TCWD is excited to announce the Healthcare Collaborative Grant. This grant will provide funding to support health systems and academic institutions in the development of innovative programs to enhance partnerships and strengthen the healthcare workforce.
Programs to be considered for this grant will enhance academic and employer relationships by addressing deficiencies in clinical faculty and/or clinical placement needs. Funding from this initiative will provide the resources to create trailblazing programs that will make a difference in the healthcare workforce pipeline.
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) hosted 16 hospital and academic collaborative meetings across Tennessee in 2023 and 2024, and participants discussed examples of high-need training interventions between potential partners that improve clinical training and the student placement experience. The immediate goals of this funding opportunity are to address the obstacles in the clinical training environment by expanding the availability of clinical placements and/or increasing the number of clinical faculty.
Some of the program examples that health systems and colleges discussed implementing that this award intends to fulfill include:
- Expansion of clinical faculty training programs,
- Increasing shared staffing between employers and educators,
- Creating innovative models of student placement, and
- Implementing healthcare apprenticeship programs.
Application Information
THA Collaborative Grant Application
**Link will go live on August 5, 2024 at 9:00 am CT**
Application period: August 5 - 30, 2024
Award notifications: September 6, 2024
Contact Us
Contact Ferrol Thomas
fthomas@tha.com or Sarah Kane
skane@tha.com if you have questions.
