In this two-part webinar series, we will discuss promising strategies that support both the well-being and retention of the healthcare workforce. Attendees will learn how to build an organization that prioritizes well-being at individual, interpersonal, and organizational levels. Click here to access materials from session one. Click here to access materials from session two.
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Chief Workforce Officer (CWO) Self-Assessment
The newly digitized Chief Workforce Officer (CWO) Self-Assessment provides health centers with insight into the core competencies needed to succeed as a health center’s CWO or workforce expert. CWOs provide health centers with the strategic vision needed to advance workforce initiatives and the CWO Self-Assessment supports the skill development...
View moreHealth Center Onboarding Checklist
The STAR² Center’s Health Center Onboarding Checklist has been designed to provide a structure and a process for welcoming and integrating new hires at your organization. The customizable tool includes a background on onboarding, key components of the onboarding process, an editable template for onboarding, and a baseline list...
View moreSTAR² Center Intergenerational Workforce Fact Sheet
Currently, there are five generations in the workplace, which include Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers, and some Traditionalists; in a few years, Gen Alpha will also be joining the workforce. The STAR² Center Intergenerational Workforce Fact Sheet outlines what it means to have an intergenerational workforce and...
View moreStrategies for Improving Employee Fulfillment and Retention – Session One
Unprecedented levels of healthcare career burnout and intense competition for a limited workforce are making it increasingly difficult for health centers to retain and recruit experienced staff. Join ACU’s STAR² Center and NACHC for a two-part webinar series featuring health centers that have effectively implemented well-being strategies to address...
View moreThe Growing Provider Shortage Revisited
Provider shortages have plagued healthcare organizations for decades, and the increase in shortages highlights the need for Health Professions Education and Training (HP-ET) programs that are built on understanding what roles are currently in demand, and which are likely to increase in demand in the near future. This document...
View moreC-Suite Toolkit: Building Your Health Professions Education and Training (HP-ET) Program
Health Professions Education and Training (HP-ET) programs provide health centers with the opportunity to recruit, develop, and retain their workforce by exposing health and allied health professions students, trainees, and residents to the health center model and its patient services. This toolkit is designed as a resource to help...
View moreImplementing Staff Satisfaction Surveys Infographic
Staff satisfaction surveys are a powerful tool that health center leadership, HR professionals, and other workforce specialists can use to better understand the needs of their workforce and develop strategies directly aimed at combating turnover and disengagement from staff. This infographic from the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved...
View moreACU STAR² Center Recruitment & Retention of Mental Health Staff Community of Practice
Join the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) for our upcoming Recruitment & Retention of Mental Health Staff Community of Practice. Building on the success of the previous programs, ACU’s STAR² Center team will provide a focused look at the most pertinent topics affecting the successful recruitment and...
View moreUnlocking Workforce Potential: Mastering Staff Satisfaction Surveys – Spring 2026
Apply by March 6 to be considered for the ACU STAR² Center’s four-part community of practice, Unlocking Workforce Potential: Mastering Staff Satisfaction Surveys. Sessions will take place on Wednesdays, March 18, April 1, April 15, and April 29 from 3:00-4:15PM ET and participants will gain insights and tools to...
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