14th Annual Health Workforce Research Conference

Summary

The 14th Annual Health Workforce Research Conference, hosted by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), will be held May 10 to May 11, 2018, in Tysons, Virginia (Washington, DC, area), preceded by optional preconference sessions on May 9. The theme of this year’s conference is Building Bridges and Breaking Down Barriers: Diversity, Inclusion, and the Health Workforce.

The AAMC Health Workforce Research Conference is the premier opportunity for researchers, educators, and policymakers to meet and discuss state and federal workforce issues.

Conference Highlights

This milestone event will feature exciting sessions on ways to align the nation’s health workforce with its health needs.

Featured Keynote Speakers

Opening Keynote Address	Closing Keynote Address
David Hayes-Bautista, PhD	Joan Reede, MD, MS, MPH, MBA
Professor of Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture	Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School

A special plenary, “The Health Workforce: Transitions, Diversity, and Contributions to Care”, will feature four research endeavors that highlight the breadth and depth of current health workforce research. These studies look at the experiences of nursing professionals in navigating career transitions, perspectives on diversity in a rural area, an innovative program to improve access to oral health care, and the contributions of PAs and NPs to opioid use treatment.

In addition, the 14th Annual AAMC Health Workforce Research Conference will include an extensive selection of breakout sessions featuring research and findings from health workforce researchers from across the nation. Sessions will cover:

Improving Health Workforce Diversity and Inclusion,
PA Diversity from Pipeline to Practice,
Data Visualization,
Understanding Workforce Demand and Supply,
Diversity in the Specialty Workforce,
Developing a More Diverse Workforce To Meet Population Needs,
Workforce Dynamics,
The Behavioral Health Workforce,
Access to Pediatric and Obstetric Care,
Oral Health Workforce and Access to Care,
Workplace and Job Market Disparities,
New Care Delivery Paradigms,
Innovative Data Collection and Use,
New Care Delivery and Payment Models: The Case of Medical Assistants,
Assessing Specialized Workforces,
Meeting Rural Health Workforce Needs,
Innovative Data and Methods,
Pipeline Programs and Diversity, and
The PA and Nursing Workforce.

We will also feature two special pre-conference sessions, focused on:

Understanding and addressing the unique challenges of rural health through research, and
Practical examples of data visualization used to inform policy.

Please join us for this landmark event!