New Jersey Health Workforce

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

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.

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

Workforce Statistics and Data Sources

• New Jersey's Collaborating Center for Nursing – provides access to Center Surveys and Research which offers information on New Jersey's nursing workforce and educational capacity.
• New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals - conducts research on the state's physician workforce and graduate medical education, including surveys of residents completing their medical education.

• 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

• New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing
• New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
• New Jersey Office of Primary Care
• Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network

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

Page last updated October 9, 2012