Health Reform Commission Workgroups: Health Care Workforce
Scope | Members | Meetings & Materials
Scope 
Chairperson: Dr. A. Timothy Garson
Co-Chair: Karen Drenkard
This workgroup must bring together the many existing studies about Virginia’s healthcare workforce and identify professions with critical shortages or anticipated shortages. The workgroup is tasked with examining models from other states to develop a strategy to improve the capacity, skills, and number of healthcare professionals in Virginia. Recommendations should focus not only on bringing people to the professions, but improving the capacity of educational institutions to meet growing demand for services provided by these professionals. The workgroup will focus on several professions, including the long-term care workforce, which is critical to any recommendations made by the Long Term Care and Consumer Choices workgroup.
Membership
| Person | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Arthur Garson, Jr. M.D., M.P.H. | Chairman | UVA Medical School |
| Karen Drenkard | Co-Chair | INOVA |
| Dr. Joel Silverman | VCU Health System | |
| Maureen Schnittger | Western State Hospital | |
| Peter Blake | Virginia Community College System | |
| Steven J. Ashby, Ph.D | Richmond Behavioral Health Authority | |
| Roberta Bertadini | Tidewater Community College | |
| Teresa M. Haller | VA Nurse Association | |
| Dr. Gerald Pepe | Eastern Virginia Medical School | |
| Mr. T. Carter Melton, Jr. | Rockingham Memorial Hospital | |
| Mr. Julien G. Patterson | Omniplex | |
| Mr. Sanjay Puri | Optimos |
Note: Bolded names indicate Health Reform Commission members.
Meetings & Materials
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| Meeting Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2007 | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Dep't of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Room 7B 600 East Broad Street Richmond |
| Materials: Minutes (Word,
49 k) Nursing Support Matrix (Excel, 22 k) | Direct Care Workforce: Strategies for Quality (679 k) |
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| March 29, 2007 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Dep't of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Room 7B 600 East Broad Street Richmond |
| Materials: Minutes (Word, 50 k) | Loan Repayment Summary (Word, 79 k) | Carilion-Va Tech Med School (67 k) | Physician Shortage in Va (3.7 mb) | Trends in the Physician Workforce (3.68 mb) | Physician Workforce Matrix (Excel, 20 k) | ||
| February 27, 2007 | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Dep't of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Room 7B 600 East Broad Street Richmond |
| Materials: Minutes (Word,
46 k) Really Understanding Va's RN Shortage (430 k) |
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| November 16, 2006 | 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Patrick Henry Building House Room 1 1111 E. Broad Street Richmond |
| Materials: Minutes (Word,
54 k) The Nusring Shortage (660 k) | Physician Workforce Issues (83 k) | TANF Work Requirements (264 K) |
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