Claude Moore Opportunities recently hosted its annual Claude Moore Scholars Healthcare Workforce Summit in Richmond, bringing together dozens of stakeholders from around the Commonwealth representing educational institutions, government, the private sector and workforce development entities to collaborate on innovative solutions to Virginia’s healthcare workforce shortage.
Panel discussions were held on the latest data on Virginia’s healthcare workforce shortage, development of career pathways, regional collaboration, employer engagement and ways to measure the success and effectiveness of programs.
“We know, and the data bears it out, that Virginia has a current and looming healthcare workforce shortage. It’s quickly becoming a crisis, but we can turn it around if we take action right now to train the next generation of healthcare workers….
