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Prosperity Region 7
Healthcare Workforce Initiatives in Region 7​
We've compiled a list of healthcare initiatives throughout the state of Michigan. Click on the initiative name below to learn more about what they're doing to support or grow the healthcare workforce.
Initiative Name | Organization(s) | Healthcare Industry | Workforce Development Focus | Statewide / Regional | Occupations | Zip Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michigan Behavioral Health Internship Stipend Program (MI-BHISP) | MDHHS, Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Social Work students; Counseling students; Psychology students; Other | 48864 |
Increasing Access, Recruitment and Retention of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners | Michigan State University College of Nursing | 4-Year IHE | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Regional | Nurses, general | 48824 |
Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship HRSA-20-007
Combating the Opioid Crisis by Increasing the Nurse Anesthesia Workforce in
Rural and Underserved Communities | Michigan State University College of Nursing | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Regional | Nurse Anesthetists | 48824 |
Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship | Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (Mi-LEO) | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Healthcare, general | 48933 |
Section 31o and 31n of State Aid Act | MDE | State Department and Agencies | Healthcare workforce retention | School Social Workers; School Psychologists; School Counselors; School Nurses | 48933 | |
Developing Sustainable Workforce Solutions in Behavioral Health and Direct Care | MDHHS, Health Management Associations, Public Sector Consultants, Behavioral Health Agencies | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | Direct Care Workers; Other: Behavioral Health Workers, general | 48909 | |
31aa: School Mental Health and School Safety Funding Opportunities through Goal 3 of Michigan's Top Ten Strategic Education Plan | MDE, Local and Intermediate School Districts | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | School Psychologists; School Social Workers; School Counselors; School Nurses | 48933 | |
MDHHS Behavioral Health Capacity Building Center | MDHHS | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | Other: Behavioral Health Workers, general | 48909 | |
Community Mental Health of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties Workforce Strategies | Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychologists; Other: Masters-Level Nurses; Social Work students; Psychology students; Nursing students | 48910 | |
SMART Public Act (Student Mental Health Apprenticeship Program for Retention and Training) | Michigan Association of School Psychologists, NASW Michigan, MASSW | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers | School Psychology students | 48933 | |
Medicaid Coverage of Services Expansion for Behavioral Health Graduates | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) | State Department and Agencies | Healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychologists; Counselors | 48933 | |
Behavioral Health Accelerated Degree Program Grants | National Association of Social Work-Michigan, various Schools of Social Work in Michigan, Community Mental Health, Michigan House of Representatives | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Occupations Requiring an MSW | 48909 | |
Health Center Careers Training Program | Michigan Primary Care Association | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Medical Assistants; Dental Assistants; Community Health Workers; Doulas; Pharmacy Technicians | 48917 |
Apprenticeship Intermediary | Michigan Primary Care Association | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Dental Assistants; Medical Assistants; Community Health Workers | 48917 |
Dental Therapy Scholarship | Michigan Primary Care Association, Delta Dental Foundation, Michigan Health Endowment Fund | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Pre-Dental | 48864 |
MiREACH Grant (Michigan Rural Enhanced Access to Careers in Healthcare) | Michigan Center for Rural Health; MiLEO; Michigan Works! Northeast Consortium; SEMCA/WIN; UP Michigan Works!; West Michigan Works! | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional | Nursing Assistants; Licensed Practical or Licensed Vocational Nurses; Medical Assistants; Other Technologists and Technicians; Phlebotomists; Registered Nurses; Paramedics; Occupations Requiring an MSW | 48917 |
Primary Care Physician & Social Worker Recruitment | Michigan Center for Rural Health | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional | Pre-Med Students; Social Work students | 48824 |
Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium (NMORC) Team | Michigan Center for Rural Health | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Regional (25-county region) | Emergency Medical Technicians; Community Health Workers; Other: Peer Recovery Coaches; Healthcare, general | 48824 |
MI Kids Now Loan Repayment Program | MDHHS | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Statewide (in HPSAs) | Psychiatrist; Registered Nurses; Psychologists; Occupations Requiring an MSW; Child, Family, and School Social Workers; Other: Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA), Board Certified Assistant Behavioral Analyst (BCABA) | 48909 |
Michigan State Loan Repayment Program (MSLRP) | MDHHS | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Statewide (in HPSAs) | Dentists, General; Physician Group; Physician Assistants; Nurse Practitioners; Psychiatrists; Nurse Midwives; Psychologists; Occupations Requiring an MSW | 48909 |
Michigan Opioid Treatment Access (MIOTA) Loan Repayment Program | MDHHS | State Department and Agencies | Healthcare workforce retention | Statewide | Physician Group; Nurse Practitioners; Physician Asisstants; Occupations Requiring an MSW; Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 48909 |
MiCareerQuest | Michigan Works! | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional by local Michigan Works! associations: West, Southeast, Southwest, Middle Michigan, Northeast, West Central, Northwest, East/GST, Capital Area, Metro Detroit, | Middle school students; High school students | 48912 |
Going PRO Talent Fund | LEO and Michigan Works! | Michigan Works! | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | Statewide - all local MW! associations | Healthcare, general | 48912 |
Educational Programs in Collaboration (EPiC) Consortium | Michigan Colleges Online (MCO) and Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional but covers most of the state | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians; Other Technologists and Technicians | 48933 |
Osteopathic Medical Students (OMS) Community Engagement | Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM); Chippewa High School Coalition for Youth and Families; Chippewa Valley High School; Dakota High School | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional - for high schools surrounding the MSUCOM campuses at Macomb University Center and Detroit Medical Center | High school students, medical school students | 48824 |
