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This frequently updated news digest on the subject of Building Human Capital highlights key articles from major journals and news publications. The digest is a free service of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, by The Advisory Board Company. © 2009 The Advisory Board Company. All rights reserved. Sign up to receive the digest free via e-mail.

Nov 6, 2009 Robert Morris University to Offer Surgical Technologist Program
Pittsburgh-based Robert Morris University has announced it will begin offering a surgical technologist program, the Beacon-News reports.
Nov 6, 2009 Two Massachusetts Colleges Partner to Offer Fast-Track BSN Program
Newton, Mass.-based Sussex County Community College has partnered with nearby Felician College to offer a fast-track bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree program for R.N.s, the Sparta Independent reports.
Nov 5, 2009 Missouri Educational Facilities Announce Plans for Dual Degree Program
Springfield, Mo.-based Drury University and Cox College have announced plans to begin offering a dual-enrollment nursing program, the Ozarks First reports.
Nov 4, 2009 Oakland University to Launch Accelerated BSN Program
Detroit-based Oakland University's School of Nursing has announced plans to collaborate with St. John Health System to offer an accelerated nursing degree program, Crain's Detroit Business reports.
Nov 3, 2009 Violence at Massachusetts Hospitals Underscores Need for Safety Measures
In light of an uptick in violent crime against hospital employees, hospitals nationwide are experimenting with various initiatives aimed at enhancing safety for workers, HealthLeaders reports.
Nov 3, 2009 Michigan Education Officials Lobby to Allow Community Colleges to Offer BSN Degrees
Michigan lawmakers are expected to soon begin debating a measure that would give community colleges the authority to grant baccalaureate degrees in nursing, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reports.
Nov 2, 2009 Ohio Lawmakers Consider Allowing R.N.s to Pronounce Death
Ohio legislators are considering a measure that would allow R.N.s in the state to determine and pronounce patient deaths, Med City News reports.
Oct 30, 2009 Florida Workforce Group Receives Funding to Train Health Care Workforce
Florida's Manatee Sarasota Workforce Funders Collaborative has received $1.5 million to help educate and train residents for health care careers, the Bradenton Herald reports.
Oct 30, 2009 Alaska Lawmakers Consider Overtime Limitations for Nurses
Alaska legislators are considering a measure that would limit mandatory overtime for nurses in the state, KTUU reports.
Oct 29, 2009 Arizona Programs Train High Schoolers, Job Seekers for Health Care Support Roles
Several Arizona schools are experiencing an uptick in the number of individuals pursuing careers as health care support staff, the Arizona Republic reports.
Oct 29, 2009 University of Virginia Receives Funding for Rural Nurse Training Program
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $1.2 million to the University of Virginia School of Nursing to support its Nursing Leadership in Rural Health Care project, the News Leader reports.
Oct 28, 2009 Lawmakers Debate Incentives to Attract Medical Students to Primary Care
Lawmakers are considering several incentive programs aimed at attracting medical students to the lower-paying specialties of family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Oct 28, 2009 Oklahoma Makes Efforts to Tackle Local Nurse Shortage
Oklahoma nursing programs are making efforts to offset a shortage of R.N.s and licensed practical nurses (LPNs), the Journal Record reports.
Oct 27, 2009 Central Illinois High School Consortium Participates in Health Care Training Program
A regional consortium of 26 high schools in central Illinois is participating in a program aimed at preparing students to pursue health care careers, the Paris Beacon Journal reports.
Oct 27, 2009 Arkansas Health Care Training Programs Struggle to Meet Demand
Faced with a statewide shortage of 10,000 health care professionals, nursing and other health care training programs in Arkansas are struggling to train the needed workers, the Morning News reports.
Oct 26, 2009 New Jersey-Based Hospital, University to Partner on Medical School
New Jersey-based Cooper Hospital and Rowan University have announced plans to jointly open a new medical school, the Courier Post Online reports.
Oct 26, 2009 New York City Opens Employment Center Dedicated to Health Care Workers
Anticipating an uptick in demand for health care services, New York City has opened a new employment center dedicated to training and placing health care workers in jobs, the New York Times reports.
Oct 23, 2009 Illinois Training Program to Launch CNA Program Track
A Bloomington, Ill.-based program that helps young adults earn high school degrees while receiving job training has announced plans to add a certified nursing assistant (CNA) program, the Pantagraph reports.
Oct 23, 2009 Case Western Nursing Program Receives Funding for Research, Scholarships
Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing has received six economic stimulus grants worth $3.7 million to support research efforts and provide scholarships to students, the Med City News reports.
Oct 22, 2009 First-Year Medical School Enrollment Increased By 2 Percent in 2009
Data released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) suggests that first-year enrollment in U.S. medical schools increased by 2 percent to nearly 18,400 students in 2009, an uptick driven largely by four new institutions seating their first students, AHA News Now reports.
Oct 21, 2009 Lawmakers Introduce Safe Patient Handling Legislation
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) has introduced legislation that would establish standards for safe patient handling and injury prevention for health care workers, Ergonomics Today reports.
