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...
Self-Care for the Health Center Workforce
Self-care means something different for everyone and is one of the most important tools used to address and mitigate the negative physiological and psychological effects of burnout. One of the most critical—but often overlooked—aspects of self-care is the need for organizations to take the lead in creating an environment...
Workforce Symposium – Going Beyond Buzzwords: Striving for a Thriving Workforce
As calls to bolster the resilience of the health center workforce grow louder and more frequent, leadership and HR staff must think strategically about how best to deploy their resources and support their staff. Please join the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) STAR² Center in Nashville, TN,...
Retention & Recruitment Planning Workshop – Spring 2022
Having an engaged and thriving workforce requires careful planning and the execution of effective retention and recruitment efforts. Join the STAR² Center team following the Workforce Symposium – Going Beyond Buzzwords: Striving for a Thriving Workforce, for this two-day interactive training specifically designed for health center teams to jump-start the...
Pay Equity Checklist
One of the core components of a robust health center workforce is equitable and effective compensation. Pay equity means equal pay for equal work of equal value. This checklist will help health centers to look holistically at their compensation practices and ensure that they are recognizing the quality of...
STAR² 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...
Finding 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...
Implementing & 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...
Strategic Workforce Planning for HP-ET Retention & Recruitment Learning Collaborative
Recruiting and retaining providers is a challenge for many health centers. Even with national improvements before COVID-19, studies indicate that provider shortages most dramatically and inequitably impact underserved communities. Moreover, given the increased challenges of a global pandemic, the Great Resignation, and a pending Great Retirement in healthcare, health...
STAR² 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...