Mississippi Health Workforce

This guide brings together all the Resources, Organizations, Funding, Events, and News we've discovered for Mississippi.

Here are some top picks to get you started:

Frequently Requested Information

• Interested in learning opportunities?
  The state's Area Health Education Centers may offer career exploration activities, as well as educational programs for health career students and continuing education for health professionals.

• Looking for help paying for your education?
  Check Funding and Inactive Funding for scholarships, loan repayment programs, loans, fellowships and educational opportunities. You may also want to browse national funding for additional opportunities.

• Does your organization need help recruiting and retaining health professionals?
  Consider these organizations and this recruitment and retention technical assistance opportunity.

• Are you a health professional interested in practicing in Mississippi?
  See Job Boards and Licensure and Certification Boards

Workforce Statistics and Data Sources

• Mississippi Center for Health Workforce - functions as a data clearinghouse for Mississippi's health workforce data.

• Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure – provides access to Statistical Information which includes licensure data reports for physician and physician assistants in Mississippi.

• Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning – provides access to Nursing Education in Mississippi: Annual Report for Mississippi Nursing Degree Programs which includes accreditation, enrollment, graduation data, NCLEX pass rates, faculty vacancies, and student to faculty ratios for nursing programs in Mississippi.

• Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce – provides access to Reports & Publications some of which include statistics about the nursing workforce in Mississippi.

• Additional reports and publications are available in the Resources section, and in particular the Supply and Demand Resources include data on the health workforce.

State Workforce Organizations

• Mississippi Center for Health Workforce
• Mississippi Department of Employment Security
• Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce
• Mississippi Primary Care Office
• Workforce Investment Network in Mississippi

• For a complete list, see the Organizations section of this guide.

Page last updated July 3, 2012