title: Jump starting the future health care work force.
abstract: One of the busiest and most important departments in health care organizations today is human resources. As the fear of staffing shortages is becoming less of a future threat and more of a reality for many, hospitals must become creative in their approaches to recruiting and retaining health care professionals. Over the next four issues, Michigan Health & Hospitals magazine will feature four programs that are particularly innovative and are getting results.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001113:Area Health Education Centers; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004501:Education, Medical; D006280:Health Workforce; D007318:Inservice Training; D008824:Michigan; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D015397:Program Evaluation