Articulation Committee Meeting:
Summit Planning
Friday, Aug. 13, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Moore Norman Tech Center (South Campus) Room 111

Board Meeting
Thursday, Sept. 16, 3 - 5 p.m.
Regents' 2 North Conf. Rm, Level 2

Board Meeting/Retreat
Friday, Nov. 5 ,9 a.m. -1 p.m.
Regents' 2 North Conf. Rm, Level 2

Articulation Summit: Nov. 1, 2010

Mark Your Calendars

You're invited! The Oklahoma Health Care Workforce Center, in conjunction with the Institute for Okla. Nursing Education, the Okla. Dept. of Career & Technology Education and the Okla. State Regents for Higher Education, will host a statewide summit on Monday, November 1, 2010 on "Articulation in Health Care Education: Opportunities & Obligations" in Oklahoma City at the Moore Norman Technology Center (South Penn Campus). Click here for more details. A registration brochure will be provided in the near future.

Articulation Survey

Your Participation Please!

OHCWC requests your participation in a survey designed to obtain information about articulation between educational programs in Oklahoma.

ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATORS
Please follow this link to your articulation survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GNN58LR

IONE MEMBERS
Please follow this link to the nursing articulation survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3QDLCPR

Critical Funding Needed to Produce More Health Care Workers

OHCWC and OHA Release New Industry Data

In 2005 and 2008, the Oklahoma Hospital Association surveyed member and non-member hospitals throughout the state in order to determine Oklahoma’s need for hospital nurses and allied health workers today and in the future. During this same timeframe, educational programs in nursing and allied health were surveyed to determine their capacity to admit students into these high demand areas. A similar survey was also sent to Oklahoma nursing homes, home health agencies, hospices, public health and ambulatory care facilities. Results of these surveys are available at the following link.

[ Read the report ] or [ Download the presentation ]

OHCWC Makes a Difference

More Qualified Applicants Accepted Into Health Care Program

The Oklahoma Health Care Workforce Center (OHCWC) shared new data on vacancies and educational capacity expansion with the Council of (College) Presidents of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE).

A more comprehensive analysis beyond this top line data, from both the industry and from higher education will be forthcoming. 

[ Read more ] or [ Download the presentation ]

Oklahoma is expected to have a shortage of more than 3,000 nurses, 600 lab technicians, 400 physical therapists, 300 surgical technologists and 200 occupational therapists by 2012.

In addition to the careers above, there is also a great need for respiratory therapists, imaging technologists, pharmacists, medical and laboratory technologists.

With these startling statistics, the primary goals of the OHCWC are:

• Ensuring Oklahoma’s education and training systems have the resources and support necessary to produce the number of health care workers needed;
  

• Increasing the job satisfaction and retention rates of current health care workers;

• Improving awareness among young people and adults available opportunities in health care, therefore, increasing the number of individuals entering a health career.
  
  

The OHCWC is housed in the Presbyterian Research Park, Oklahoma City. The organization is an affiliate of the Communities Foundation of Oklahoma, which represents 300 non-profit organizations and individual donors throughout the state. For more information on the OHCWC contact info@ohcwc.com, or call (405) 319-8690.