Reports >
State Responses to Health Worker Shortages: Results of 2002
Survey of States > State Details > Utah Scholarships,
Loan Repayment - The
Office of Primary Care, Rural and Ethnic Health administers a Health Care Workforce
Program through the Department of Health to assist underserved communities to
address shortages of health care workers including:
- The
Rural Physicians and Physician Assistants Grant and Scholarship
- The
Urban Special Population Health Care Provider Financial Assistance Program
- The
Nurse Education Financial Assistance Program
- For
more information: Utah
Health Professional Education Financial Assistance
Career
Ladder Development - Utah
has identified competency levels that differentiate nurses at Associate, Baccalaureate
and Masters levels. The involved universities are using this information to enable
nurses to further their education without losing or having to repeat course credits,
thus shortening the length of time required to obtain an advanced degree.
Data
Collection - The
Medical Education Council collects information on a number of health professions
in Utah.
For more information: Ken Johnson, 801-626-6988
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