RWJF News Digest - Building Human Capital

http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digestrss.jsp RWJF News Digest - Building Human Capital This frequently updated news digest on the subject of Building Human Capital highlights key articles from major journals and news publications. The digest is edited and compiled by The Advisory Board. en-us Copyright 2000-2009 RWJF Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:54:26 EST webmail@rwjf.org Robert Morris University to Offer Surgical Technologist Program Beacon-News reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24966&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24966 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Two Massachusetts Colleges Partner to Offer Fast-Track BSN Program Sparta Independent reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24967&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24967 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Missouri Educational Facilities Announce Plans for Dual Degree Program Ozarks First reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24928&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24928 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Oakland University to Launch Accelerated BSN Program Crain's Detroit Business reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24847&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24847 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Violence at Massachusetts Hospitals Underscores Need for Safety Measures HealthLeaders reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24808&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24808 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Michigan Education Officials Lobby to Allow Community Colleges to Offer BSN Degrees Jackson Citizen Patriot reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24809&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24809 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Ohio Lawmakers Consider Allowing R.N.s to Pronounce Death Med City News reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24727&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24727 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Florida Workforce Group Receives Funding to Train Health Care Workforce Bradenton Herald reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24687&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24687 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Alaska Lawmakers Consider Overtime Limitations for Nurses http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24688&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24688 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Arizona Programs Train High Schoolers, Job Seekers for Health Care Support Roles Arizona Republic reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24648&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24648 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT University of Virginia Receives Funding for Rural Nurse Training Program News Leader reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24649&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24649 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Lawmakers Debate Incentives to Attract Medical Students to Primary Care Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24565&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24565 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Oklahoma Makes Efforts to Tackle Local Nurse Shortage Journal Record reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24566&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24566 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Central Illinois High School Consortium Participates in Health Care Training Program Paris Beacon Journal reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24487&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24487 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Arkansas Health Care Training Programs Struggle to Meet Demand Morning News reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24488&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24488 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT New Jersey-Based Hospital, University to Partner on Medical School Courier Post Online reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24407&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24407 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT New York City Opens Employment Center Dedicated to Health Care Workers New York Times reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24408&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24408 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Illinois Training Program to Launch CNA Program Track Pantagraph reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24327&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24327 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Case Western Nursing Program Receives Funding for Research, Scholarships Med City News reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24328&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24328 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT First-Year Medical School Enrollment Increased By 2 Percent in 2009 AHA News Now reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24290&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24290 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Lawmakers Introduce Safe Patient Handling Legislation Ergonomics Today reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24183&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24183 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT New York Health Planning Group Launches Video Campaign to Entice Students to Pursue Careers in Health Care http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24184&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24184 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Washington-Based College Receives Funding for Hospital Employee Training Program Bellingham Herald reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24086&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24086 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Study Suggests Lack of Sleep, Not Overnight Shifts, Tied to Higher Complication Rates Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that attending surgeons and obstetricians who sleep fewer than six hours between shifts may be at increased risk for making surgical errors, the Boston Globe reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24029&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=24029 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT University of Texas Health Science Center Receives $3 Million for Nursing Improvement Project San Antonio Business Journal reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23966&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23966 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Oklahoma State University Launches Rural Health Training Program Tulsa World reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23967&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23967 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Texas Groups Work to Expand Medical Residency Slots in Austin Austin American-Statesman reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23886&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23886 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Connecticut Applies for Funding to Expand State's Health Care Workforce Connecticut Post reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23829&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23829 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Survey Suggests Nearly 2 Percent of Providers are Practicing Without a License HealthLeaders Media reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23769&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23769 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Experts Say Increase in Residency Slots Needed to Mitigate Physician Shortage Kaiser Health News reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23770&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23770 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Florida Hospital Flagler, Business Group Partner to Address Nurse Shortage News-Journal reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23687&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23687 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Health Care Recruiters Struggle to Fill Vacancies http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23688&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23688 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network, Temple University to Partner for Medical School Program Lehigh Valley News reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23587&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23587 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT University of Texas Nursing Program Receives Funding to Expand Enrollment San Antonio Business Journal reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23507&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23507 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT South Carolina Hospital, University Announce Plans to Expand Medical Enrollment Greenville News reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23508&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23508 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT University of St. Francis Receives Federal Funding for DNP Program http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23447&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23447 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Nebraska Community College Launches OTA Program Grand Island Independent reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23388&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23388 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Health Care Job Growth Continued in September Modern Healthcare reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23389&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23389 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT HHS Awards Grants to Help States Recruit Health Care Professionals Pantagraph reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23326&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23326 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Louisiana College, High School Partner to Attract Students to Nursing Town Talk reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23247&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23247 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT New Mexico Schools Partner on Nurse Training Programs Clovis News Journal reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23208&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23208 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT CSU Fullerton Receives Grant to Expand Entry-Level Nursing Offerings Orange County Register reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23167&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23167 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Duke University Opens Satellite Medical School in Singapore Triangle Business Journal reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23168&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23168 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Kaiser Permanente to Open $1 Million Simulation Lab Training Facility San Francisco Business Times reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23113&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23113 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT New England States Partner to Address Nurse Faculty Shortage http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23047&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23047 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT University of Nevada-Reno to Build New Medical Teaching Center Reno Gazette-Journal reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23048&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23048 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Health Systems, Recruitment Firms Turn to Social Media to Recruit Physicians Health Leaders reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23005&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=23005 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Study Suggests Course Focusing on Reflection May Reduce Physician Burnout Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that primary care physicians who participated in a continuing medical education (CME) program that emphasizes reflection on clinical experiences reported feeling less burned out, MedPage Today reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22947&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22947 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Report Suggests California Will Need 1 Million Allied Health Professionals by 2030 Health Leaders reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22887&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22887 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Grambling State Receives Funding to Improve Biomedical, Nursing Programs http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22848&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22848 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Florida International University Medical Students Pair with Low-Income Families to Understand Barriers to Health http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22809&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22809 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT New Measure to Require New York Hospitals to Report Nurse Staffing Ratios Modern Healthcare reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22810&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22810 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Wright State University to Open Division of Tactical Emergency Medicine Med City News reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22745&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22745 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT University of Cincinnati to Offer Health Informatics Study Track Business Courier of Cincinnati reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22686&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22686 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Coalition Tasked with Oversight of Health Interpreter Certification, Training AHA News Now reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22648&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22648 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Study Suggests Neonatologists Need More, Better Communication Training Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggests that more needs to be done to teach future neonatologists communication skills, MedPage Today reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22605&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22605 webmail@rwjf.org Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT HRSA Awards $33 Million for Health Care Professionals Training AHA News Now reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22546&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22546 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Nebraska Hospital Partners with Medical School in India on Student, Faculty Exchange http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22547&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22547 webmail@rwjf.org Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT University of South Dakota to Address Shortage of Health Care Professionals Yankton Press & Dakotan reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22424&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22424 webmail@rwjf.org Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Rutgers University to Open Nursing School at Camden Campus Philadelphia Business Journal reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22406&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22406 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT University of Washington Medical Student Internships Highlight Challenges in Primary Care New York Times reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22407&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22407 webmail@rwjf.org Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Texas College, Goodwill Partner to Offer Medical Certification Programs San Antonio Business Journal reports. ]]> http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22347&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22347 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Nursing Honor Society Prepares to Launch Nurse Faculty Transition Pilot http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22348&cid=xrs_rss-nd http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/digest.jsp?id=22348 webmail@rwjf.org Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT