Healthcare Workforce Summit

Top Takeaways

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CHALLENGES GALORE

SOLVING THE PROBLEM WILL TAKE A VILLAGE

APPRENTICESHIPS CAN WORK

- There are numerous challenges when it comes to addressing the shortfall of nurse educators. There is a lack of awareness of the issue outside the field of healthcare, a large wage differen tial between salaries in a clinical setting versus an academic setting, and simply not enough individuals who for a variety of reasons - and there are many – have not considered or are not inclined to teach.

It is clear that healthcare alone cannot resolve the lack of nurse educators. Solving this issue will require the involvement of education, employers, and policy makers. These groups will have to work together to define and implement initiatives that will work for all parties as solutions for both the short and long term. Bringing policymakers to the table begins with educating them about the ramifications the short age will have on the community, the barriers that underpin and reinforce the situation, and their role in removing those barriers. The importance of involving all parties – healthcare, employers, education, and legislators cannot be overemphasized. -

- There was a lot of discussion around the concept of appren ticeships and how a model that has traditionally been associated with the trades e.g., carpentry, electrical, metalwork, etc., can work for nursing. While solving the issue will take a multipronged approach, apprenticeship programs have been successful in other regions and are a solution worth considering for the local Rochester area.

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