Mississippi Center for Health Workforce
Northeast MS AHEC
Social Science Research Center
1 Research Park, Suite 103
Starkville, MS 39759 Telephone: 662-325-3673
E-mail:nemsahec@gmail.com
Mississippi Center for Health Workforce
About Us
The Mississippi Center for Health Workforce (MCHW), based at Mississippi State University's Social Science Research Center, is part of the Northeast Mississippi Area Health Education Center, which-in turn-is part of a state-wide AHEC program focusing on critical health-care issues. MCHW was established in response to Mississippi's shortage of highly trained health care professionals. For Mississippians to better understand the value of these trends, MCHW's main objective is to create a statewide database of health professionals. The database will focus on what draws health care professionals to practice in Mississippi, what keeps them practicing in the State, and why they leave the State. The data collected will play a vital role in the recruitment and retention of health care professionals in Mississippi.
Mission
It is the mission of the Mississippi Center for Health Workforce to collect, analyze and store Mississippi's health workforce data. Also, it is the mission of MCHW to provide stakeholders with evidence necessary to drive Mississippi's policies associated with health care and health care professionals.
Goals
- Analyze Mississippi's health workforce date statewide
- Produce and disseminate reports concerning Mississippi's health workforce
- Increase awareness of health workforce related issues
- Function as a data clearinghouse
Staff
Katherine Harney is the Director of the Northeast Mississippi Area Health Education Center. Ms. Harney received her undergraduate degree from Mississippi State University in Communication with an emphasis in Communication Studies. Prior to working with the NE MS AHEC, Ms. Harney worked for the Institutional Review Board at MSU.
Katherine Harney
662.325.3673
Katherine.Harney@ssrc.MsState.edu
Lynne Cossman is the Principal Investigator for the Northeast Mississippi Area Health Education Center, and is also a Research Fellow for the Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University. Dr. Cossman received her Ph. D. from Florida State University. She has research and teaching interests in medical sociology, demography, and health services research.
Lynne Cossman
662.325.7966
Lynne.Cossman@ssrc.MsState.edu
Jamie Boydstun serves as the Graduate Research Assistant for the NE MS AHEC. Ms. Boydstun received her undergraduate degree in Sociology from Mississippi State University. She is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Sociology also from MSU.
Jamie Boydstun
662.325.3673
Jamie.Boydstun@ssrc.MsState.edu
Contact Us
MCHW is located in the Social Science Research Center at 1 Research Park Blvd., Starkville, Ms 39759.
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 5287
Mississippi State, MS 39759
Board Members
The roles of the MCHW advisory board include: (1) determining data needs and priorities of legislature and professional associations, (2) overseeing data confidentiality and human subjects review, (3) exploring funding to a level of sustainability, and (4) providing dissemination and promote awareness
Mississippi Center for Health Workforce Advisory Board Members
| Name | Affiliation |
Ms. Jamie Boydstun |
NE Mississippi Area Health Education Mississippi Institutes for Higher Learning NE Mississippi Area Health Education MSBML and MAFP University of Southern MS College of Health Bower Foundation Center for MS Health Policy Mississippi State Medical Association UMC School of Dentistry Mississippi Dental Association Mississippi Hospital Association Mississippi Area Health Education Enterprise Corporation of the Delta East Central Mississippi Area Health Education Mississippi Department of Health Mississippi Area Health Education Center |