partnerships that train health care providers in sites and programs that are responsive to State and local needs
National AHEC Organization (NAO)
Association of Staff Physician Recruiters
In-House Recruiter member assistance, Job bank, and resource bank
Not for Profit Professional Consortium
Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW)
HRSA Bureau supporting scholarship and loan repayment programs, shortage designations, health professions training grants, health workforce analysis, graduate medical education, and the national practitioner data bank.
BHW Website
CareerOneStop
Job Description Writer to build meaningful job descriptions. CareerOneStop is sponsored by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
Job Description Writer
FQHCmd
A physician recruitment resource dedicated to meeting the needs of community health centers
Bringing Physicians to Your Neighborhood
Health Leaders Media
Article on effective ways to recruit physicians
How to Recruit and Retain Advanced Practitioners
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Career advancement resources.
MGMA Career Pathways
Migrant Clinicians Network
Self-Assessment and review tool supporting on-going recruitment and retention of qualified clinical staff at CHCs
Health Center Self-Assessment (15-Item)
Health Center Recruitment and Retention Effectiveness Review (RRER)
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Toolkit developed to help CHCs support their existing clinical workforce and attain, groom, and retain compassionate healers who provide excellent clinical care and feel professionally at home in a CHC
Clinical Recruitment and Retention Toolkit
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare JOBank
Online job bank of clinical, administrative, and executive positions for behavioral health candidates
National Council JOBank
National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
2010 CHAMPS/NWRPCA Annual Conference presentation slides
NHSC – A Vital Workforce: Maximizing Efforts to Improve the Health of the Nation’s Underserved, Erica Pearson and Maria de los Angeles Garcia
National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA)
Resources aimed at helping health centers build a strong, high-quality dental workforce including a dental job bank, employer compensation analysis tool, links to state dental associations and practice acts, and more
Workforce Recruitment and Retention Resources
National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network (3R Net)
Medical and healthcare jobs across the nation
3RNet
Public Health Foundation (PHF)
Document detailing a set of skills desirable for the broad practice of public health, reflecting characteristics staff of public health organizations may want to possess as they work to protect and promote health in the community. They are designed to serve as a starting point for academic and practice organizations to understand, assess, and meet their training and workforce needs.
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
Rural Assistance Center
Information guide focusing on the rural aspects of health professions topics
Health Care Workforce
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Workforce Article
Nonprofits Must Invest in Human Capital
STAR2 Center
National Cooperative Agreement offering resources, training, and technical assistance on clinician workforce topics
Solutions Training and Assistance for Recruitment & Retention
ACU and STAR2 Center definition for comprehensive workforce plan
STAR2Center-Definition of Comprehensive Workforce Plan
United States Department of Agriculture
Community Development Resources, Health Professional Recruitment and Retention
National Agricultural Library
WWAMI
Performs policy-oriented research on issues related to rural health care
Rural Health Research Center
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
General Information about becoming a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
www.aacom.org
American Medical Association
Information and guides about “Becoming an MD” and 77 other healthcare professions
www.ama-assn.org
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
Student-governed, national organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training
www.amsa.org
AspiringDocs.org, Association of American Medical Colleges
Information, tools, and support helping aspiring physicians understand the process of becoming a doctor
www.aspiringdocs.org
AT Still University – Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
Community-health oriented programs, with “hometown” application program to give preference to applicants supported by their communities
www.atsu.edu
Explore Health Careers
Overviews of health careers with requirements, programs, and job outlook, salary ranges, sources for portable financial aid, pre-health enrichment programs, advice on how to succeed in health professions school, current health policy information, articles, and links
www.explorehealthcareers.org
Nursing Explorer
Lists BSN degree programs alphabetically by state with links to the appropriate campus websites to request free information about the schools and their programs
www.nursingexplorer.com/bsn
Western Governors University (WGU) Growing from Within Initiative
A partnership between WGU and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) designed as an educational collaborative to address nursing workforce shortages while meeting the ongoing education and administrative leadership needs for CHCs’ future workforce development; eligible programs include: BS Nursing, BS Health Informatics, MS Nursing-Education, MS Nursing-Leadership and Management, MS Nursing-Education, and MBA Healthcare Management
www.nachc.org/western-governors-university-partnership
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Student Exchange Programs
These exchange programs provide students within the WICHE system of states with access to reduced levels of tuition at a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP) specifically targets professional education in ten healthcare fields including dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and physician assistants.
wiche.edu/studentExchange
wiche.edu/psep
RESOURCES FOR VETERANS
The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life
Report details the factors that predict an easy or hard re-entry into civilian life.
Pew Research Center
eBenefits
Website to post job postings for veterans and a search tool for veterans seeking employment
eBenefits
Employment Situation of Veterans
News release details employment status of veterans based on veteran status, period of service, sex, race, disability, and ethnicity.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
HireVeterans.com
Website with jobs for veterans
HireVeterans.com
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Army and Air Force Career and Alumni Program
Presentation slides from an October 2013 event hosted by the Western Washington Area Health Education Center and the Washington Department of Health.
Transition Services and Connecting with the Service Member Talent Pipeline in Washington State
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Handouts on how veterans and community health centers can connect.
Making the Connection between Veterans and Community Health Centers
Veterans and Community Health Centers
National Resource Directory
Organization offers a job bank for veterans and resources for employers and service providers.
www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Resource provides information and tools for employers, service providers, veterans, service members, and families including news updates, testimonies, and events.
Department of Labor
Department of Labor and Veterans Fact Sheet