Category: Workforce

Committee approves plan to waive fee for retired healthcare workers seeking volunteer licenses

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 28, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories, Workforce | 0

Retired healthcare professionals could obtain a volunteer license without a fee under a plan approved this week by a House committee.

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UChicago Medicine receives nearly $3 million to bolster diversity in cancer research

by Ryan Voyles | Dec 16, 2024 | Top Stories, Workforce | 0

The University of Chicago Medicine’s Comprehensive Cancer Center will receive nearly $3 million through two federal grants to expand programs that strive to increase diversity and equity in the cancer research field.

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Northwestern Medicine, Trinity Christian College partner on nursing pipeline program

by Ryan Voyles | Nov 18, 2024 | Top Stories, Workforce | 0

Northwestern Medicine is working with Palos Heights-based Trinity Christian College to strengthen the nursing pipeline.

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Panel weighs in on strengthening the healthcare workforce pipeline

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 3, 2024 | Top Stories, Workforce | 0

Experts said at a panel last week that strengthening the pipeline for new healthcare workers is crucial to the industry’s future.

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Nurse leaders talk nursing shortage, AI

by Ryan Voyles | May 17, 2024 | HNI Stories, On The Record, Top Stories, Workforce | 0

Nurse leaders debated whether there’s a nursing shortage in Illinois and how artificial intelligence may impact the workforce, during a Health News Illinois virtual event this week.

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