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Michigan Initiatives
Healthcare Workforce Initiatives in Michigan
We've compiled a list of healthcare initiatives throughout the state of Michigan. The list can be filtered for prosperity region or zip code or searched for a keyword.
Michigan is grouped geographically into ten prosperity regions. Prosperity regions were created in 2013 to encourage local private, public, and non-profit partners from each region to develop a local economic vision. Additionally, state agencies have organized their services around these new geographic boundaries to create a better structure for collaboration.
Click on the initiative name below to learn more about what they're doing to support or grow the healthcare workforce.
Michigan prosperity regions map is from Michigan.gov
* 0 indicates state-wide initiatives
Initiative Name | Organization(s) | Healthcare Industry | Workforce Development Focus | Occupations | Zip Code | Prosperity Region | Last Updated | Active? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMU Medical Education Partners Psychiatry Program | Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals Inc. | Hospitals | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Psychiatry Residents | 48602 | 5 | Yes | |
CMU Medical Education Partners Internal Medicine Program | Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals Inc. | Hospitals | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Internal Medicine Residents | 48602 | 5 | Yes | |
Honor Community Health Family Medicine Residency Program | Oakland Integrated Healthcare Network (dba Honor Community Health) | Health Centers | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Family Medicine Residents | 48341 | 10 | Yes | |
ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital-Women’s Health and Obstetrics Fellowship (PMRH-WHOF) | ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital | Hospitals | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Family Medicine Physicians | 48162 | 9 | Yes | |
Healthcare Workforce Retention and Advancement Program | Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation, University of Michigan School of Social Work, Detroit Mayor's Workforce Development Board, Henry Ford Health | Hospitals | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Pharmacy Technicians; Medical Assistants; Radiologic Technologists and Technicians; Respiratory Therapists; Surgical Technologists | 48202 | 10 | 05/01/2025 | No |
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 | 7 | Yes | |
AuSable Valley CMHA Workforce Retention Initiatives | AuSable Valley CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Social Work students; Occupations Requiring an MSW | 48661 | 3 | Yes | |
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 | 7 | 02/02/2025 | No |
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 | 7 | Yes | |
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 | 7 | 05/01/2025 | Yes |
OPTIMISE Task Force | OPTIMISE Task Force, MASSP, MASA, MEA, Michigan Alliance for Families, MDE, Launch Michigan, MEMSPA, MASP, Michigan Speech Language Hearing Association, Michigan Special Education Advisory Committee, Michigan Association of School Social Workers, Michigan Council for Exceptional Children, MAISA, MAASE, Northern Michigan Wildcats, Small Business Association of Michigan, Special Education Mediation Services, State of Michigan Office of the Governor, AFT Michigan | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | School Psychologists; School Social Workers | 49064 | 8 | 02/02/2025 | Yes |
Barry County CMHA Workforce Retention Initiatives | Barry County CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists; Social Work students; Psychology students; Counseling students | 49058 | 4 | Yes |
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