Tag: Health

UA Provides Critical Healthcare Training Programs to Alaska

Alaska’s healthcare landscape is undergoing significant transformation, with projections indicating a noteworthy 14.3% growth in healthcare jobs from 2020 to 2030—surpassing all other sectors. In this evolving landscape, the University of Alaska is a pivotal player, offering essential and unique healthcare programs that cater to the state’s growing needs.

With projections indicating a need for 4,500 new healthcare jobs over the next decade, UA’s commitment to meeting Alaska’s healthcare demands is more crucial than ever. Alaska boasts some of the highest wages for healthcare positions nationwide, with 15 categories ranking highest or second highest in the country. Additionally, Alaska’s healthcare sector remains a cornerstone of the state’s economy, contributing over $3 billion in direct wages and comprising 11% of the workforce and nearly 43,000 annual average healthcare jobs in 2022.

As healthcare emerges as the dominant economic sector in Alaska and with the state facing growing healthcare demands and workforce shortages, UA’s role in training skilled professionals will continue to be indispensable. 

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    Source: UA News Center, Office of Public Affairs.

    2022 Alaska Healthcare Workforce Analysis

    The Alaska Hospital & Healthcare Association recently completed the Healthcare Workforce Analysis Report for 2022. This report includes data and analysis of Alaska healthcare jobs, earnings, wages, growth projections, and workforce demographics.

    Source: Alaska Hospital & Healthcare Association

    Alaska January Economic Trends

    In January Trends: All Alaska industries expected to add jobs or hold steady, worker shortages are ongoing, and federal infrastructure money will start flowing in 2023. Read more about Alaska’s economic outlook in this issue of Trends.

    Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

    UAA receives $1.5M to increase social worker workforce

    UAA’s School of Social Work was awarded a $1.5 million grant to significantly increase enrollment capacity, establish a pathway to licensure for graduates, add faculty and staffing, and offer continuing education to maintain clinical licenses. The grant was coordinated by Recover Alaska and includes direct funding from Recover Alaska and public and private partners, including Rasmuson Foundation, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, Providence Alaska, Southcentral Foundation, the Anchorage Assembly, Alaska Department of Health and the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. 

    Source: Green & Gold News

    UAA to expand capacity of bachelor’s degree in nursing

    UAA School of Nursing students Karen Anne Lee and Kathryn Hoke learn patient assessment, taking vital signs and giving medication in the nursing skills lab in UAA’s Health Sciences Building. (Photo by James Evans / University of Alaska Anchorage)

    In response to industry needs and workforce shortages, UAA will expand its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. This will allow the university to accept 40% more students who are interested in pursuing a four-year degree in nursing.

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    Source: UAA to expand capacity of bachelor’s degree in nursing – UAA Green & Gold News