Samaritas Smart Glasses | Samaritas, Care Resources PACE, 1Minuut | Home Care and Hospice | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Regional (Grand Rapids area) | Nursing Assistants, Occupations Requiring an MSW, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Licensed Practical or Licensed Vocational Nurses | 48911 |
Student Experience / Research Offerings | Ingham Community Health Centers | Health Centers | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Ingham County) | Students, general | 48910 |
Michigan Works! Classroom Training Funding Assistance | Michigan Works! | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide - all local MW! associations | College Students, general | 48912 |
Young Professionals Program | Michigan LEO and Michigan Works! | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Healthcare, general | 48912 |
EMS Workforce 2023 Grant | MDHHS | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Paramedics | 48909 |
Mental Health & Aging Project (MHAP) | Lansing Community College | 2-Year IHE | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Statewide | Physician Group; Occupations requiring an MSW; Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 48933 |
MiTransfer Pathways and MiWorkforce Pathways | Michigan Transfer Network | 2-Year IHE & 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | College students, general; Psychology students; Social Work students; Healthcare, general | 48933 |
Secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs | MDE Office of Career and Technical Education | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | High school students | 48933 |
Care for the Caregivers Fund | Sparrow Health Systems, Sparrow Foundation | Hospitals | Healthcare workforce retention | Regional (Mid-Michigan) | Other: Direct Care Workers | 48912 |
Implicit Bias Training Requirement | Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs | State Department and Agencies | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Statewide | Healthcare, general | 48909 |
Early Middle College | MDE | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | High school students | 48933 |
Health Professional Recovery Program | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Professional Licensing | State Department and Agencies | Healthcare workforce retention | Statewide | Physician group; medical students; dentists, general; psychologists; nurses, general; Physician Assistnats; Pharmacists | 48909 |
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Michigan Board of Nursing
Nurse Scholarship Program | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Nursing students | 48909 |
Master of Public Health Program Workforce Development Committee | MSU | 4-Year IHE | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Regional (Flint-area) | Public health professionals | 48824 |
Expansion of Psychiatric Mental Health NP Program | MSU | State Department and Agencies | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | At MSU but effects should be Statewide | Registered Nurses; Nurse Practitioners | 48824 |
Nurse and Doctor Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Training | MSU | Public Health Departments | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | At MSU but effects should be Statewide | Physician Group; Registered Nurses | 48824 |
IMPART Alliance | MSU | 4-Year IHE | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Regional (at MSUCOM) | Other: Direct Care Workers | 48824 |
MiYARN | MI LEO Office of Employment and Training, MDE Office of Career and Technical Education | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Nursing Assistants; Healthcare, general; Apprentices | 48933 |
HCAM Apprenticeship Program | Healthcare Association of Michigan (HCAM) | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Statewide | Home Health and Personal Care Aides; Nurses, general; Apprentices | 48917 |
Care for the Aging | Michigan Center for Assisted Living (MCAL) | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Nursing Assistants; Licensed Practical or Licensed Vocational Nurses; Registered Nurses, general; Physical Therapists; Occupational Therapists; Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 48917 |
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Early Assurance Opportunity | MSU and various partner colleges/universities | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (MSU-area) | Pre-med students | 48824 |
Olivet College and Kellogg Community College (KCC) BSN Articulation Agreement | Olivet College, Kellogg Community College | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Regional (Battle Creek area) | Registered Nurses; Nursing students | 49076 |
MIDOCs | MHC, CMU College of Medicine, MSU College of Human Medicine, WSU School of Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | Regional | Physician group | 48864 |
Mi-ELSiS | MHC, MDE, MSU, GVSU, CMU, Wayne State, UofM, JCISD, Cedar Springs School District, GIRESD, Wayne RESA | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Regional | Occupations Requiring an MSW | 48933 |
Rural Community Health Program (R-CHP) | MSU College of Human Medicine | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Traverse City or Midland) | Medical school students | 48824 |
Rural Physician Program (RPP) | MSU College of Human Medicine | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Upper Peninsula) | Medical school students | 48824 |
Advanced Baccalaureate Learning Experience (ABLE) | MSU College of Human Medicine | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (MSU) | College students, general | 48824 |
CHM Mission SMART Initiative | MSU College of Human Medicine | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide (MSU partner schools) | Pre-med students | 48824 |
Early Assurance Opportunity | MSU College of Human Medicine | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (MSU) | College students, general | 48824 |
Future DOcs | MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (MSU: College of Osteopathic Medicine) | High school students | 48824 |
OsteoCHAMPS | MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | High school students | 48824 |
Osteopathic Medical Scholars (OMSP) | MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (MSU) | College students, general | 48824 |
Next Generation Health Careers Academy | MHC | Nonprofits | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Elementary school students; middle school students; high school students | 48864 |
Michigan HOSA | HOSA, MHC | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Middle school students; high school students | 48864 |
Michigan Center for Nursing | MHC | Nonprofits | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Statewide | Nurses, general | 48864 |
Alliance for Clinical Experience Matching and Placement Program (ACEMAPP) | MHC | Nonprofits | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Nationwide | Students, general; Healthcare, general | 48864 |
Earn While You Learn Program | Sparrow Health System, Lansing Community College | Hospitals | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Lansing) | Nursing students, Registered Nurses | 48912 |
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