Workforce

Bureau of Health Professions Shortage Designations Branch 
The Shortage Designation Branch in the HRSA Bureau of Health Professions National Center for Health Workforce Analysis develops shortage designation criteria and uses them to decide whether or not a geographic area or population group is a Health Professional Shortage Area or a Medically Underserved Area or Population.  To access this information, click here.

HRSA Health Workforce Connector
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Workforce Connector offers three ways to recruitment and apply for positions at community health centers nation-wide. Health centers can create  personalized profile and attend virtual job fairs with applicants at various levels of health education who are searching for jobs or training opportunities. You can find a User Guide here and Tips for Sites using the Health Workforce Connector here.

• Now Open: HRSA Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP)
  The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Faculty Loan Repayment Program through July 3, 2025. This program offers up to $40,000 in loan repayment assistance over two years for eligible health professions faculty from disadvantaged backgrounds. In return, participants commit to serving at an approved health professions school. 
   
• Cycle XI Now Open: Doctors Across New York
  Doctors Across New York is a state funded initiative enacted in 2008 to help train and place physicians in underserved communities in a variety of settings and specialties to care for New York´s diverse population. Due to statutory changes, all new awards will require a 3-year service obligation for a maximum amount of $120,000.  Applications are currently being accepted until August 20th, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET. If you have a question about this Cycle, you have until June 18, 2025 to send your question to DANYprogram@health.ny.gov. A finalized Question & Answer Document will be posted on or around July 2, 2025.  
   
• Doctors Across New York (DANY)
  A series of state-funded programs enacted in 2008 to help train and place physicians in a variety of settings and specialties to care for New York's patients.
   
• Nurses Across New York (NANY)
  A state-funded program enacted in 2023 to help train and place nursing professionals in a variety of settings and specialties to care for New York's patients.
   
• Workforce Investment Organizations Career Pathways Program
  As part of New York State’s Health Equity Reform (NYHER) 1115 Waiver, the Workforce Investment Organizations (WIOs) Career Pathways Training (CPT) program initiative is dedicated to strengthening the healthcare workforce through training, employment support services, and tuition. See the link above for further details about this initiative to support staff at your health center in continuing to build rewarding careers in healthcare.
   
• Health Professions Education & Training Planning Template
  This template is designed to support health centers in strengthening their health professions education and “Grow Your Own” workforce development programs. Whether completed in-part or in-full, the template can help guide the creation or revision of health center training and development plans.
  • CHCANYS’ Training the Next Generation Webinar Series: This webinar series, hosted in partnership with the Education Health Center Initiative, focused on providing practical models to help health centers build the business case for HP-ET and leverage available tools and resources to implement these programs.
     
• CHCANYS’ Future of the Dental Workforce Webinar Series
  This webinar series, hosted in partnership with the National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA), focused on providing health centers with resources and strategies to build sustainable partnerships and pipeline pathways for dental professionals. Click the link for access to session recordings and slides.
   
• National Network for Oral Health Access – Partnering with Academic Institutions to Develop Service-Learning Programs
  This resource developed by the National Network for Oral Health Access can be used to strategically develop oral health service-learning programs in community health centers. This resource focuses on the benefits, types, characteristics, and planning considerations for successful academic partnerships.
   
• Teaching Health Center Resources
  This document serves as a resource guide for health centers interested in exploring the path to becoming a Teaching Health Center (THC). It highlights key organizations, programs, and technical assistance centers that support workforce development, residency training, accreditation, and sustainability in primary care education.
   
• National Network for Oral Health Access – Partnering with Academic Institutions to Develop Service-Learning Programs
  This resource developed by the National Network for Oral Health Access can be used to strategically develop oral health service-learning programs in community health centers. This resource focuses on the benefits, types, characteristics, and planning considerations for successful academic partnerships.
   
• BPHCurates: Workforce Career Pathways Resource Packet
  Targeted Resources for Developing, Expanding, and Strengthening Workforce Pathways in Medical, Dental, Mental Health, and Non-Clinical Careers at Health Centers.

• CHCANYS Career Board
  CHCs can post open positions at their health centers. In addition to the CHCANYS Career Board, community health centers (CHCs) can use this list of state and national job boards to recruit mission-drive job seekers.
   
• Readiness to Train Assessment Tool 
  As part of HRSA’s Health Professions Education and Training (HP-ET) Initiative, HRSA partnered with Community Health Center Inc. (CHC Inc.) a HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partner to develop the Readiness to Train Assessment Tool (RTAT™) to help health centers assess their readiness to engage in health professions training programs. Every CHC and Look Alike in the country is being invited to participate and your team’s input is essential. The information from the survey used to generate T/TA for CHCs and overall results will be shared by late 2021.  
   
• Association for Clinicians Underserved STAR² Center 
  The STAR² Center is a project of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU). ACU is a transdisciplinary membership organization working on behalf of the NHSC and clinicians who provide care to the underserved. 
  • Leveraging Data and Turnover Tools to Address Workforce Challenges Slides
  • STAR² Center Financial Assessment for Provider Turnover Tool
  • STAR² Center Turnover Calculator Tool
     
• The Weitzman Institute 
  The Weitzman Institute (WI) is a unique organization dedicated to research and innovation in primary care. WI’s Efforts include development of training to expand health centers’ strategies to recruit, develop, and retain clinical workforce. 
   
• Center for Health Workforce Studies  
  A not-for-profit research organization whose mission is to provide timely, accurate data and conduct policy-relevant research about the health workforce. The Center's work assists health, professional, and education organizations; policy makers and planners; and other stakeholders in understanding issues related to the supply, demand, distribution, and use of health workers. 
  • Center for Health Workforces Studies FQHC Recruitment and Retention Infographic (click to download)
    
• Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Resource Page
  This resource hub offers a list of services for individuals and families impacted by domestic and intimate partner violence (IPV). It is intended to support community health center (CHC) staff across New York State in identifying and connecting people with trusted, confidential assistance available at the local, state, and national levels.
   
• Maternal Health Resource Page
  The CHCANYS Maternal Health Resource Hub is a designed to support New York State’s Community Health Centers (CHCs) in improving maternal health outcomes. This page connects CHCs to essential training opportunities to equip CHCs with the tools they need to deliver high-quality maternal healthcare across the state.
   
• Supporting Data-Informed Maternal Care Across New York State
  This comprehensive hub connects CHCs to essential training opportunities and high-value data sources that highlight service gaps and community needs. Through this resource, CHCANYS aims to equip CHCs with the tools they need to deliver equitable, accessible, and data-informed maternal healthcare across the state.
   
• CHCANYS Comprehensive Workforce Plan Template
  This template – developed as part of our Recruitment and Retention Learning Collaborative – provides community health centers with a detailed framework to develop a comprehensive workforce plan. It guides organizations through assessing current staffing, identifying gaps, and strategizing for sustainable workforce growth to meet evolving healthcare needs.
   
• Workforce Planning Learning Series
  This learning series, hosted in partnership with Mayeaux Healthcare Strategies, provided health centers with practical resources, opportunities for open discussion, and promising practices related to recruitment, retention, and human resources. The comprehensive workforce plan template was enhanced with a three-part addendum focused on: upskilling middle management, human resources information systems (HRIS), and retooling the workforce for the future.
   
• 2024 UDS Documents
  • UDS Q&A Document - 11/19/2024
  • UDS Reporting Q&A - 12/3/2024
  • UDS Reporting Q&A - 12/10/2024