Join ACU’s STAR² Center program as it presents expert faculty from the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, at the George Washington University, for a dynamic webinar series that explores their cutting-edge research on the Six Domains of Health Workforce Equity. The second session addresses who the workforce serves, how they practice, and under what conditions they work. By exploring these various questions, participants will gain a better understanding of ways to improve workforce equity and ultimately support the complex needs of their health center clinical staff.
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Exploring the Six Domains of Health Workforce Equity – Session 1
Join ACU’s STAR² Center program as it presents expert faculty from the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, at the George Washington University, for a dynamic webinar series that explores their cutting-edge research on the Six Domains of Health Workforce Equity. This first session of the series will explore research on who enters the workforce, how are they educated and trained, and where they practice. By exploring these various questions, participants will gain a better understanding of ways to improve workforce equity and ultimately support the complex needs of their health center clinical staff.
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ACU STAR² Center Workforce Training & Technical Assistance Professional Development Series – Session 4
Join ACU’s STAR² Center and NEW Health University for the final session of the Workforce T/TA Professional Development series as we explore the key aspects of developing a health professions education and training (HP-ET) program. As health centers continue to face retention struggles, including high rates of turnover, it is critical that they start thinking about pathway development to support a “grow your own” strategy. As a part of this session, NEW Health, a rural health center located in Washington state, will present on their health center’s journey in becoming a leader in the space of HP-ET and workforce pathway development. This session will also address the importance of thinking beyond clinical positions when developing training programs and preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals.
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Step into the forefront of retention excellence with the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved’s (ACU) STAR² Center and 3RNET! Unveil the secrets to steadfast retention planning for health centers in this illuminating webinar series. In this second session, our expert speakers discussed flexible work schedules and dynamic career pathways as pivotal pillars in fostering loyalty and longevity among your workforce.
Join us for the second session of our webinar series, “Diversifying the Health Center Workforce: Elevating Cultural Humility & Equitable Care.” This session will focus on the unique healthcare needs of migrant populations and LGBTQIA+ communities, and the importance of recruiting and retaining culturally competent clinical staff to address these needs effectively.
Expert speakers from the Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) and The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center will share valuable insights and promising practices for providing culturally competent care to these populations including the importance of and strategies for recruiting and retaining staff with lived experiences of these identities. This session will provide valuable knowledge and practical strategies for promoting health equity and inclusivity within your organization.
Session 2 Learning Objectives:
Identify some of the unique healthcare needs and disparities experienced by migrant populations and LGBTQIA+ communities.
Understand the importance of recruiting and retaining culturally competent clinical staff to address these needs effectively.
Develop actionable strategies for promoting health equity and inclusivity within healthcare organizations by integrating culturally competent care practices tailored to the needs of migrant and LGBTQIA+ populations.
Join us for the first webinar in our series, “Diversifying the Health Center Workforce: Elevating Cultural Humility & Equitable Care.” In this session, STAR² Center experts will lay the groundwork for understanding and applying Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) principles to health center workforce recruitment and retention efforts.
Participants will explore how JEDI principles can inform recruitment and retention strategies within health centers. The presentation will delve into the importance of fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes equity, and prioritizes inclusion to create a more welcoming and supportive environment for all staff members.
Whether you are a healthcare administrator, HR professional, clinician, or advocate, this webinar will provide valuable insights and actionable strategies for advancing JEDI principles in your health center workforce efforts. Don’t miss this opportunity to take the first step toward building a more diverse, equitable, and culturally humble healthcare workforce.
Session 1 Learning Objectives:
Understand the foundational principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) and their relevance to health center workforce efforts.
Identify key strategies for integrating JEDI principles into recruitment and retention efforts within health centers.
Learn how fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion can contribute to improved staff satisfaction, patient outcomes, and organizational success in healthcare settings.
Step into the forefront of retention excellence with the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved’s (ACU) STAR² Center and 3RNET! Unveil the secrets to steadfast retention planning for health centers in this illuminating webinar series. In this first session, our expert speakers begin the conversation with an overview of mission alignment, competitive compensation structures, enticing benefits packages, and proactive preparation for employee onboarding to set teams up for retention success.
Having an data-informed workforce plan is one of the core components of a high functioning health center workforce strategy and evidence-based career pathways for recruiting and retaining staff is an aspect of this component. In this session, expert guest faculty Steven Bennett delves into the concept of the “compensatory selection process” and details how it can be employed as part of the recruitment process to ensure job-fit and part of the retention process by supporting the development of employees from a broad range of backgrounds. Attendees will learn strategies to implement this “whole” person centered approach to the benefit both employers and employees.
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Join experts from the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) STAR² Center program as we explore what it means to be a trauma-informed organization. The health center workforce continues to face overwhelming challenges such as burnout, moral injury and moral distress, compassion fatigue, inequitable workplace structures and operations, toxic workplace cultures, turnover, a decrease in the size of the healthcare workforce, and the residual traumatic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While complicated, addressing these challenges is not insurmountable. Building a trauma-informed workplace that prioritizes a culture of wellness is one of the key steps to supporting a resilient workforce. This webinar will explore the principles of a trauma-informed organization and its intersection with organizational and individual resilience to provide actionable tools health centers can use to support an engaged and satisfied workforce.
Join ACU’s STAR² Center for an interactive session focused on supporting workforce well-being and developing an organizational culture of wellness. As rates of burnout, compassion fatigue, moral distress, and more continue to rise, it is imperative that health center leadership invest in and implement organizational changes that directly address the well-being needs of their workforce. Without a workforce, there is no health center, and without a healthy and engaged workforce, health centers will continue to lose mission-driven, highly skilled professionals. Turnover not only impacts a health center’s operations and the satisfaction of employees, but also the services it is able to provide patients and the community. This session will view well-being from four key areas of need: financial, emotional, physical, and communication. It will provide tools and actionable strategies health centers can use to improve staff well-being and build an organizational culture that is people-centered. Regardless of position or role, we all deserve to work in a safe and supportive environment that meets our needs and sees us as individuals.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the importance of workforce well-being by supporting the financial, emotional, physical, and communication needs of staff
Identify the integral connection between well-being and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI)
Adopt a people-centered approach to well-being that places the needs of people above productivity and workflows
Learn about the importance of properly investing in the workforce and the savings it may yield when compared to the financial loss associated with turnover
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