UVa-Wise workshop to focus on the recruitment and retention of health care
professionals

The Graduate Medical Education Consortium at The University of Virginiaπs
College at Wise will host a half-day workshop on June 11 to examine the
" Recruitment and Retention of Health Care Professionals."

The workshop begins at noon on Friday, June 11 on the fifth floor of the C.
Bascom Slemp Student Center at UVa-Wise and continues until 5 p.m. The event
is free and includes a buffet lunch.

The Recruitment and Retention workshop is designed for local leaders,
doctors, dentists, counselors, nurses, managers, executives and others
involved in professional recruitment. Participants will learn how to go
about finding, attracting, and keeping health care providers in small rural
communities.

Workshop topics include: Public and Private Sources of Help; How to Reach
the Right Candidates; Meeting Family Needs (employment, education,
recreation); Promotional Materials; Dos and Donπt for Screening; Site
Visits and Interviews; Competitive Compensation; Employment or Income
Guarantee; Autonomy and Control Issues; and Community Integration.

Presenters at the workshop include: Karen Reed, Virginia Office of Health
Policy and Planning; Karin Guye, Virginia Primary Care Association; Roger
Hofford, M.D., Carilion Family Practice Residency Program; and Lilia Mayer,
Healthy Communities Loan Fund.

The Recruitment and Retention workshop was made possible by a $3,000 grant
from the Virginia Health Policy Center. Recruitment and Retention is the
third in a series of conferences held at UVa-Wise to analyze and address
health care issues in Southwest Virginia. Previous conferences were the
Southwest Virginia Health Conference in November 2000 and Access Issues:
Primary Care and Mental Health in May 2003.

Pre-registration is requested. Call 276-328-0289, fax 276-328-0295, or
e-mail jh8ua@uvawise.edu to confirm plans to attend. For more information,
contact Tony Lawson, executive director at GMEC, at 276-328-0249.