Healthforce Center at UCSF

⚡ NEW! Postdoctoral Scholar Opportunity in Health Policy and Health Workforce Development (starting Sept. 2025) ⚡   The UCSF Phillip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) and Healthforce Center at UCSF Healthforce Center at UCSF are seeking a full-time post-doctoral scholar to join the team for Policy at Healthforce. Read on for details and please spread the word!   This position’s training and appointment will be based at IHPS, which has 50 years of providing health policy research. This role will work on projects primarily at Healthforce Center with a vibrant group of faculty and staff doing health workforce studies across many domains. The faculty mentor will be Beth Mertz.   In close collaboration with communities across California, the scholar will contribute to research projects that advance a health workforce policy agenda that prioritizes system changes to generate better economic opportunity, and, ultimately, better health for communities of color, statewide public health, and individual health equity. Specific research and implementation projects will be developed collaboratively. The role may also have opportunities to collaborate with faculty at IHPS and Healthforce Center, opportunities to be first author for journal articles, and time for individual research, as well as invitations to participate in professional development activities of IHPS and UCSF. Sunita Mutha, MD, Rebecca Hargreaves, Taylor B. Rogers, PhD, MPH, Aubri Kottek, Van Ton-Quinlivan, Crispin Delgado, Kiran Savage-Sangwan, Lisa Countryman-Quiroz, Melissa Torres-Montoya, Virginia Hedrick, Joanne Spetz SEE DETAILS & APPLY NOW: https://lnkd.in/gufcCNP8

** NEW! Health Workforce Research Centers Annual Report, 2024 ** Important health workforce research that we undertake here is part of a national effort to monitor and plan for the health care needs of US residents. The UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care (UCSF HWRC), housed at Healthforce Center, is a dynamic hub of policy-oriented research and investigation, established through support from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The 2024 annual report captures highlights of the HRSA-sponsored work conducted by UCSF HWRC and the other eight centers over the past year on emerging health workforce topics, health equity, long-term care, allied health, oral health, substance abuse and mental health, and behavioral and public health workforces. Thanks to Center for Health Workforce Studies! READ HERE: https://lnkd.in/gpckbZ-u

Ghosted: Desperately Seeking Mental Health Care Webinar: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 10:00 - 11:00 AM Pacific For too many Americans, calls for help go unanswered during a mental health crisis. The nationwide shortage of providers is well-known. But little known “ghost networks” also play an insidious role. That’s when insurers’ directories, seemingly full of in-network providers, turn out to be badly out of date, inaccurate or deceptive. In this webinar, the USC Center for Health Journalism hosts a discussion with Max Blau, Abigail Burman, and Robert Trestman to examine the challenges facing many Americans when trying to access mental health care through commercial health plans, ask why these problems are so persistent, and explore what can be done to lessen the gap between physical and mental health care in this country. LEARN MORE & REGISTER: https://lnkd.in/gUdJxmBg

HCC’s ultimate aim is to improve the health of populations by motivating and developing greater numbers of value-driven, capable and diverse leaders and health professionals. We achieve this by connecting talented and diverse future health professionals and leaders to real-world experience, exposure, mentoring, and networking through summer paid internship opportunities. ⚡ Discover your authentic health career this summer! Apply today. ⚡ #HCC2025 #PaidSummerInternship #PublicHealth #Healthcare #ProfessionalDevelopment #HealthCareerConnection #Inspire #Empower #Succeed #DiversityInHealthcare #WomenInHealthcare #MenInHealthcare #Internship #PublicHealthInternship #HealthWorkforce https://lnkd.in/gwTU9SVm

As the gap widens between those in need of mental health services and the shortage of workers to serve them, Futuro Health is bridging that gap by offering a state-approved self-paced learning program for those interested in a Peer Support Specialist (PSS) career. For more information on this tuition-free training for peer workers, please visit: https://ow.ly/23Fn50TLlq0

