Meet the RWJF Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico
October 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Learn about the RWJF Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico.
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The Need for Pluralism
September 14, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
None of these deficiencies are new, and that is what concerns us. The lack of engagement with the sciences of safety, and of human and organizational performance, has implications for practice, for safety, and for understanding and creating actiona ...
Health Care Providers with Geriatric Training in Demand
March 13, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
With unprecedented numbers of Americans nearing old age, experts say the health care system will need tens of thousands more providers with training in geriatrics to handle the population’s increasing, and increasingly complex, needs. But too few ph ...
Are Budget Cuts Endangering Physician Training?
July 13, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
One of the great challenges of implementing health reform is training a health care workforce that is well-prepared to meet the needs of the estimated 30 million Americans who will soon be added to the rolls of the insured. To help with that, Medica ...
Progress in New Mexico: A New Kind of Education System for a New Generation of Nurses
May 21, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Community college students in New Mexico will be able to remain in their home communities and complete BSNs through the collaborative efforts of the NM Nursing Education Consortium community colleges and universities.
Expanding Diversity in the Oral Health Workforce
May 17, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Complaints about low numbers of qualified applicants are overstated. There is a large pool of qualified and talented students of diverse backgrounds who have not been recruited by dental schools or made aware of career opportunities in dentistry.
Meharry Health Policy Scholars Set to Graduate
May 17, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The RWJF Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College will graduate six scholars with certificates in health policy during Meharry Medical College’s 138th Commencement Exercise.
New Survey: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners Disagree on Nurses’ Role in Providing Primary Care
May 16, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A study finds that 96 percent of nurse practitioners and 76 percent of physicians agreed with IOM report recommendation that “nurse practitioners should be able to practice to the full extent of their education and training.”
An Innovative Nurse Residency Program Will Get Aspiring Rhode Island Nurses into the Community
May 10, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
With support from RWJF, Rhode Island is developing a statewide nurse residency program for new, unemployed or underemployed nursing school graduates. The residency’s most unique feature is that it will cross the continuum of care.
New Data: Nursing Profession Is Bigger, More Diverse, Better Educated
May 2, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A report from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) indicate that efforts to grow and diversify the nursing workforce are showing results.