Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD: "The Shortage in Healthcare Personnel and Labor Force Issues" Keynote

The Shortage in Healthcare Personnel and Labor Force Issues: Research Symposium in New Orleans, LA, March 24-25, 2023
Workforce shortages in the U.S. present healthcare policymakers with an imminent challenge and underscore the need for a thorough reassessment of the economics of our national healthcare system. To address these challenges and explore solutions, The Murphy Institute’s Center for Public Policy Research (CPPR), the Tulane School of Medicine, and the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine hosted The Shortage in Healthcare Personnel and Labor Force Issues, a two-day multidisciplinary conference held at the Troubadour Hotel and Tulane Lavin-Bernick Center on March 24th and 25th, 2023. The symposium convened researchers and experts to discuss the current challenges of the healthcare workforce, including staffing shortages among physicians and nurses and the impact on patient outcomes.
The symposium featured a keynote from distinguished Tulane University School of Medicine alumna - Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health in the Department of Health and Human Services with a recorded video message from Senator Bill Cassidy. Admiral Levine opened the conference and took questions from the audience of Tulane community members and the interested public.