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The Department of Health and the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board are surveying licensed health care providers.

Links to the data sets are at right.

The Legislature directed us to survey licensed health care providers every two years. This followed a recommendation of the Health Care Personnel Shortage Task Force. An earlier report from the Joint Select Committee on Health Disparities said our health care workforce should reflect the diversity of the state. 

The voluntary survey collects data on such areas as ethnicity, specialty and education. Educators and advocates need data on health care professionals to improve access to health care services.

We surveyed dental hygienists, registered nurses, and licensed practical nurses in 2007. This was one-half of health care licensees. In 2008, we will survey other professions. See the list at right. We will present a report to the Legislature in 2009.

Study methods: 100% in each profession received a letter offering web access to the questionnaire, and 33% received a paper copy of the questionnaire and one follow-up mailing.

Note: All data posted on this site maintains the confidentiality of the individuals who responded to the survey.

Health Professions Workforce Survey Law

Data Sets Available

How to download data sets to Excel

Dental Hygienists

Code Book

Data set

Questionnaire

Licensed Practical Nurses

Code Book

Data set

Questionnaire

Registered Nurses

Code Book

Data set

Questionnaire

Professions soon to be surveyed

Dentists

Physicians

Physician Assistants

Osteopathic Physicians

Osteopathic Physician Assistants

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