The Governor’s Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce was created on January 29, 2024, by Executive Order #220 signed by Governor Tony Evers. Two WAICU members serve on the task force including President and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin and Professor of Medicine Dr. John Raymond and Marquette University School of Dentistry Dean and Professor Dr. Elsbeth Kalenderian.

The task force has met many times in 2024. Meeting information can be found here.

The task force is charged with the following:

• Study the workforce challenges facing the state’s health care system, including recruitment and retention.
• Identify ways to improve patient care and alleviate the burdens on the health care workforce.
• Explore educational and training pathways to grow a sustainable health care workforce.
• Create an action plan with solutions related to workforce development, industry innovation, education, and training for consideration in the governor’s 2025-2027 state budget.

As a result of these meetings, the task force published a series of draft recommendations.

WAICU also has submitted additional recommendations prepared in collaboration with WAICU members responding to the task force recommendations. These recommendations highlight WAICU members’ significant contributions to Wisconsin’s workforce. WAICU’s recommendations to the task force can be found here: WAICU Recommendations – Governor’s Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce July 2024

For more information, email WAICU Executive Vice President of External Relations Rebecca Larson or WAICU Senior Project Administrator Kathy Paul.