Reports > State Responses to Health Worker Shortages:
Results of 2002 Survey of States > State Details
> Vermont Task
Force, Commission or Panel - The
Vermont Department of Human Services convened a Blue Ribbon Nursing Commission
to study the nursing shortage in Vermont. The Commission issued a report in January
of 2001 and provided seven recommendations to address the state’s nursing
shortage, including the establishment of a Center for Nursing to address on-going
issues of supply, education, practice, and research.
For more information:
A Call to Action:
Addressing Vermont's Nursing Shortage
- The
Human Resources Investment Council of the Vermont Department of Employment and
Training established the Healthcare Workforce Development Partnership, a public/private
partnership to address the workforce shortage in Vermont’s healthcare system
and to facilitate the recruitment, education and employment of Vermonters to support
a vital healthcare system.
For more information: Vermont
Human Resources Investment Council
Scholarships,
Loan Repayment - The
Nursing Educational Loan Repayment Program is funded by the State of Vermont through
the Department of Health and provides nursing loan forgiveness (for students in
an RN or LPN program in Vermont) and loan repayment (for working nurses).
- The
Primary Care Educational Loan Repayment Program is funded by the State of Vermont,
through the Department of Health. Eligible practitioners include physicians, physician
assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse midwives.
- The
Educational Loan Repayment Program for Dentists is funded by the State of Vermont
through the Department of Health. The purpose of the program is to help recruit
and retain dentists in Vermont and increase access to dental care for the Medicaid
population.
- For
more information: Vermont
Area Health Education Center Loan Repayment Programs
Career
Ladder Development Marketing
Health Careers - The
Vermont Office of Nursing Workforce, Research, Planning, and Development received
state and federal support to market nursing careers to middle school students.
- The Southern
Vermont Area Health Education Center sponsors a variety of programs to expose
k-12 students to health careers.
For more information: Vermont
Area Health Education Center
Labor
Department/Workforce Investment Board - A
Department of Labor H-1B visa grants support specialty training programs for operating
room, critical care, and psychiatric nurses.
Data
Collection - The
Vermont Board of Nursing and the Office of Nursing Workforce are collaborating
on a secondary analysis of RN and LPN relicensure survey data, particularly intention
to leave.
Other - The
Vermont Nurse Internship Project has developed a formal nursing internship program
that provides adequate practical clinical experience for novice nurses to function
at a competent level when they enter the workforce and has expanded clinical opportunities
for nursing students by increasing the use of clinical staff as preceptors in
specialty areas.
For more information: Vermont
Nurse Internship Project
Job
Redesign - The
Vermont Office of Nursing Workforce, Research, Planning and Development received
a federal grant to study factors that promote the retention of older nurses.
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