Health Professions

Recruitment & Retention    

 Upcoming programs and conferences
 
The Washington Recruitment Group (WRG)
The Washington Recruitment Group is a collaborative effort of seven non-profit agencies that works to improve recruitment and retention efforts in Washington's rural and urban underserved communities. The seven entities are:

• Area Health Education Center of Eastern Washington, WSU Extension
• Washington State Department of Health Community and Rural Health
• University of Washington Department of Family Medicine
• Washington State Health Profession Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program
• Western Washington Area Health Education Center
• Washington State Primary Care Office
• Northwest Regional Primary Care Association

National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNet)
The National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network is composed of forty-five State Offices of Rural Health, AHECs, Cooperative Agreement Agencies, and State Primary Care Associations.

Retired Provider Program
A program for providers who would like to volunteer at rural and underserved clinic sites in Washington State. Contact:

Western Washington AHEC                           Telephone: 206.441.7137
2033 6th Avenue, Suite 310                            E-mail: wwahec@wwahec.org
Seattle, WA 98121 
 
Health professions education & training
Clinical placement
AHEC collaborates with colleges and universities to facilitate student clinical placements in rural and urban underserved sites, providing

• Preceptor identification
• Housing facilitation
• Scholarship information

We also coordinate with professional schools outside of Washington State for rotations within Washington.

AHEC can provide research, facilitation, and evaluation for healthcare workforce development. A current example is collaboration with RONE (Rural Outreach Nursing Education program), a CNA–RN career path.

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