Healthcare Workforce Summit

Panel 3 Discussion

PANELIST

PERSPECTIVE

- Has a long history of service which aims to promote social justice, reduce healthcare dis parities, and increase civic participation for underrepresented residents. Spoke about successful strategies used by the Memphis healthcare system to positively impact workforce challenges.

Dr. Keith Norman

Successful Healthcare Workforce Strategies Used in Communities Outside the Finger Lakes Region of N.Y. Healthcare professionals from outside the Rochester region discussed strategies for addressing the shortage of nurse educators. Ideas they brought to the discussion include: >> Endorsement of the apprenticeships concept for nursing and the importance of working jointly with labor and employers. Building the necessary partnerships will be imperative to ensuring apprentice programs are successful. ◆ Utilize grant money to establish and sustain programs. >> Workforce development has traditionally been viewed as a way to fuel the economy, but the healthcare workforce infrastructure has not been incorporated. Going forward, workforce development must connect their resources to the healthcare sector, not just the trades. >> Do not spend time and resources trying to reinvent the wheel. There are many successful workforce development models that can work for healthcare e.g., on-the-job training grants that can be used to underwrite productivity loss. Healthcare, education, and employers need to work with the community to leverage each other’s resources. >> Faculty – Utilize existing resources to ‘lend out’ your staff to increase capacity to train. >> There should be a long term strategy to plant seeds in K-12 to explore career opportunities. >> SUNY Schenectady currently serves as the healthcare lead for apprenticeships.

Experienced Senior Leader in the Healthcare Industry

Lauren Lankau

Apprenticeships are one potential solution to better support employers so they may, in turn be able to offer other support for educators.

Director of Apprenticeships

SUNY Schenectady Office of Workforce Development & Community Education

Carrie Roseamelia

Spoke to DOH initiatives that may directly or indirectly positively impact instructional support.

Director Center for Workforce Innovation and Transformation NY State Department of Health

Donald Fiorelli

Works with employers and education providers with apprenticeships and other programs.

Regional Director TEF Regional Funds/Upstate NY

Dave Seeley

Shared available services offered by RochesterWorks! that could support the objective.s and other programs.

Executive Director RochesterWorks! Workforce Leader, Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council Dr. Johaun T. Jackson Ed.D., MSN, RN Program Director Loretto Management Corporation

20+ years critical care experience with success as both a clinical practitioner and nursing educator.

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