Washington Health Workforce

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

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 Washington?
  See Job Boards and Licensure and Certification Boards

Workforce Statistics and Data Sources

• Health Work Force Institute, affiliated with the Washington State Hospital Association – provides access to publications and research, which often include survey results, data, and annual reports.

• Washington Center for Nursing – provides access to data which covers supply and demand as well as licensing information.

• The WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies Regional Information Center – provides access to Washington: All Studies which includes descriptions and findings of studies conducted by the Center for Health Workforce Studies and the Rural Health Research Center.

• Washington Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board – provides access to the Health Care Personnel Shortage Task Force. Here the task force on the shortage of skilled health care personnel in Washington state lists their annual report, as well as ongoing meetings and data.

• 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

• Allied Health Center of Excellence
• AWB Institute
• Washington Center for Nursing
• Washington Office of Community and Rural Health
• Washington State Employment Security Department
• Washington State Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch
• Washington Workforce Association
• Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County

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

Page last updated September 4, 2012