Workforce Excellence Resources Overview
Campus Resources
- American Medical Women's Association Pre-Medical University of Utah Chapter
- College of Nursing: Outreach, Collaboration, and Organizational Enrichment
- Huntsman Cancer Institute: Office of Programs to Enhance Diversity
- Huntsman Cancer Institute - Patient Navigators
- School of Medicine: Office of Academic Cultura and Community
- Transgender Health Program
- Women in Health, Medicine, & Science (WiHMS)
- U of U Health Care Statement: Racism as a Public Health Crisis
- U of U Health Care: Non-Discrimination Policy
- Academic Resources
- Bennion Center
- Black Faculty and Staff Association
- Center for Childcare & Family Resources
- Center for Community & Cultural Engagement
- Center for Disability & Access
- Center for Native Excellence & Tribal Engagement
- Center for Student Access & Resources
- Center for Student Wellness
- Dream Center
- Feed U Pantry
- Office of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Title IX
- SafeU
- Student Affairs: Development & Community
- University Counseling Center
- University Testing Center
- Veterans Support Center
Community Organizations
The Black Physicians of Utah envision a Utah that equitably represents persons of African descent in medical professions and eliminates racialized health disparities in Utah state. As an organization, it strives to build a community of Black physicians, residents, interns, medical students, and aspiring physicians. By creating a social network we can connect personally and continue to learn together.
The Black Physicians of Utah aims to work towards achieving health equity for Black and underserved Utahns. It hopes to provide a platform for Black physicians and physicians in training and our Black community to easily reach and connect with a physician they can trust to understand the day-to-day inequities they face while seeking medical care.
Latino Behavioral Health Services (LBHS) believes the voices, participation, and leadership of and by Latinos in recovery are essential to reaching our goals. With this in mind, LBHS has established a peer-to-peer system of recovery for Latinos. This system includes outreach, mentoring, classes, and support groups. It is organized and executed by family members and consumers in recovery from serious mental illness, including substance use disorders.
The mission of the Rural Health Association of Utah is to provide a unified voice to promote and enhance the quality of rural health through leadership, advocacy, coalition building, education, and to affect policy and legislation.
Take Care Utah (TCU) is a program of Utah Health Policy Project that helps Utahns access health insurance coverage and navigate the health care system. TCU houses more than 30 Health Access Assisters (HAA) and 2 Linkage Coordinators who can provide services throughout the state. If you need help enrolling in or understanding health insurance coverage or accessing health care, we can help. The team assists with: (1) providing application assistance in multiple languages for Medicaid, CHIP, or Marketplace; (2) conducting case management throughout the eligibility process; (3) guidance in selecting health plans; (4) providing insurance literacy education after enrollment to ensure benefits can be accessed, and; (5) providing ongoing assistance with renewals or reviews to maintain coverage.
AHECs, or Area Health Education Centers, were established in 1972 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in response to the shortage of primary care physicians and inadequate distribution of health professionals in the country.
The purpose of the AHEC program is to enhance access to quality health care, particularly primary and preventive care, by improving the supply and distribution of healthcare professionals via strategic partnerships with academic programs, communities, and professional organizations.
Utah AHEC facilitates education for current and future health professionals to prepare them for practice in medically underserved rural and urban areas in a health system transformed to lower costs, enhance quality, improve satisfaction of healthcare professionals, and improve population health outcomes.
The Utah Community Health Worker Association (UCHWA) is an organization that was developed to serve the needs & empower community health workers by supporting, organizing and promoting the workforce at a state-wide level. We focus on strengthening and unifying the voice of community health workers as a means of addressing the gap between health care systems and underserved communities.
The Utah Pacific Islander Health Coalition was founded in 2011 by representatives of six founding organizations: National Tongan American Society, The Queen Center, Hui Hawai’i o Utah Hawaiian Civic Club, Utah Department of Health, Association for Utah Community Health, and Granite School District. The mission of the Utah Pacific Islander Health Coalition is to reduce health disparities and increase access to affordable and culturally responsive wellness services for Utah Pacific Islanders.