Oct 21, 2009 New York Health Planning Group Launches Video Campaign to Entice Students to Pursue Careers in Health Care
The New York-based Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization has created a video that aims to encourage middle school and high school students to pursue health care careers, WWNYTV reports.
Oct 20, 2009 Washington-Based College Receives Funding for Hospital Employee Training Program
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges has granted Bellingham Technical College $360,000 to help train current hospital employees for careers in high-demand health care roles including nursing assistants, R.N.s, surgical assistants, radiological and pharmacy technicians, and billing and coding specialists, the Bellingham Herald reports.
Oct 19, 2009 Study Suggests Lack of Sleep, Not Overnight Shifts, Tied to Higher Complication Rates
A study published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that attending surgeons and obstetricians who sleep fewer than six hours between shifts may be at increased risk for making surgical errors, the Boston Globe reports.
Oct 16, 2009 University of Texas Health Science Center Receives $3 Million for Nursing Improvement Project
The National Institute for Nursing Research has awarded $3 million in funding to the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for a study designed to help improve the bedside manner of the nation's nurses, the San Antonio Business Journal reports.
Oct 16, 2009 Oklahoma State University Launches Rural Health Training Program
Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine has launched a program designed to prepare future physicians for practice in rural areas, the Tulsa World reports.
Oct 15, 2009 Texas Groups Work to Expand Medical Residency Slots in Austin
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved a plan designed to more than double the number of medical residency slots in Austin, the Austin American-Statesman reports.
Oct 14, 2009 Connecticut Applies for Funding to Expand State's Health Care Workforce
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) has announced that the state has applied for $5 million in federal stimulus funding to expand the state's health care workforce, the Connecticut Post reports.
Oct 13, 2009 Survey Suggests Nearly 2 Percent of Providers are Practicing Without a License
A new report from a company that monitors the licensing, credentialing and malpractice litigation history of physicians finds that 1.9 percent of U.S. health care practitioners are practicing without a license and that 18.7 percent have a "cloud on their credentials," HealthLeaders Media reports.
Oct 13, 2009 Experts Say Increase in Residency Slots Needed to Mitigate Physician Shortage
According to family practice experts, legislative proposals introduced by various members of Congress as part of larger efforts to overhaul health care fail to adequately address the urgent shortage of family practice physicians, Kaiser Health News reports.
Oct 12, 2009 Florida Hospital Flagler, Business Group Partner to Address Nurse Shortage
Florida Hospital Flagler has teamed with the Center for Business Excellence to help address a regional shortage of nurses, the News-Journal reports.
Oct 12, 2009 Health Care Recruiters Struggle to Fill Vacancies
Despite the economic downturn and soaring unemployment rate, health care recruiters continue to struggle to fill vacancies, the Associated Press reports.
Oct 9, 2009 St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network, Temple University to Partner for Medical School Program
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network and Temple University School of Medicine have announced plans for an expanded medical school program, the Lehigh Valley News reports.
Oct 8, 2009 University of Texas Nursing Program Receives Funding to Expand Enrollment
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has received $300,000 from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to expand its nursing program next fall, the San Antonio Business Journal reports.
Oct 8, 2009 South Carolina Hospital, University Announce Plans to Expand Medical Enrollment
The Greenville Hospital System and the University of South Carolina have announced plans to partner to help expand the state's capacity to train physicians, the Greenville News reports.
Oct 7, 2009 University of St. Francis Receives Federal Funding for DNP Program
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based University of St. Francis has received more than $800,000 in federal funding to support its new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree program, Nurse.com reports.
Oct 6, 2009 Nebraska Community College Launches OTA Program
Nebraska-based Central Community College-Grand Island this fall launched an occupational therapy assistant (OTA) program, the Grand Island Independent reports.
Oct 6, 2009 Health Care Job Growth Continued in September
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) suggests that, although the nation's unemployment rate in September edged up to a 26-year high of 9.8 percent, data suggests that the health care sector continues "to live in a world apart from the wider economy," Modern Healthcare reports.
Oct 5, 2009 HHS Awards Grants to Help States Recruit Health Care Professionals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made $7.6 million available to aid states in their efforts to recruit health care professionals to underserved areas, the Illinois Pantagraph reports.
Oct 2, 2009 Louisiana College, High School Partner to Attract Students to Nursing
Louisiana Technical College's Alexandria campus has partnered with Tioga High School's certified nursing assistant (CNA) program to offer a course aimed at encouraging students to enter the nursing field, the Town Talk reports.
Oct 1, 2009 New Mexico Schools Partner on Nurse Training Programs
Eastern New Mexico University and Clovis Community College have received a joint $3.4 million U.S. Department of Education grant to enhance their nurse training programs, the Clovis News Journal reports.
Sep 30, 2009 CSU Fullerton Receives Grant to Expand Entry-Level Nursing Offerings
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) has received a $2 million grant from UnitedHealth Group to help support the university's five-year Expanding Healthcare Access through Nursing project, the Orange County Register reports.
Sep 30, 2009 Duke University Opens Satellite Medical School in Singapore
The Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School has opened its new satellite campus in Singapore, the Triangle Business Journal reports.
