WorkforceRx
There has never been a stronger need for workers to adapt. To keep up with the speed of change, we must be prepared to shift into new job roles and pick up new skills. Traditional approaches no longer suffice.
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Michael Jones, Director of Workforce Development at UCSF Health: Where Goodwill and Good Business Strategy Meet (opens the original)
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According to the U.S. Department of Labor, registered healthcare apprenticeships are up 43% in the last five years as employers turn to “earn while you learn” models to fill staffing gaps that traditional degree pipelines aren't filling fast enough. On this episode of WorkforceRx, we're going to highlight an institution that's a great example of this trend by speaking with Michael Jones, Director of Workforce Development at University of California San Francisco Health, the second largest employ
Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, Louisiana Commissioner of Higher Education: A “Red Beans and Relationships" Recipe for Workforce Development (opens the original)
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"With red beans, you have to tend the pot. It's not an instant meal. It takes time and creativity to get it right, and then a great meal is something to be shared." That's how Louisiana's Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Kim Hunter Reed describes the state’s approach to workforce development which includes inviting people to the table, listening carefully to identify needs, and working together on solutions. These efforts have taken on some urgency in the wake of recent multi-billion dollar
Dr. Diane Rittenhouse, Senior Fellow at Mathematica: Fixing Primary Care's Broken Math (opens the original)
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It would take a single primary care physician 26.7 hours per day to deliver all the recommended care for the patients that he or she is responsible for. That impossible math is the starting point for a major California Healthcare Foundation report examining why access to primary care keeps falling short, even in a state where nearly everyone has insurance. “In our culture we tend to look at the new and the shiny and the technological, so we're at this crossroads where primary care has been under
Carolyn Campbell, President and CEO at NorQuest College: We Are Who We Include (opens the original)
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Many of the U.S. labor market challenges we discuss on WorkforceRx are shared by Canada, including the need for more skilled workers that are available, particularly in healthcare, skilled trades, and technology. We're going to take a look today at how the higher education sector in Canada is responding to these realities with the help of Carolyn Campbell, president and CEO of NorQuest College in Edmonton, Alberta which has developed a reputation for accessibility, innovation, and student succes
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