Spotlights
Quarterly Grantee Feature
An in-depth look at a Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) supported program demonstrating promising practices and measurable impact.
National University – Dr. Gloria J. McNeal Nurse-Managed Clinic
📍San Diego, California
Expanding Access Through Mobile and Nurse-Led Care
Challenge:
Many medically vulnerable populations experience barriers to obtaining consistent healthcare services, including transportation limitations, provider shortages, geographic constraints, and limited access to preventive and chronic care services. These factors contribute to delayed access to care, unmet healthcare needs, and increased demand on healthcare systems.
Solution:
Through the HRSA Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Mobile Health Training Program, the Dr. Gloria J. McNeal Nurse-Managed Clinic (GJMNMC) at the National University implemented a nurse-led mobile healthcare model that directly delivers healthcare services with hands-on workforce training opportunities. Key program features include:
- Mobile healthcare delivery: Clinical services provided at schools, faith-based organizations, and other local service locations.
- Integrated care services: Coordination of primary care, behavioral health care, and health education within a single care model.
- Partnerships with local healthcare organizations: Collaboration to increase awareness and utilization of available healthcare services.
Impact:
✅ Delivered mobile healthcare services to more than 1,000 patients over four years.
✅ Demonstrated a scalable nurse-led care model that supports workforce development, expands healthcare access, and strengthens local service delivery.
SPOTLIGHT LIBRARY: AWARDEES & PARTNERS
Learn from BHW awardees and partners through brief spotlights that highlight program challenges, solutions, and outcomes.
ASPIN: Affiliated Service Providers of Indiana
📍Indiana
Strengthening Healthcare Workforce Development Through Partnerships
How can a state best address critical shortages of healthcare and behavioral health professionals across rural and medically under-resourced communities?
Aviva Health
📍Roseburg, Oregon
Expanding Rural Healthcare Workforce Development in Oregon
Aviva Health faced ongoing workforce shortages driven by difficulty recruiting and retaining staff, limited resources for innovation, and fragmented training pathways.
Baptist Addiction Medicine Fellowship
📍Memphis, Tennessee
Addressing Stigma and Workforce Shortages
There are far too few physicians with the specialized training and experience required to effectively treat substance use disorder (SUD), and they are in high demand across healthcare organizations.
HealthLinc
📍Indiana
Seeking Excellence Through Workforce Development
Clinician shortages and retention challenges impact all levels of care and nearly every medical discipline in health centers.
Maryland AHECs
📍Regional Centers
Strengthening Community-Based Partnerships
Addressing healthcare workforce shortages, particularly in rural and under-resourced communities, requires strategic partnerships, but finding support for workforce training can be difficult.
Oregon Health and Science University
📍Ashland and Klamath Falls, Oregon
Street Nursing to Bring Healthcare to People Experiencing Homelessness
Individuals experiencing homelessness face significant barriers to healthcare, including lack of access, stigma, and unaddressed mental health needs.
Rivier University
📍Nashua, New Hampshire
Project SEND: Building Nursing Excellence
Many nurses start their careers as licensed practical nurses (LPNs), but then face barriers in the path to obtaining their registered nurse (RN) licenses. These barriers include financial strain, demanding work hours, and lack of job-based support for career growth.
Seton Hall University & City of Newark
📍New Jersey
Building a Successful Mobile Health Training Program
This program faced barriers including delays in receiving certified mobile health units, declining Master of Science in Nursing enrollment, and the need to expand eligibility and flexibility in student clinical placements.
UNC-PrimeCare and Piedmont Health Services
📍Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce Through Community-Based Partnerships
Integrated healthcare is critical to address communities needs. But how do you effectively teach new behavioral health clinicians to care for the range of needs and situations they will see in their careers?
University of Hawai’i Behavioral Health Training Institute
📍Honolulu, Hawai’i
Building Capacity for Culturally Responsive Services for Hawai’i
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities have a need for behavioral healthcare that is informed by local customs, beliefs, and values.
University of South Alabama: College of Nursing
📍Mobile, Alabama
Bridging Preventative Care and Real-World Experience
Rural and under-resourced areas in Southwest Alabama and Southeast Mississippi face high morbidity and mortality rates due to unmet health needs, compounded by a critical shortage of nurses.
Vanderbilt University
📍Nashville, Tennessee
Enhancing Maternal Healthcare
The U.S. faces a critical shortage of maternal healthcare providers, particularly in rural and medically vulnerable communities. Improving maternal mortality rates and addressing mental health concerns for new mothers requires enhanced training and support for future healthcare providers.
William James College
📍Newton, Massachusetts
Expanding the Behavioral Health Workforce
There are major workforce shortages in behavioral health care at all levels. High-quality, evidence-based behavioral health care that is informed by the individual’s life experienced is especially in demand for children, adolescents, and families.
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