Healthcare Pipeline
PATH-MN grant program manager, Dean of Health Sciences, Human Services and Nursing, Dean of Business and IT, Healthcare Careers Outreach Specialist, K12 Partnership Liaison
Project Purpose
In early 2021, M State conducted a survey of regional healthcare employers to understand their workforce needs and how the college could meet those needs by implementing accelerated career pathways. All employers reported they are unable to keep pace with current demand for skilled workers. Programs at M State are well established, yet they lack a formalized process for guided career pathways encouraging students to seek higher credentials. Employers have noted that many entry-level workers start in the community and would thrive in healthcare occupations. The desired result is a health professions workforce development pipeline connecting K12 students with the workforce to promote opportunities for education, credentialing, and placement into high demand jobs in their rural communities.
Deliverables
Outcomes:
- Increase diversity in students served through K12 programming.
- Increased matriculation of students from K12 programming to M State healthcare programs.
- Increased healthcare experiences for students at regional K12 institutions.
Deliverables:
- Increases in degree seeking enrollment for all healthcare programs/accelerated pathways.
- Increases in concurrent enrollment for all healthcare courses and/or pre-requisite concurrent courses.
- Four unique outreach activities/experiences with the mobile outreach unit with partner high schools, (2 per semester) targeting junior and senior students
- Mobile outreach unit outfitted and available for fully functioning activities
Project Scope
In Scope
Credit and non-credit K12 experiences; leverage existing dual credit partnerships w/initiatives and K12 partners; CLC collaboration with experiences and events.
Out of Scope
Out of state K12 institutions; K-10 student population.
Effectiveness Measures
Project Goals
- Four outreach events/activities with K12 partner schools
- 10% of K12 teachers contacted that request a classroom visit
- 50% of K12 teachers that request an additional classroom visit and/or event
- 1% Increase in K12 students in dual credit healthcare programming that attended a healthcare outreach event/activity.
- 2% Increase in enrollment in degree-seeking healthcare programs of K12 students that attended a healthcare outreach event/activity.
Key Performance Indicators/Metrics
- Activity/event counts; Enrollment
Metric Collection/Review Schedule
- Annually
Reporting of Results
- PATH-MN grant reporting and year end summary with Cabinet and college
Constraints
K12 institutions located on reservations where there is an existing tribal college.
Financial Impact
- Increased enrollment in dual credit healthcare courses.
- Increased enrollment in degree seeking healthcare programs.
