Joy Gould

Director of Healthcare Workforce Development, Dhhs @State Of Maine

Lead strategic initiatives that address the shortage of healthcare workers. Build coalition of stakeholders, funders, and healthcare systems to implement workforce development programs. Collaborate with training programs and educators to design and deploy initiatives that strengthen and expand the healthcare workforce pipeline. Develop and implement strategic plans to improve the recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals. Deploy statewide and national talent attraction campaigns. Manage and coordinate annual Health Workforce Summit. Design new workforce models to advance health equity and access in rural and under-served populations. Align program development with funding, policy, and regulatory requirements. Oversee multiple grants which expand access to clinical training and preceptorships in rural Maine.