ICYMI... California Announces Strategy to Expand Behavioral Health Workforce through Proposition 1 This week, California Department of Health Care Access and Information presented its strategy on how to grow and diversify the behavioral health workforce to the California Health Workforce Education and Training Council. This strategy is designed to better understand and equitably solve the workforce shortages in behavioral health services, fully leveraging ongoing funding available through Prop 1 (estimated $95 million annually), as well as other workforce investments. These efforts will increase the supply of behavioral health workers in California, by providing financial and training support for individuals seeking careers in behavioral health fields (e.g., scholarships, loan repayments, paid clinical and apprenticeship opportunities) and support for organizations and educational institutions that grow the workforce – with a goal of ensuring all Californians have access to equitable, affordable, and quality behavioral health care. "This is a big step for the State of California in addressing the behavioral health crisis,” said HCAI Director Elizabeth Landsberg. “Having a statewide behavioral health workforce strategy to identify the gaps and grow this critical workforce in the Golden State is no small feat, and no single organization or agency will be able to solve our behavioral health workforce challenges alone. Through this strategy, we look forward to continuing to coordinate with other state departments, as well as our other partners, to identify common goals, use actionable data, and prioritize and coordinate to make the biggest impact as possible.” Read the Press Release https://lnkd.in/gkCAqt2k

💡 New York Nurse Practitioners Sue State Over Pay Equity, Allege Gender Inequality 💡 By Alicia Gallegos -- Joanne Spetz of Healthforce Center at UCSF and UCSF Phillip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) weighs in on this new development around scope of practice and pay equity: "This is the first time I've heard of [such] a case being really gender discrimination-focused," she told Medscape Medical News. "On one level, I think it's groundbreaking as a legal approach, but it's also limited because it's focused on public, state employees." A group of nurse practitioners (NPs) employed by New York state has sued the state, alleging that their employer has them doing the work of physicians but underpays them. The New York State Civil Service Commission understates the job function of NPs, overstates their dependence on physicians, and inadequately pays them for their work, according to the complaint filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York. The nurses claim the mistreatment is a consequence of the fact that "at least 80% of the state's employed NPs are women." Michael Sussman, a Goshen, New York-based attorney for the nurses, told Medscape Medical News that New York NPs are increasingly being used essentially as doctors at state-run facilities, including prisons, yet the state has failed to adequately pay them. The lawsuit comes after a decade-long attempt by NPs to attain equitable pay and the ability to advance their civil service careers, he said. "New York state has not addressed the heart of the issue, which is that the classification of this position is much lower than other positions in the state which are not so female-dominated and which engage in very similar activities," Sussman told Medscape Medical News. The lawsuit claims that "the work of NPs is complex, equaling that of a medical specialist, psychiatrist, or clinical physician." READ THE STORY: https://lnkd.in/gjq5WyZy

Nearly two years ago I began an amazing and transformative leadership journey with the Healthforce Center at UCSF, California Health Care Foundation. During this time I attended 6 highly informative in-person seminars, made lifelong connections to 31 highly talented clinicians, and now join the ranks of the CHCF Alumni Network. I credit the California Health Care Foundation leadership program for the inspiration behind my graduation project that united the nation's largest publicly traded operator of post-acute care facilities (Ensign Services) with the nation's largest post-acute electronic health record (EHR) company (PointClickCare). This unique collaboration fostered the development of a one-click, standardized texting communication tool, integrated directly into the EHR. Stay tuned as we launch a nationwide campaign to revolutionize post-acute clinical communication and make a positive impact on healthcare outcomes!

We're thrilled to announce a new partnership with Possibility Lab at UC Berkeley and the Alameda County EMS Agency to study racial and gender disparities in the EMS workforce! This first-of-its-kind study aims to understand the causes and implications of these disparities, exploring innovative solutions to enhance diversity and effectiveness in emergency medical services across California. A really exciting and important project for the field, and an inspiring partnership for us at CARESTAR. https://lnkd.in/eb_vEsJn #EMS #EmergencyResponse #healthequity #racialequity #CARESTARFoundation #workforce

Curious about careers in public interest technology (PIT)? On October 11th, PIT-UN's Nia Brazzell will take the stage at AnitaB.org's Grace Hopper Celebration with three of our PIT career experts. They'll discuss student engagement and opportunities to break into the field at the biggest tech conference for women and nonbinary tech talent. 🔗 The event takes place in-person in Philadelphia or virtually, Oct. 8-11. Register today: https://lnkd.in/exfVpcAr