STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success

Health professions education and training (HP-ET) programs can take a variety of forms to serve a variety of professional pathways. This episode of of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast series features Robyn Weiss, Director of Workforce Development at the Northwest Regional Primary Care Association (NWRPCA) speaking to that variety and sharing how the Region X PCA supports health centers in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington as they develop and grow their HP-ET programs. She also highlights the Education Health Center Initiative (EHCI) and other resources health centers can tap into throughout their HP-ET journeys.

Creating work spaces that foster resiliency and wellbeing is critical to building and retaining a strong, compassionate workforce. The fourth season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast focuses on the ways organizations support their employees and empower them to address and prevent the challenges of compassion fatigue and burnout. In this episode, ACU's Alex Rohlwing speaks with  Brooke Sims, Director of Integrated Health, Carrie Farquhar, Director of Workforce Development, and Dr. Dana Vallangeon, Chief Medical Officer, at the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers. In this conversation, the OACHC team shares their assessment of the current state of the health center workforce and their approach to wellness as a collective, collaborative, integrated process both for Ohio's health centers and internally at the PCA.

La creación de espacios de trabajo que fomenten la resiliencia y el bienestar es fundamental para construir y retener una fuerza laboral fuerte y compasiva. La cuarta temporada del podcast STAR² Center Habla Sobre el Éxito de la Fuerza Laboral se centra en las formas en que las organizaciones apoyan a sus empleados para combatir el problema de quemazón, agotamiento, y fatiga por compasión. En este episodio, ACU habla con Edgardo Vázquez-Fonseca el Especialista en Salud Publica de la Asociación de Salud Primaria de Puerto Rico.

Creating work spaces that foster resiliency and wellbeing is critical to building and retaining a strong, compassionate workforce. The fourth season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast focuses on the ways organizations support their employees and empower them to address and prevent the challenges of compassion fatigue and burnout. In this episode, ACU's Helen Rhea Vernier interviews Dr. Matthew Malek, Medical Director of Provider Experience at Thundermist Health Center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, about data driven approaches to assessing and supporting employee wellness and actionable strategies for securing leadership support.

Creating work spaces that foster resiliency and wellbeing is critical to building and retaining a strong, compassionate workforce. The fourth season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast focuses on the ways organizations support their employees and empower them to address and prevent the challenges of compassion fatigue and burnout. In this episode, ACU's Alex Rohlwing interviews Sarah Macrander, senior health operations manager at the Colorado Community Health Network, about organizational approaches to examining, prioritizing, and investing in staff wellness to create an organizational culture of wellness.

As burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress continue to affect the health center workforce, the third season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast presents insights, lessons learned, and first-hand experience in navigating and overcoming the challenges of these issues from those working in the field. In this episode, ACU’s Helen Rhea Vernier interviews Desireé Kelly, Workforce Strategies and Evaluations Manager at the Tennessee Primary Care Association in Nashville, TN about living with grace for one's self and others as a form of self care, how organizational leaders can model self-care behavior, the importance of caring for teammates as a form of self-care, and how to effectively plan for self-care beautifully through the chaos.

As burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress continue to affect the health center workforce, the third season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast presents insights, lessons learned, and first-hand experience in navigating and overcoming the challenges of these issues from those working in the field. In this episode, ACU’s Helen Rhea Vernier interviews Dr. Sarah Koerner, Director of Behavioral Health Services at Village Health Center at Father Joe's Villages in San Diego, CA about the wide variety of what "self-care" means in practice and how she models that for her team. Additionally, Dr. Koerner underscores the importance linking efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion with an organizational emphasis on supporting self-care. 

As burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress continue to affect the health center workforce, the third season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast presents insights, lessons learned, and first-hand experience in navigating and overcoming the challenges of these issues from those working in the field. In this episode, ACU’s Helen Rhea Vernier interviews Dr. Jay Moreland, Primary Care Physician, Community Health Centers, Inc. in Midvale, UT about the psychology of positive thinking and meditation. With over 25 years of experience at this health center, Dr. Moreland speaks to team dynamics and organizational culture as tools for employee self-care and retention.

As burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress continue to affect the health center workforce, the third season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast presents insights, lessons learned, and first-hand experience in navigating and overcoming the challenges of these issues from those working in the field. In this episode, ACU’s Helen Rhea Vernier interviews Deirdre Hoey, LCSW-C, RYT200, Behavioral Health Therapist of Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore, MD about creating, innovating, and sustaining programming for employee and client self-care.

As burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress continue to affect the health center workforce, the third season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast presents insights, lessons learned, and first-hand experience in navigating and overcoming the challenges of these issues from those working in the field. In this episode, ACU’s Helen Rhea Vernier interviews Sonia Lee, Program Director, Client Services and Grants, and Liam Spurgeon, Senior Project Manager, Communications and Engagement of Health Outreach Partners (HOP) about building organizationally-supported employee self-care for increased resiliency and retention.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drastically affect the health center workforce, the second season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success dives deeper into the immediate and long-term effects of this crisis on health centers. In this episode, ACU's Michelle Fernández Gabilondo interviews Dr. Elizabeth Simpson, DMD at Meridian Dental in Indiana to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the oral health workforce and the patients they serve.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drastically affect the health center workforce, the second season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success dives deeper into the immediate and long-term effects of this crisis on health centers. In this episode, ACU's Michelle Fernández Gabilondo interviews Dr. Adrian Billings, Chief Medical Officer, at Preventative Care Health Services in Alpine, TX and Madeline Dixon, a 3rd year medical student at Texas Tech, to discuss the unique workforce challenges of serving underserved populations in rural communities and border towns during the COVID pandemic and vaccine rollout.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drastically affect the health center workforce, the second season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success dives deeper into the immediate and long-term effects of this crisis on health centers. In this episode, ACU's Michelle Fernández Gabilondo interviews Cheryl Petersen, CFO, at East Valley Community Health Center in eastern LA County, to discuss the fundamental role the c-suite plays in advancing workforce wellness and resilience during emergencies and beyond.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drastically affect the health center workforce, the second season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success dives deeper into the immediate and long-term effects of this crisis on health centers. In this episode, ACU's Michelle Fernández Gabilondo interviews Jessica Cannon Wilson, Substance Abuse Program Director at Canyonlands Healthcare in Arizona, to discuss Jessica's personal COVID experience and the impact a positive test has on the individual and health center workforce.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drastically affect the health center workforce, the second season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success dives deeper into the immediate and long-term effects of this crisis on health centers. In this episode, ACU's Michelle Fernández Gabilondo interviews Julie Meiman, Chief Human Resources Officer at Family Health Centers in Kentucky, about the professional and emotional impact of the pandemic on the health center workforce and the importance of incorporating self-care into the changing landscape of managing during the time of COVID.

In the introductory season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success, ACU's Michelle Fernández Gabilondo gives you a glimpse into the integral role Chief Workforce Officers (CWO) play in advancing health center workforce success. In this episode Michelle interviews Ashley Colwell, Vice President of Clinical Services and Workforce Development at the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, about the vital role PCAs play in strengething the workforce efforts of health centers including intiatives that support CWOs.

In the introductory season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success, ACU's Michelle Fernández Gabilondo gives you a glimpse into the integral role Chief Workforce Officers (CWO) play in advancing health center workforce success. In this episode Michelle interviews Nataly Diaz, Assistant Director of Workforce Development at the California Primary Care Association, about the vital role PCAs play in strengthening the workforce efforts of health centers including intiatives that support CWOs.

In the introductory season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success, Sabrina Edgington, Director of Learning and Curriculum Design at ACU, gives you a glimpse into the integral role Chief Workforce Officers (CWO) play in advancing health center workforce success. In this episode, Sabrina interviews Kathy Brieger, Chief of Workforce Development at HRHCare in New York and Executive Director of Planetree, about career ladders for health center staff and the importance of building the skills and experience staff need to meet future workforce needs.

In the introductory season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success, Michelle Fernández Gabilondo, Senior Training Specialist at ACU, gives you a glimpse into the integral role Chief Workforce Officers (CWO) play in advancing health center workforce success. In this episode Michelle interviews Rosa Agosto, Chief Talent and Learning Officer at Urban Health Plan in New York, about how she builds diversity in her health center's workforce that is reflective of the community they serve.

In the introductory season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success, Suzanne Speer,  Senior Director of Workforce Development at ACU, gives you a glimpse into the integral role Chief Workforce Officers (CWO) play in advancing health center workforce success. In this episode, Suzanne interviews Scott Owens, CWO at Mountain Family Health Centers in Colorado, about how he uses strategic planning to empower and engage the workforce at his health center.