California Future Health Workforce Commission Kevin Barnett, DrPH, MCP, Co-Director at the California Future Health Workforce Commission and Senior Investigator at the Public Health Institute, presented a recently established multi-stage statewide workforce development plan. The program aims to improve the following health-related sectors: primary care & prevention, behavioral health, and aging. Core principles of the plan include socioeconomic & geographic equity and diversi

Psychiatry Residency Program Santa Cruz County boasts a great resource in Vanessa de la Cruz, Chief of Psychiatry for the County of Santa Cruz and HIP Council participant. Through her connections with Stanford University, Santa Cruz has been included in their residency rotations for their MD Psychiatry program. This residency program includes two days at Telecare, two days at the County’s Integrated Behavioral Clinic, and one day in Palo Alto. While brand new, this residency

Things were quite different at the August 2016 HIPC! To set the stage for an interactive discussion on the health care workforce in Santa Cruz County, tables were removed and chairs rearranged in a horseshoe formation around a sticky board. John Melville, co-CEO of Collaborative Economics, led a process requiring self-reflection and vocal participation from HIPC attendees. Participants filled out note cards indicating opportunities/drivers for growth, then brainstormed requir