Samantha Pollack, MHS

Research Scientist 3
Operations Director, WOHW

Biography:
Samantha (Sam) supports the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) and Rural Primary care Research, Education, and Practice (Rural PREP). She collaborates with lead investigators and other researchers in all phases of research, including developing and managing study work plans, drafting and managing study protocols in collaboration with a project team, obtaining Institutional Review Board reviews, collecting data and preparing it for analysis, maintaining databases, conducting analyses, and reporting findings. Her previous work includes research on diversity in medical education at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and prenatal maternal health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Publications/Presentations

Authors	Title	Type	Documents/Media
Bacci JL, Oster NV, Pollack SW, Skillman SM	A Qualitative Analysis of Opportunities to Strengthen Pharmacy Technician Career Pathways Across Practice Settings	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Guenther GA, Pollack SW, Stubbs BA, Frogner BK, Skillman SM	Characteristics of the Current Dental Hygienist Workforce in Washington State	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Pollack SW, Guenther GA, Stubbs BA, Patterson DG, Frogner BK, Skillman SM	Characteristics of the Current Dental Assistant and Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Workforces in Washington State	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Bacci JL, Pollack SW, Skillman SM, Odegard PS, Danielson JH, Frogner BK	Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Community Pharmacy Workforce	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Patterson DG, van Eijk MS, Pollack SW, Stubbs B, Hanson C	The EMS and Community Paramedic Workforces Respond to COVID-19	PUBLICATION	Full Report
Pollack SW, Skillman SM, Mroz TM, Frogner BK	Medical Assistants’ Telehealth Roles and Skills in Primary Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic	PUBLICATION	Full Report
Lee D, Pollack SM, Mroz T, Frogner BK, Skillman SM	Disability competency training in medical education	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Oster NV, Pollack SW, Skillman SM, Stubbs BA, Dahal A, Guenther G, Frogner BK	The Pharmacist Workforce in the U.S.: Supply, Distribution, Education Pathways, and State Responses to Emergency Surges in Demand	PUBLICATION	Full Brief
Pollack SW, Skillman S, Frogner BK	Assessing the Size and Scope of the Pharmacist Workforce in the U.S.	PUBLICATION	Full Report
Pollack SW, Skillman SM, Frogner BK	The Health Workforce Delivering Evidence-Based Non-Pharmacological Pain Management	PUBLICATION	Full Report Policy Brief
Pollack SW, Guenther GA, Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Stubbs BA	Using the Washington Oral Health Workforce Tracking Program to Improve Understanding of Washington’s Dental Assistant Workforce	PRESENTATION
Pollack SW, Guenther GA, Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Stubbs BA	Understanding Washington’s Oral Health Workforce	PRESENTATION
Pollack SW, Frogner BK, Mroz TM, Skillman SM	Medical Assistants’ Telehealth Roles and Skills in Primary Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic	PRESENTATION
Bacci J, Pollack SW, Skillman SM	Community Pharmacy Workforce’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic	PRESENTATION
Bacci J, Pollack SW, Skillman SM	Community pharmacy workforce’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic	PRESENTATION
Pollack SW	The Emergency Medical Services and Community Paramedic Workforces Respond to COVID-19	PRESENTATION
Pollack SW	Training Occupational Therapy Practitioners for the Behavioral Health Workforce	PRESENTATION
Pollack SW, Patterson DG, van Eijk M, Stubbs BA, Hanson C	“EMS Providers Are Masters of the Workaround”: The Emergency Medical Services and Community Paramedic Workforces Respond to COVID-19	PRESENTATION
Oster NV, Skillman SM, Frogner BK, Dahal A, Stubbs BA, Pollack SW, Guenther G	Characterizing the Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapist and Pharmacist Workforce Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic	PRESENTATION
Lee D, Pollack SW, Mroz T, Frogner BK, Skillman S	Disability Competency Training in Medical Education	PRESENTATION

Samantha Pollack, MHS

Research Scientist 3 Operations Director, WOHW

Publications/Presentations

Research Scientist 3
Operations Director, WOHW