C-Suite Toolkit: Health Professions Education and Training (HP-ET

C-Suite Toolkit: Health Professions Education and

Training (HP-ET) for Recruitment and Retention

What is HP-ET and How Can it Work

to Support Workforce Development

at Health Centers?

• HealthProfessionsEducaonandTraining(HP-

ET)programsprovidetheopportunityfor

healthcenterstorecruit,develop,andretain

theirworkforcebyexposinghealthandallied

healthprofessionsstudents,trainees,and

residentstoeducaonandtrainingprograms

at health centers.

• HP-ETissimplyanytrainingoreducaonof

health-relatedlearners.

• HP-ETcanbeaccomplishedathealthcenters

throughpartnershipswitheducaonal

instuons,otherhealthcareorganizaons,or

canbeself-sustainedwithinthehealthcenter.

Benets of HP-ET for Staff Recruitment and Retention (R&R)

HP-ET supports Recruitment by…

• Providingapathwayfortrainingstato

llvitalandunder-staedrolesathealth

centers.

• Allowinghealthcenterstorecruitnew

workforceentrantsandstartonboarding

earlybyexposingthemtothehealthcenter,

itscareteams,andthecommunityduring

theireducaon.

• Adversingforthehealthcentermission.

• Takingadvantageofthefactthatresidents

andothergraduatemedicalpraconers

tendtostayintheareaswheretheytrain.

HP-ET supports Retenon by…

• Improvingstasasfaconthrough

training/teaching/mentoring.

• Improvingstaskillsastheyworktokeep

up-to-datewithnewlearnersandthelatest

advancementsintheirelds.

• Providingthepotenalforaddional

benets,includingbenetsgainedthrough

partnershipswitheducaonalorcommunity

instuons.

Overview of the Process of Building an HP-ET Program

1. Assessment 2. Planning and Development 3. Implementaon

• Determineyourgreatest

recruitment and retenon

needs(ourWorkforce

Self-AssessmentTool and

ComprehensiveWorkforce

PlanTemplatecanhelp!)

• Consider the HP-ET program

of best t…

> Whatshoulditprovide?

> Whatarethepotenal

benets?

> What would be the

maximumimpactforthe

mostmanageableinput?

• Assess your internal

resources—whatdoyou

alreadyhaveandwhatdoyou

needtobuildanappropriate

HP-ETprogram?

• Assess external resources/

potenal partnerships—what

keyresourcesandpotenal

partnersareoutthereinyour

community,region,ornaonal

network?

• Build your meframes—when

doyouwantyourrstcohort

oflearnerstostart?

• Seek out funding

opportunies—these can be

private,local,state,fee-for-

service,orfederal…oryou

mayhavethebudgetand

revenuetomakeithappenon

yourown.

• Taking advantage of the fact

that residents and other

graduatemedicalpraconers

tendtostayintheareaswhere

theytrain.

• Working with partner

organizaons requires

frequent, clear

communicaon.Makesure

todedicatepropermeand

appropriatepersonneltothe

task.

• Program management,

administraon,andtheactual

teachingoflearnersshould

beproperlycompensated

and not just tacked on to an

employee’sfull-meschedule.

• Feedback, learning,

accountability, and

improvementarethenal

piecesthatneverstop.Make

suretorounelyevaluate

whereimprovementscanbe

madetomeetlearners’needs

andtoensuretheprogram

ismeengtheneedsofyour

healthcenteranditssta.

• Select your sta and

planning team—this will

includeyoureducators,

administraon,andleadership;

perhapsevenarolelikeChief

WorkforceOcer.

• Design your curriculum (or

youmaybepartneringwith

aneducaonalinstuonthat

alreadyhasone).

• Perform cost assessments

and nancial planning

(STAR

CenterHP-ETFinancial

PlanningTool)

• Reach out to partners and

buildtherelaonships

necessarytofullycapitalize

ontheresourcesinyour

communityandbeyond!

• Training sta instructors

(train-the-trainers)iscricalto

ensuringlearnershaveagood

andproducveexperiencein

yourprogram.

• Accreditaon is important for

manyprogramsandwhenand

howitisdonewilldependon

theprogramandwhereyour

healthcentertsintoit…there

arelinksbelowyoucanuseto

ndoutwhotoworkwithfor

accreditaonrequirements

andprocesses.

• Recruing learnersmaybe

yourresponsibility,orthis

maybetakencareofbyan

educaonalinstuonpartner.

