Staff satisfaction surveys can be a powerful tool for workforce retention, engagement, and trust. However, the way they are conducted and the accompanying follow-up can have an impact on their success and usefulness. In this five-part learning collaborative, participants will gain an understanding of how best to conduct staff...
View moreBuilding HP-ET Programs – Webinar Series
Interested in creating or expanding a Health Professions Education & Training (HP-ET) program at your health center? Are you looking for a way to ramp up your recruiting of clinical care providers by partnering with teaching and training programs? Then join ACU’s STAR² Center for our webinar series on...
View moreSTAR² Center Recruitment Boot Camp – Spring 2022
Having a documented, comprehensive recruitment plan is vital to recruitment success at a health center. During this learning collaborative, participants will spend one hour every other week in a mix of webinars, discussion, and assignments to complete an overhaul of their recruitment processes. Starting with a self-assessment and planning...
View moreFinding a Way Forward: Retaining & Recruiting Medical Assistants and Dental Assistants in the Changing Workforce Landscape
The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) STAR² Center invites you to review this two-part webinar series on the retention and recruitment of medical assistants (MAs) and dental assistants (DAs). In response to the challenges health centers are currently facing when it comes to retaining and recruiting MAs...
View moreImplementing & Responding to Staff Satisfaction Surveys Learning Collaborative
While some organizations are conducting staff satisfaction surveys, many could use support to get started or improve their process. Health center teams are invited to apply to join the cohort for this five-part learning collaborative to gain an understanding of and action steps for how best to conduct and...
View moreSTAR² Center 2021-2022 PCA & HCCN Workforce Professional Development Series
The STAR² Center team invites workforce staff from PCA and HCCN teams to participate in the upcoming workforce professional development series. Faculty and guest speakers will bring their expertise in all things workforce to share insight from the national, regional, and state levels with the learning cohort. This semi-monthly...
View moreSTAR² Center – Definition of a Comprehensive Workforce Plan
This document provides a definition of a comprehensive workforce plan that has been reviewed and approved by the Bureau of Primary Health Care. The robust definition is followed by the essential components that health centers can use as part of their ongoing workforce planning issues. This dynamic document should...
View moreTopics in Retention & Recruitment Planning and Implementation Two-Day Workshop
**This workshop was previously planned as an in-person event. The workshop will now be held virtually to ensure the greater accessibility to health center teams while adhering to public health precautions.** Having an engaged and thriving workforce requires careful planning and the execution of effective retention and recruitment efforts....
View moreSTAR² Center Manager Training Toolkit
The purpose of the Manager Training Toolkit is to provide a training and development resource for managers at health centers to equip them with skills and tools to lead their teams, increase engagement and reduce turnover. The toolkit is designed for anyone in a management or leadership role at...
View moreUsing Your Data Profile Dashboard Webinar Series
The STAR² Center invites health center and Primary Care Association workforce staff to participate in a three-part webinar series centered on our Data Profile Dashboards. Presenters will provide an overview of the annually updated resource, highlight changes in the data included in this year’s iteration, and walk through how...
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