Students Gather to Ponder Primary Care

Posted by John Roberts

Invite 23 inquisitive graduate-level students to an event with a keynote speaker steeped in knowledge about a shared topic of interest, and watch the passion explode.
That’s exactly what happened recently at American Medical Student Association (AMSA)(www.amsa.org) headquarters in Sterling, Va., where the second annual Primary Care Interprofessional Leadership Institute was held Feb. 7-9. Students from a variety of health professions programs gathered to learn more about primary care and interprofessional team-based training.

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NHWC Website Launch

Posted by _7SKY

Nebraska Healthcare Workforce Center Launches Website

Maintaining an adequate healthcare workforce remains a top priority throughout Nebraska. Although providers, educators and legislators throughout the state are diligently working to retain existing healthcare personnel, while also increasing the supply of future professionals, significant gaps between the workforce demand and supply continually challenge the industry.

Given the demographic trajectory of Nebraska as well as anecdotal and quantifiable information about our healthcare workforce, the state clearly faces emerging Read More