• Fund developmentinvolves

anymoneynotcomingfrom

yourhealthcenter’sbudget,

includinggrantapplicaons,

budgeng,costsharingwith

partners,etc.

HP-ET Resources by Category/Program Type

General Comprehensive

• AHECs-hps://www.naonalahec.org/

• CHCIncRTAT:hps://www.chc1.com/wp-

content/uploads/2020/09/Readiness-to-

Train-Assessment-Tool-Package.pdf

• CHAMPSpathwaydevelopmenttools-

hp://champsonline.org/tools-products/

rrresources#pipeline

• NEWHealthUniversitycareerdevelopment

pathwayprogramatNEWHealth-

hp://newhealth.org/newhealthuniversity/

• Variousexamplesforruralprograms

(includesdierentareasofexperse):

hps://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/project-

examples/topics/health-workforce-pipeline

• HRSAHealthProfessionsTrainingDashboard

hps://data.hrsa.gov/topics/health-

workforce/training-programs

BH/Psychology/LCSW/Counseling

• Fieldplacementhoursrequirementsby

degreeforsocialwork:hps://www.cswe.

org/students/prepare-for-your-educaon/

• CSWECouncilonFieldEducaon(includes

linktoeldinstrucontrainingrepository):

hps://www.cswe.org/about-cswe/

governance/commissions-and-councils/

council-on-eld-educaon/

• APApsychologytraininginformaon(DEI

focus):hps://www.apa.org/educaon-

career/undergrad/ethnic-minority

• Dept.ofVAbehavioralhealth/psychology

trainingprograms:hps://www.

psychologytraining.va.gov/programs.asp

• APApsychiatrytraining(DEIpathway

program):hps://www.psychiatry.org/

residents-medical-students

• SaludFamilyHealthBehavioralHealth

TrainingProgram:hps://www.saludclinic.

org/copy-of-behavioral-health-info

GME/Residency (MD/DO)

• CaliforniaPCAResidencyRoadmap-

hps://www.cpca.org/CPCA/CPCA/

HEALTH_CENTER_RESOURCES/Workforce/

CHC_Residency_Road_Map.aspx

• EducaonHealthCenterIniave-

hps://educaonhealthcenter.org/

• FiscalResources(EducaonHealthCenters

Iniave)- hps://educaonhealthcenter.

org/scal

Denistry/Dental Hygienist

• NEWHealthpartnershipswithdental

traininguniversies(boomofpage)-

hps://newhealth.org/careers/

Vision & Ophthalmology

• OphthalmologyFoundaon

(voluntaryaccreditaon):hps://

ophthalmologyfoundaon.org/

accreditaon/

• AmericanAcademyofOphthalmology:

hps://www.aao.org/eye-health/ps-

prevenon/ophthalmology-training-

cercaon

NP / PA / Nurse Midwife

• NNPRFTCNPResidencyAccreditaon-

hps://www.nppostgradtraining.com/

Diversity Partners and Resources

• NaonalAssociaonofMedicalMinority

Educators-hps://nammenaonal.org/

• AssociaonofMinorityHealthProfessions

Schools-hps://amhps.org/

Nurse

• NursingConnuingEducaonAccreditaon:

hps://www.nursingworld.org/

organizaonal-programs/accreditaon/

• ACENAccreditaon:hps://www.

acenursing.org/for-programs/general-

resources/

• CCNEAccreditaon:hps://www.

aacnnursing.org/CCNE

MA / DA / Pharmacy Tech

• NEWHealthDAApprence&Careerpath-

hps://newhealth.org/dental-assistant-

training-program/

• NEWHealthMAApprence&Careerpath-

hps://newhealth.org/medical-assistant-

apprenceship-program/

• NEWHealthPharmTechApprence&

Careerpath-hps://newhealth.org/

pharmacy-technician-training-program/

• NIMAA-hps://www.nimaa.edu/

CHWs / Promotores

• MPHSALUDConsulngforCHWTraining-

hps://mhpsalud.org/how-we-can-help-you/

HP-ET Resources by Category/Program Type (Continued)

ThisprojectissupportedbytheHealthResourcesandServicesAdministraon(HRSA)oftheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(HHS)as

partofanawardtotaling$707,964with0percentagenancedwithnon-governmentalsources.Thecontentsarethoseoftheauthor(s)anddonot

necessarilyrepresenttheocialviewsof,noranendorsementby,HRSA,HHS,ortheU.S.Government.Formoreinformaon,pleasevisitHRSA.gov