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    Samantha Pollack, MHS

    Research Scientist 3
    Operations Director, WOHW


    Biography:
    Samantha (Sam) Pollack, MHS supports the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) and works on projects under both the Allied Health Workforce and Health Equity grants. She is also the Operations Director of the Washington Oral Health Workforce (WOHW) Tracking Program. Over the past seven years at CHWS, she has contributed to research related to many health professions, including: pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical assistants, family medicine physicians, community paramedics, the oral health workforce, and occupational therapists, to name a few! Sam received her Master’s in Health Science in Social Factors in Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2015.

    Publications/Presentations

    Authors Title Type Documents/Media
    Guenther GA, Pollack SW, Stubbs BA, Frogner BK, Skillman SM Washington’s Rural Oral Health Workforce PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Kett PM, Woodward KF, Pollack SW, Oster NV, Kaplan L, Skillman SM, Frogner BK Washington State’s Anesthesia Workforce (Occupational Briefs) PUBLICATION

    Anesthesiologist Assistants

    Anesthesiologists

    Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)

    Dental Anesthesia Assistants

    Dentists

    Physician Assistants

    Kett PM, Woodward KF, Pollack SW, Oster NV, Kaplan L, Skillman SM, Frogner BK Washington State’s Anesthesia Workforce PUBLICATION Full Report
    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 Full Report
    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 Full Report
    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
    Guenther GA, Pollack SW, Stubbs BA, Skillman SM Understanding Washington’s Dental Hygienist Workforce PRESENTATION
    Kett PM, Woodward KF, Pollack SW, Oster NV, Kaplan L, Skillman SM, Frogner BK An Overview of the Washington State Anesthesia Workforce PRESENTATION
    Guenther GA, Pollack SW, Stubbs BA, Skillman SM Understanding Washington’s Dental Hygienist Workforce PRESENTATION Link to Document
    Understanding Washington’s Dental Hygienist WorkforceN/A
    Pollack SW, Lee D, Skillman SM, Frogner BK Disparities in Employment and Work Conditions Among Health Care Workers with Disabilities PRESENTATION Disparities in Employment and Work Conditions Among Health Care Workers with Disabilities
    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

The UW CHWS is responsible for the findings resulting from research conducted through the Center. Contents of UW CHWS research products are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, funding sources.

 

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