Data Resources / Health Disparities Research & Tutorials
- LibApps - Utah Vital Signs
- America's Health Rankings Health of Those Who Have Served Report
- Culture Vision
- AAMC Data & Reports
- Cancer Health Disparities
- Understanding & Addressing Faculty Salary Equity
- Faculty Diversity in U.S. Medical Schools: Progress and Gaps Coexist
- Building a Systems Approach to Community Health and Health Equity
- America's Health Rankings Health of Women and Children Report Release
- Women's Leadership and the Impact of Gender
- AAMC GWIMS Toolkit
- Trends in the Earning of Male and Female Health Care Professionals in the United States, 1987 to 2010
- Gender Differences in the Salaries of Physician Researchers
- The Simple Truth: About the Gender Pay Gap
- How to Bridge that Stubborn Pay Gap
- Powerful Women Rule: Under-represented Careers Guidebook
- Overcoming the Gender Bias - Closing the Gender Gap Guidebook
- The HIV Prevention Toolkit: A Gender-Responsive Approach
- Roadmap to Diversity and Educational Excellence: Key Legal and Educational Policy Foundations for Medical Schools
- Roadmap to Excellence: Key Concepts for Evaluating the Impact of Medical School Holistic Admissions
- Roadmap to Diversity: Integrating Holistic Review Practices into Medical School Admission Processes
Funding Resources, Grants, & Scholarships
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society
- American Indian Services Student Scholarships
- American Indian College Fund
- Scholarships for American Indian/Native American Students
- Meldrum Endowed Scholarship Application for Native Students
- Native American Women Scholarships
- Native Forward Scholars Fund - Scholarship Finder
- Indian Health Service (IHS) Scholarship Program
- Indian Health Service (IHS) Loan Repayment
- Utah Division of Indian Affairs Scholarships
- PathMaker Programs for Cancer Research
- American Society of Hematology (ASH) Minority Medical Student Award Program (MMSAP)
- College Financial Aid: Women Specific Scholarships and Financial Resources
- School of Medicine Annual Student Awards
- University of Utah Dream Center Scholarship Guide
- University of Utah Emergency Fund
- Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp)
- Research Supplements to Promote Re-entry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers (Admin Supp)
- Cancer Research Education Grants Program to Promote Diversity (R25)
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08)
- Mentored Patient-oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23)
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01)
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00)
Pipeline & Pathways Programs
- Nursing Early Assurance Program (NEAP)
- PathMaker Summer Research Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Saturday Academy
- Summer Chemistry Enrichment Program
- Summer Health Care Experience (SHE) in Oncology
- Summer Mathematics Program for High School Students
- TRIO Upward Bound
- U of U Math Circle
- Utah Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)
- 5 for the Fight Research Internship
- Associate of American Indian Physicians Pre-Admission Workshop (PAW)
- ACCESS Scholars
- Black Physicians of Utah
- Utah Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Scholars Program
- Genomics Summer Research for Magnificents (GSRM) Internship
- HBCU IMPACT Program
- InterMountain Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (IM-PREP)
- LEAP Academic Learning Communities
- Native American Research Internship (NARI)
- School of Medicine: Office of Academic Culture and Community
- Office of Undergraduate Research
- Orthopedics Summer Research Internships for Medical and Undergraduate Students
- Haumana 'O Pasifika Program
- PathMaker Scholars Summer Research Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Pre-matriculation Readiness for Ongoing Medical Student Success at the University of Utah (PROMIS2U)
- Rural & Underserved Utah Training Experience (RUUTE) Undergraduate Programs
- Science Research Initiative (SRI)
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- TRIO Student Support Services
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)
- Academy for Math, Engineering and Sciences (AMES)
- Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists
- Association of American Indian Physicians - Pre-Admission Workshop (PAW)
- Black Physicians of Utah
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- University Neighborhood Partners - Partners in the Park
- University of Utah Global Health
Professional Development
On-Campus Credit Options
- Western Region Public Health Training Center
- National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (The National CLAS Standards)
Online Educational Learning Programs
Webinars
- The Impact of Racism on Health and Well-Being of the Nation
- Increasing Asian Inclusion in Academic Medicine and Leadership
- Working with Tribal Communities
- Is Grad School Right For You?
- Innovative Strategies for Addressing Hep C in Indian Country
- Strategies to Address Hep C in African American Communities
Mentorship
The Evidence-Base for Health Professional Wellness
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Minority Health (OMH)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office on Women's Health
- National Medical Association (NMA)