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Patricia Pittman, PhD

Director of the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, Health Workforce Policy Research Center, and the Equity in Health Professions Education Research Center. Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, George Washington University

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November 2, 2023
The 2023 Symposium featured experts from 9 federally-funded health workforce research centers discussing the most pressing issues facing the health workforce today. Recorded live on October 11, 2023 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
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Authors: Margaret Ziemann | Julia Strasser | Maddie Krips | Y. Tony Yang | Patricia Pittman

Topics: COVID-19, Scope of Practice (SOP)

July 26, 2023
This article examines state governors’ executive orders related to 2 key health workforce flexibility issues—scope of practice (SOP) and licensing—in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Authors: Xinxin Han | Patricia Pittman | Burt Barnow

Topics: Health Workforce Journal Supplement, Nursing, Policy, Staffing

October 1, 2021
This article addresses whether alternative legislative approaches are effective in motivating hospitals to increase nurse staffing.
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Authors: Candice Chen | Qian Luo | Nicholas Chong | Sara Westergaard | Erin Brantley | Edward Salsberg | Clese Erikson | Drishti Pillai | Katherine Green | Patricia Pittman

Topics: COVID-19, Data Visualization, Health Workforce Journal Supplement, Health Workforce Models and Projections, Workforce Supply

October 1, 2021
This article describes the development of 2 estimator tools—the State Hospital Workforce Deficit Estimator and the Contract Tracing Workforce Estimator—designed to inform health workforce planning during COVID-19.
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Authors: Xinxin Han | Patricia Pittman | Leighton Ku

Topics: Behavioral Health, Community Health Centers, Health Workforce Journal Supplement, Staffing

October 1, 2021
This article examines the contributions of NHSC and non-NHSC clinicians to medical and behavioral health costs per visit in community health centers.
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