State creating new health care workforce center

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Community Health will create a new health care workforce center to coordinate state efforts that address physician workforce challenges Michigan will face in the next decade.

The Michigan Healthcare Workforce Center - to be housed in the Michigan Department of Community Health Bureau of Health Professions - will include an interactive Web site with specific data and reports generated by Michigan departments and a second Web site focusing on careers in health care.

The state's efforts come in response to a recent study conducted by MDCH that concluded Michigan will soon face shortages in its physician workforce.

A copy of the physician workforce survey can be found at www.michigan.gov/mdch.