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Workforce Shortages

Charge

The Workforce Shortages Program Committee is charged with supporting legislative and policy approaches intended to address health workforce shortages and working with the policy committee to develop appropriate responses.

Focused Areas of Interest

  • Develop affiliations with other stakeholders to promote careers related to cancer
  • Develop/strengthen affiliations with allied health professionals and with AHEC

Members and Affiliations

Chairs

Renee Gecsedi, MS, RN
New York State Nurses Association

Karen Greendale, MA, CGC
Cancer Services Program, NYS Department of Health

Members

Sherry Chorost
HANYS

Alice Corina Ceacareanu, PharmD, PhD
New York State Center of Excellence

Barbara Ellman
Medical Society of the State of New York

Leslie Larsen
New York State Comprehensive Cancer Control Program

Richard Merchant
Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

Dr. Carolyn Messner, DSW, LCSW-R
Cancer Care, INC & Assoc. of Oncology Social Workers

Jean Moore, MSN
Center for Health Workforce Studies, SUNY School of Pub Health

Pat Morris, MS, RN, OCN
Oncology Nursing Society

Joan O'Brien, MSEd RT(T)
Upstate Medical University

Gina O'Sullivan
New York State Comprehensive Cancer Control Program

Pat Spencer-Cisek, MS, APRN-BC, AOCN
C.R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital

Dr. Dustin Swanger
Fulton-Montgomery Community College & Presidents SUNY
Community Colleges

Dr. Barbara Wallace, MD
Div. Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention, NYS Dept of Health

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