Diversifying Your Workforce: Are You Meeting the Mark? Discussed at CWA - Allied Health Regional Skills Partnership January Meeting

What does it mean to have a diversified workforce in healthcare today? Is your organization meeting the mark? With increasing emphasis being placed on meeting the healthcare demands of the area’s rapidly diversifying population, healthcare providers are under greater pressure to both increase the cultural competency of current medical professionals and expand the diversity of the workforce entering the job market. Studies have shown language and other cultural factors remain significant barriers to accessing healthcare and can significantly impact the quality and delivery of care. The challenge of closing those gaps through a diversified workforce is the focus of the next meeting of the Competitive Workforce Alliance Allied Health Regional Skills Partnership. Join us for the extraordinary opportunity to hear a distinguished panel of the area’s leading executives in healthcare and education address how their institutions are developing solutions to this complex workforce challenge.

What: Diversifying Your Workforce: Are You Meeting the Mark?
Who: Competitive Workforce Alliance Allied Health Regional Skills Partnership
When: Thursday, January 26, 2012
Where: Gaston College, Kimbrell Campus
7220 Wilkinson Blvd, Belmont NC
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
RSVP: Emily Clamp, 704-348-2732

Come hear how our area healthcare and education organizations are addressing some of their challenges. They will report on solutions being created,curriculum changes,andnew student preparation and recruitment strategies to meet the challenge of developing a healthcare workforce that reflects the growing diversity in our state.

Meet the panelists:

Deborah Ashton, Chief Diversity Officer, Novant Health
Michelle Boyd, Charlotte AHEC K-12
Vidal Dickerson, Director of Multicultural Resource Center-UNC Charlotte
Marilyn Gilliam, Corporate VP HR-Talent and Requisition, Novant Health
Peggy Harris, Asst. VP Diversity and Inclusiveness, Carolinas HealthCare System
Joy Lockhart, MA, Recruiter,CaroMont Health
Holly Sweat, Cleveland Community College-Director Workforce and Career Development

Don’t miss this unique opportunity! Call Emily Clamp 704-348-2732 to RSVP!