RAND Health Care Workforce Summit

Event Details

Program

Hosted by RAND, this event aimed to identify promising practices to develop the health care workforce in the United States through existing literature and reaching consensus among key stakeholders on the day of the event. RAND will build on prior work to develop a research and policy agenda for developing the health care workforce in the United States based on the proceedings from this summit.

Speakers and Panelists

Agenda

March 17, 2025

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

BREAKFAST

9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction

• Mahshid Abir, Senior Physician Policy Researcher, RAND

9:10 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Identifying Strategies to Develop the Health Care Workforce – RAND’s Approach in Virginia

• Brian Briscombe, Quantitative Analyst, RAND
• Megan Andrew, Social Scientist, RAND
• Raff Vardavas, Mathematician, RAND

9:50 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority – Using Data to Inform Policy and Practice

• Harrison Hayes, Executive Director, Virginia Health workforce Development Authority (VHWDA)

10:20 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

The Most Pressing Health Workforce Policy Issues Facing the Nation:
Fireside Chat with Samantha Koehler, Senior Policy Advisor to Senator Tim Kaine

10:50 - 11:00 a.m.

BREAK

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Health Policy and the Health Care Workforce

• Lisa Gables, Chief Executive Office, American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
• Nitika Moibi, Office of Rural and Primary Care, Minnesota Department of Health
• Lori Rodefeld, Director of Rural Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development, Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME
• Maanasa Kona, Center on Health Insurance Reforms, Georgetown University

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

LUNCH

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

Panel: Workforce Development Innovation

• Natasha Dravid, Chief Strategy Officer, Camden Coalition
• Amy Paul, Director of Statewide Graduate Medical Education, VHWDA
• Louise Knight, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Director, Harry J. Duffey Family Patient and Family Services Program
• Alison N. Huffstetler, Medical Director, Robert Graham Center; Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University; Assistant Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine

1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The RAND-AAMC Physician Workforce Projections Model

• Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel, Policy Researcher, RAND
• Michael Dill, Director, Workforce Studies, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.

BREAK

2:10 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Role of Private Sector - Military and Private Sector - VA Collaboration in Health Care Workforce Development
Fireside chat with:

• Captain Joseph J. Ford, Director of Mental Health, II Marine Expeditionary Force
• Hillary Peabody, Former Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Integrated Veteran Care, Veterans Health Administration

2:40 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Role of Technology in Health Care Workforce Development

• Shira Fischer, Senior Physician Policy Researcher, RAND
• Jonathan Cantor, Policy Researcher, RAND

3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Creating a Cohesive Workforce: Implementing Standardized Competencies Across Healthcare and Social Care

• Carter Wilson, Director, National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs, and Technical Assistance

3:30 p.m.

CLOSING REMARKS & ADJOURN

• Mahshid Abir, Senior Physician Policy Researcher, RAND

Questions

Contact Nazia Wolters with questions about the event.