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Health Care Workforce Division

Amber Myers, Health Care Workforce Division Director
MyersA1@michigan.gov


The Health Care Workforce Division oversees the development, implementation and coordination of crosscutting and innovative policies and programs that further the Department’s mission specifically related to recruiting and retaining a strong, diverse health care workforce. The Division administers established federal and state health care recruitment and retention workforce programs as well as the development and administration of new, emerging programs. The Division develops and implements new approaches to Michigan’s health care workforce retention and recruitment strategy and works with other partners internally and externally to raise awareness and promote the use of the programs. The Division is comprised of the Workforce/Access & Grants Management Section and the Office of Nursing Programs.


Workforce/Access & Grants Management Section

Miguelina Carela-Garcia, Workforce/Access & Grants Management Section Manager
CarelaGarciaM@michigan.gov

The Workforce/Access & Grants Management Section conducts planning activities to identify communities with unmet health care provider workforce needs and administers programs targeting the recruitment and retention of health care providers. This section houses the Michigan State Loan Repayment Program, the Michigan Primary Care Office, the State Office of Rural Health and the Michigan International Medical Graduate programs. This Section supports safety net providers and sites to improve accessibility of primary care, dental, and mental health resources in underserved areas.


Office of Nursing Programs

Casey Klein, Office of Nursing Programs Section Manager
KleinC7@michigan.gov

The Office of Nursing Programs (ONP) serves Michigan residents by providing professional nursing leadership, expertise, and coordination in health policy development to promote safe care in all nursing environments, advance the safe practice of the nursing profession through health equity principles, and promote a continuous supply of high-quality direct care nurses, nursing faculty, and nursing educational programs. The ONP works closely with education and practice partners throughout the state on strategic initiatives to ensure priority alignment and support new and existing efforts related to the education, training, and workforce development of Michigan nurses.


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