{"id":1569,"date":"2015-11-13T20:06:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T20:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/?page_id=1569"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:02:37","slug":"allied-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/hwrc\/allied-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Workforce Research Center &#8211; Allied Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-205492432\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-273783579\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"message-box relative\" style=\"padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:15px;\"><div class=\"message-box-bg-image bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"message-box-bg-overlay bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"container relative\"><div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1611661256\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1458828634\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Explore More<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n\n<ul aria-label=\"Secondary nav menu\" role=\"navigation\" style=\"list-style-type:none\"><li class=\"page_item page-item-3210\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/hwrc\/allied-health\/leadership-team\/\">Allied Health &#8211; Leadership &amp; Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1748934859\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><br \/>In the Health Workforce Research Center (HWRC) on Allied Health, we provide high-quality and easily accessible research on the supply and distribution of a diverse, culturally competent allied health workforce, and identifying innovative models of education, training and integrative health care delivery that leverage the skills of that workforce. We conduct research studies with the goal of informing policy and practice recommendations that support an ecosystem where health workers can thrive. This HWRC is one part of a wider portfolio of research CHWS conducts on allied health (<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/\">see our list of studies<\/a>). UW CHWS received our first competitive grant to support research on the allied health workforce from 2014 to 2017, a second round from 2017 to 2022, and a third round from 2022 to 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The contents of publications resulting from research supported by the HRSA\u2019s National Center for Health Workforce Analysis are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by HRSA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/hrsa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HRSA.gov.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What is Allied Health?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe term \u201callied health\u201d was first popularized when the federal Allied Health Professions Personnel Training Act was passed in 1967. While it is generally accepted that allied health professions do not include physicians, dentists, or nurses, there is not general agreement on a single list of occupations covered under this broad term. An allied health professional is defined within the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) simply as \u201can individual who graduated with an allied health professions degree or certificate, and is employed as an allied health professional in a health care setting\u201d and references the Public Health Service Act, which defines allied health as trained professionals, other than registered nurses or physician assistants, who share \u201cin the responsibility for the delivery of healthcare services or related services, including services relating to the identification, evaluation, and prevention of disease and disorders, dietary and nutrition services, health promotion services, rehabilitation services, or health systems management services.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-245487752\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-315765955\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(247, 247, 247);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-3798121550\" class=\"accordion-item no-top-border\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-3798121550-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-objectives\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-3798121550-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Objectives<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-3798121550-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-3798121550-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>Build data and methodological resources that can be used to describe the supply, demand and distribution of allied health workers in the US.<\/li>\n<li>Identify new models and innovations that can be used to promote allied health career pathway development and that attract a diverse workforce.<\/li>\n<li>Conduct specific studies that deepen understanding of critical allied health workforce issues, including rapid response requests that address emerging policy questions.<\/li>\n<li>Efficiently disseminate research findings in user-friendly, easily accessed formats to inform researchers, workforce planners, educators, and policymakers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1306474053\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(247, 247, 247);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-1825122295\" class=\"accordion-item no-top-border\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-1825122295-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-occupations-studied\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1825122295-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Occupations studied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1825122295-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-1825122295-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Examples include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Behavioral health workforce<\/li>\n<li>Clinical\/medical laboratory workforce<\/li>\n<li>Community paramedics<\/li>\n<li>Emergency medical services<\/li>\n<li>Health information workforce<\/li>\n<li>Home care aides\/health health aides<\/li>\n<li>Long-term care workforce<\/li>\n<li>Medical assistants<\/li>\n<li>Medical billers and coders<\/li>\n<li>Medical interpreters and translators<\/li>\n<li>Nursing assistants<\/li>\n<li>Occupational therapists<\/li>\n<li>Occupational therapy assistants<\/li>\n<li>Oral health workforce<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacists<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacy technicians<\/li>\n<li>Physical therapists<\/li>\n<li>Physical therapy assistants<\/li>\n<li>Physician assistants<\/li>\n<li>Respiratory therapists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1505237173\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(247, 247, 247);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-3871176286\" class=\"accordion-item no-top-border\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-3871176286-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-key-areas-of-focus\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-3871176286-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Key areas of focus<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-3871176286-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-3871176286-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>Identifying the roles of the allied health workforce and how these roles have been changing over time.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding the demand for allied health occupations and how to ensure the demand is met.<\/li>\n<li>Exploring whether and how these occupations should be regulated.