The Healthcare Education Industry Partnership

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The Healthcare Education Industry Partnership

• A program of Minnesota State Colleges and
  Universities

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Background on the Healthcare Education Industry
Partnership

• Founded in 1998 by Minnesota Legislature as one
  of five Targeted Industry Partnerships
• Continued funding and support from grants and
  Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

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Mission of the Healthcare Education - Industry
Partnership

• Working in partnership to provide innovative
  leadership to guide the education and training of
  a high quality workforce in a rapidly changing
  industry

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Healthcare Education Industry Partnership

• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
  educating 80 of nurses, 50 allied health
• Engage healthcare providers, state agencies in
  strategic planning
• Led by Partnership Council
• Collect and analyze workforce data
• Identify and implement solutions

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Initiatives

• Nursing
• Core Curriculum
• Clinical Sites
• Simulation
• Articulation
• Faculty

• Immigrant and Refugee
• Community Health Worker
• Commission on the Emerging Worker
• Career Pathways

• K-12
• Youth Apprenticeships
• HOSA
• Core Curriculum

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Initiatives

• Nursing
• Core Curriculum
• Clinical Sites
• Simulation
• Articulation
• Faculty

• Immigrant and Refugee
• Community Health Worker
• Commission on the Emerging Worker
• Career Pathways

• K-12
• Youth Apprenticeships
• HOSA
• Core Curriculum

• Allied Health

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Why Healthcare Providers Should Care About Allied
Health

• Healthcare shortages/fewer schools producing
  healthcare professionals
• Other industries want our skilled workforce
• Provide most of the diagnostic data needed for
  our providers to make decisions
• Healthcare facilities could not stay open without
  this skilled workforce

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Allied Health Concerns/Issues

• Rad Tech
• General rad tech is stable
• Need for specialties MRI, CT
• Possible loss of programs?
• CV Tech
• Small programs none in the Twin Cities Metro
  area
• Incumbent training
• Entry-level personnel
• Dental Hygiene and Assisting
• Ability to address dental shortage through
  expanded functions
• Clinical Laboratory

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HEIPs Clinical Laboratory Workgroup

• Working together to address workforce shortages
  since 1999
• Comprised of laboratory managers of urban and
  rural hospitals, biomedical industry
  representatives, Minnesota Department of Health,
  laboratory educators, Minnesota Hospital
  Association
• Meets monthly

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Organizations Involved

• Aerotek
• Allina
• Childrens Hospital
• DEED
• Fairview Health System
• Fairview-University Medical Center
• HealthEast
• Hennepin County Medical Center
• Hibbing Community College
• Kanabec Hospital
• MDH
• North Hennepin Technical College
• Saint Paul College
• South Central Technical College
• University of Minnesota
• Winona Health System

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Shortage

• Documented need for 200 baccalaureate degree
  laboratory personnel annually
• Accredited CLS programs have a waiting list
• 50 of students at U of M programs have a
  previous BS degree
• 45 diversity in newest class
• In contrast, CLT (A.S.) programs have unused
  capacity (50 filled in 2002) and are trying to
  recruit more students

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Shortage (cont.)

• Vacancy Rate 10-20
• 120,000 incremental positions (12,000 per year)
• 75,000 new jobs
• 45,000 vacancies (retirements)
• 4,100 graduates per year from accredited programs
• Shortage 8,000/year

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Reasons for Increased Demand

• 70 of objective information used in diagnosis
  and treatment comes from the laboratory
• Aging population needs care in increasing numbers
• Acuity and complexity of patient population
  increasing
• Automation improves productivity, but new
  technology and new tests, especially DNA based
  testing, maintain the demand for those with
  skills
• Expanded roles for clinical laboratory staff,
  both in health care and the biotech industry
• Need for laboratory capacity to respond to
  emerging infections, bioterrorism, emergency
  preparedness

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Reasons for Decreased/Stagnant Supply

• Other options in healthcare and industry are more
  attractive
• Hours
• Salary
• Education
• Unknown profession
• Availability of educational institutions

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Activities of HEIP Clinical Laboratory Workgroup

• Legislative/Advocacy
• New Curriculum Model
• Biomedical Partnerships
• Compensation
• Histotech

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Legislative/Advocacy Subcommittee

• Advocacy Day in April and November
• Communication with others
• HEIP Policy Council
• Presence at public hearings
• Department of Health bioterrorism committees
• Hospital Association members/workforce committee

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Laboratory Education in MN

• 3 CLS/MT programs in the state
• Hennepin County Medical Center (8)
• Fairview (5)
• University of Minnesota (40)

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Laboratory Education in MN

• 3 CLS/MT programs in the state
• Hennepin County Medical Center (8)
• Fairview (5)
• University of Minnesota (40)
• Stressful year for the laboratory community which
  mobilized members to preserve and strengthen the
  program at the U of M
• Current outlook is good

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Compensation Subcommittee

• Salary survey interpretations and accuracy
• How to help current surveys improve
• How to gather accurate lab-specific information
• How to distribute and publicize salary
  information
• Upcoming Survey

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Biotech/Biomed Partnerships

• Medical Alley
• U of M program working with biotech/biomed
  employers to meet their educational needs
• Exploration of a biotech/biomed track at the U of
  M

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New Curriculum

• Feasibility of a curriculum revision or
  additional curricular option for core bench
  MLT/CLTs
• Survey of laboratory managers
• Sent to 285 lab managers throughout the state
• Collected information on lab size and use of
  MLT/CLTs
• The use of CLT/MLTs varies considerably between
  urban and rural
• Several competencies being taught are actually
  not required by rural providers but the time
  investment those competencies require has not
  been investigated

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Histotech

• Newest subcommittee
• Just starting to strategize solutions

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Conclusions

• Shortages Require
• Expansion of programs Metro Greater Minnesota
• Commitment to solutions
• Collaboration

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Questions
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Valerie DeFor Healthcare Education Industry
Partnership 124 Myers Field House Mankato, MN
56001 507/329-2140 valerie.defor_at_mnsu.edu