Sep 29, 2009 Kaiser Permanente to Open $1 Million Simulation Lab Training Facility
Kaiser Permanente will use $1 million in federal funding to establish a simulation training facility for nurses and other health care workers, the San Francisco Business Times reports.
Sep 28, 2009 New England States Partner to Address Nurse Faculty Shortage
New England health officials are joining forces to increase the number of nurse faculty in the region, the Associated Press reports.
Sep 28, 2009 University of Nevada-Reno to Build New Medical Teaching Center
The University of Nevada-Reno has announced plans to build a medical teaching facility that will allow it to expand enrollment in its medical and nursing programs, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports.
Sep 25, 2009 Health Systems, Recruitment Firms Turn to Social Media to Recruit Physicians
In an effort to attract physicians for typically hard-to-fill specialties, several health systems and physician recruitment firms are turning to social media tools, Health Leaders reports.
Sep 24, 2009 Study Suggests Course Focusing on Reflection May Reduce Physician Burnout
A study appearing in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that primary care physicians who participated in a continuing medical education (CME) program that emphasizes reflection on clinical experiences reported feeling less burned out, MedPage Today reports.
Sep 23, 2009 Report Suggests California Will Need 1 Million Allied Health Professionals by 2030
A new report from California Health Jobs suggests that the state will need to grow and maintain a workforce of nearly 1 million allied health professionals by 2030 to meet anticipated patient demand, Health Leaders reports.
Sep 22, 2009 Grambling State Receives Funding to Improve Biomedical, Nursing Programs
Louisiana-based Grambling State University has received $4.5 million in federal funding to attract more minority students to biomedical science programs and strengthen its master's of science in nursing degree program, the Associated Press reports.
Sep 21, 2009 Florida International University Medical Students Pair with Low-Income Families to Understand Barriers to Health
Students enrolled in the inaugural class of the new medical school at Florida International University are participating in a program that pairs them with a local, low-income family that faces barriers to obtaining health care, ABC News reports.
Sep 21, 2009 New Measure to Require New York Hospitals to Report Nurse Staffing Ratios
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) has signed into law a bill requiring hospitals to publicly report nurse staffing ratios, Modern Healthcare reports.
Sep 18, 2009 Wright State University to Open Division of Tactical Emergency Medicine
Dayton, Ohio-based Wright State University's Boonshoft School of Medicine has announced plans to launch a Division of Tactical Emergency Medicine, Med City News reports.
Sep 17, 2009 University of Cincinnati to Offer Health Informatics Study Track
The University of Cincinnati has added a health informatics track to its information technology (IT) degree program, the Business Courier of Cincinnati reports.
Sep 16, 2009 Coalition Tasked with Oversight of Health Interpreter Certification, Training
A coalition of health care professionals, interpreters and other stakeholders has created a commission tasked with developing and ensuring adequate training and certification for health care interpreters, AHA News Now reports.
Sep 15, 2009 Study Suggests Neonatologists Need More, Better Communication Training
The results of a survey of neonatology fellows appearing in the September issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggests that more needs to be done to teach future neonatologists communication skills, MedPage Today reports.
Sep 14, 2009 HRSA Awards $33 Million for Health Care Professionals Training
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded $33 million to expand and improve training for nurses and other health care professionals, AHA News Now reports.
Sep 14, 2009 Nebraska Hospital Partners with Medical School in India on Student, Faculty Exchange
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has announced plans to partner with a medical school in India to exchange students, medical residents and faculty, KCAU-TV reports.
Sep 11, 2009 University of South Dakota to Address Shortage of Health Care Professionals
The University of South Dakota's Sanford School of Medicine in Vermillion has received a $372,000-grant to help offset a shortage of health care professionals in rural regions of the state, the Yankton Press & Dakotan reports.
Sep 10, 2009 Rutgers University to Open Nursing School at Camden Campus
New Jersey-based Rutgers University has announced plans open a nursing school at its Camden campus, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.
Sep 10, 2009 University of Washington Medical Student Internships Highlight Challenges in Primary Care
Second-year medical students attending the University of Washington this summer participated in a one month-long program designed to prepare them for practice in rural and underserved areas, the New York Times reports.
Sep 9, 2009 Texas College, Goodwill Partner to Offer Medical Certification Programs
Alamo Colleges in San Antonio and Goodwill Industries plan to partner to offer select medical certification programs, the San Antonio Business Journal reports.
Sep 9, 2009 Nursing Honor Society Prepares to Launch Nurse Faculty Transition Pilot
The nursing honor society Sigma Theta Tau International has announced plans to launch a pilot program aimed at preparing R.N.s to transition into nurse faculty roles, Nurse.com reports.
Sep 8, 2009 California Group Awards Funding for Family Medicine Training Effort
California's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development has awarded more than $2.7 million to help improve training opportunities for family medicine practitioners, the San Francisco Business Times reports.
Sep 8, 2009 HSC Report Provides 'Snapshot' of U.S. Physicians in 2008
The Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) has released results from its annual Health Tracking Physician Survey, which examines physician demographics, pay and satisfaction, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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