<\/li>\n<li>Examining career pathways and career lattices for allied health professions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-19339549\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-19339549-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-2025-2026-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-19339549-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>2025-2026 Studies<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-19339549-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-19339549-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><em>Funding amount: $511,014<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Y12-1: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/community-pharmacy-closures-in-the-u-s-examining-contributing-factors-and-workforce-impacts\/\">Community Pharmacy Closures in the U.S.: Examining Contributing Factors and Workforce Impacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y12-2: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/contributions-of-registered-apprenticeship-programs-to-the-allied-health-workforce-since-2015\/\">Contributions of Registered Apprenticeship Programs to the Allied Health Workforce Since 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y12-3: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/household-composition-and-job-decisions-of-allied-health-professionals\/\">Household Composition and Job Decisions of Allied Health Professionals<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y12-4: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/strengths-and-weaknesses-of-using-secondary-data-for-hpsa-designation-a-case-study-of-washington-state\/\">Strengths and Weaknesses of Using Secondary Data for HPSA Designation: A Case Study of Washington State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-15081716\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-15081716-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-2024-2025-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-15081716-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>2024-2025 Studies<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-15081716-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-15081716-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><em>Funding amount: $481,421\u00a0<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Y11-1: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/communities-with-high-rates-of-pharmacy-closures-impact-on-the-pharmacy-workforce\/\">Communities with High Rates of Pharmacy Closures: Impact on the Pharmacy Workforce<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y11-2: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/relationships-between-therapy-staff-turnover-and-skilled-nursing-facility-outcomes\/\">Relationships between Therapy Staff Turnover and Skilled Nursing Facility Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y11-3: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/allied-health-labor-supply-response-to-wage-and-benefit-changes\/\">Allied Health Labor Supply Response to Wage and Benefit Changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y11-4: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/estimating-separate-national-supply-characteristics-of-healthcare-technician-and-technologist-occupations-with-combined-federal-standard-occupation-classification-codes\/\">Estimating Separate National Supply Characteristics of Healthcare Technician and Technologist Occupations with Combined Federal Standard Occupation Classification Codes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-2416570898\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-2416570898-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-2023-2024-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-2416570898-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>2023-2024 Studies<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-2416570898-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-2416570898-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><em>Funding amount: $608,211<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Y10-1: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/the-role-of-health-insurance-in-turnover-among-low-wage-health-care-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Role of Health Insurance in Turnover among Low-Wage Health Care Workers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y10-2: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/covid-19-effect-on-commuting-patterns-of-allied-health-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 Effect on Commuting Patterns of Allied Health Workers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y10-3: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/physician-partnership-with-the-behavioral-health-workforce-to-treat-patients-with-behavioral-health-conditions-in-rural-and-urban-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Physician Partnership with the Behavioral Health Workforce to Treat Patients with Behavioral Health Conditions in Rural and Urban Areas<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y10-4: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/artificial-intelligence-in-health-care-applications-and-implications-for-the-allied-health-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Applications and Implications for the Allied Health Workforce<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y10-5*: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/impacts-of-skilled-nursing-facility-change-of-ownership-on-staffing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Impacts of Skilled Nursing Facility Change of Ownership on Staffing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px\">*denotes study with supplemental funding<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-1659660998\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-1659660998-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-2022-2023-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1659660998-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>2022-2023 Studies<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1659660998-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-1659660998-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><em>Funding amount: $671,875<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Y9-1: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/career-mobility-of-allied-health-workers-during-the-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Career Mobility of Allied Health Workers During the Pandemic <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y9-2: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/finding-a-career-path-into-the-clinical-laboratory-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finding a Career Path into the Clinical Laboratory Workforce<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y9-3: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/employment-and-economic-security-among-health-care-workers-during-the-evolution-of-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\">Employment and Economic Security Among Health Care Workers During the Evolution of the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y9-4: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/envisioning-new-career-pathways-for-pharmacy-technicians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Envisioning New Career Pathways for Pharmacy Technicians<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y9-5*: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/new-career-pathways-for-pharmacists-and-related-pharmacy-occupations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is Driving the Enrollment Crisis at Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y9-6*: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/staffing-of-allied-health-professionals-in-skilled-nursing-facilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Staffing of Allied Health Professionals in Skilled Nursing Facilities <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px\">*denotes study with supplemental funding<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-1120357557\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-1120357557-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-2021-2022-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1120357557-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>2021-2022 Studies<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1120357557-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-1120357557-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><em>Funding amount: $450,000<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Y8-1: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-community-pharmacist-patient-care-and-future-workforce-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Community Pharmacist Patient Care and Future Workforce Needs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y8-2: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/covids-effect-on-leveraging-public-data-to-track-the-allied-health-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID\u2019s Effect on Leveraging Public Data to Track the Allied Health Workforce<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y8-3: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/system-level-supports-and-barriers-home-care-workers-face-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\">System Level Supports and Barriers Home Care Workers Face During the COVID-19 Pandemic<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y8-4: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/examining-local-public-health-workforce-capacity-and-challenges-in-addressing-population-health-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Examining Local Public Health Workforce Capacity and Challenges in Addressing Population Health Needs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-1978117757\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-1978117757-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-2020-2021-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1978117757-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>2020-2021 Studies<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1978117757-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-1978117757-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><em>Funding amount: $450,000<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Y7-1: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/unintended-consequences-of-academic-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unintended Consequences of Academic Inflation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y7-2: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/shifting-roles-and-skills-of-the-allied-health-workforce-in-primary-care-due-to-increased-use-of-telehealth-during-the-covid-19-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shifting Roles and Skills of the Allied Health Workforce in Primary Care Due to Increased Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Emergency<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y7-3: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/how-financial-support-during-the-covid-crisis-affected-the-federally-qualified-health-center-workforce\/\">How Financial Support During the COVID Crisis Affected the Federally Qualified Health Center Workforce<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y7-4: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/growth-and-sustainability-of-the-u-s-community-paramedic-workforce-to-address-unmet-healthcare-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Growth and Sustainability of the U.S. Community Paramedic Workforce to Address Unmet Healthcare Needs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Y7-5*: <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/studies\/how-financial-support-during-the-covid-crisis-affected-the-federally-qualified-health-center-workforce-an-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Financial Support During the COVID Crisis Affected the Federally Qualified Health Center Workforce: An Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px\">*denotes study with supplemental funding<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-3016062023\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-3016062023-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-2019-2020-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-3016062023-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>2019-2020 Studies<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-3016062023-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-3016062023-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><em>Funding amount: $619,908<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Y6-1: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/what-are-career-pathways-to-registered-nursing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What are Career Pathways to Registered Nursing?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y6-2: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/occupational-therapists-as-part-of-the-behavioral-health-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Occupational Therapists as part of the Behavioral Health Workforce<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y6-3: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/are-allied-health-providers-sick-if-so-are-there-wage-consequences-associated-with-being-sick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are Allied Health Providers Sick? If So, Are There Wage Consequences Associated with Being Sick?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y6-4: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/the-emergency-medical-services-and-community-paramedic-workforces-respond-to-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Emergency Medical Services and Community Paramedic Workforces Response to COVID-19<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y6-5*: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/where-and-from-what-industries-are-health-care-workers-entering-health-care-jobs-and-where-are-we-losing-them-during-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where and From What Industries are Health Care Workers Entering Health Care Jobs and Where are We Losing Them During COVID-19?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y6-6*: <a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/how-are-the-allied-health-workers-being-deployed-during-covid-19\/\">How are Allied Health Workers Being Deployed During COVID-19?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y6-7*:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/what-health-care-jobs-and-skills-in-demand-during-covid-19\/\">What Health Care Jobs and Skills are in Demand During COVID-19?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px\">*denotes study with supplemental funding<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-260921298\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-260921298-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-2018-2019-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-260921298-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>2018-2019 Studies<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-260921298-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-260921298-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><em>Funding amount: $601,188 <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Y5-1: <a 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href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/supply-of-and-demand-for-therapy-services-in-skilled-nursing-facilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supply of and Demand for Therapy Services in Skilled Nursing Facilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y5-5*: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/assessing-the-size-and-scope-of-the-pharmacist-workforce-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assessing the Size and Scope of the Pharmacist Workforce in the US<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px\">*denotes study with supplemental funding<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-3415097132\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-3415097132-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-2017-2018-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-3415097132-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>2017-2018 Studies<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-3415097132-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-3415097132-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><em>Funding amount: $536,570<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Y4-1: <a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/allied-health-professionals-and-the-gig-economy-trends-in-alternative-work-arrangements\/\">Allied Health Professionals and the \u201cGig Economy\u201d: Trends in Alternative Work Arrangements<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y4-2: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/the-role-of-apprenticeships-in-meeting-employers-demand-for-allied-health-occupations\/\">The Role of Apprenticeships in Meeting Employers\u2019 Demand for Allied Health Occupations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Y4-3: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/studies\/leveraging-data-to-monitor-the-allied-health-workforce-phase-iii\/\">Leveraging Data to Monitor the Allied 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