A JOINT PUBLICATION BY CLASP AND HEALTHFORCE PARTNERS CALIFORNIA
TWO GAPS, ONE CRISIS
A Framework for Building Clinical Pipelines
A broken clinical pipeline is worsening the workforce shortage:
- Unpaid practicum requirements push students out before they ever finish training
- Federal loan caps are shrinking the pool of students who can afford to pursue clinical careers in the first place
- Debt comes due at the exact moment early-career compensation is at its lowest
This paper documents both break points, the data behind them, and what changes when health systems invest at each one.
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When a health system says to a student, 'we will help you pay down your loans,’ they’re going beyond post-hire benefits packages and making a sustained demonstration of investment in a clinician’s success. That’s what builds real stability, and sustained loyalty.
Tess Michaels
We've spent years proving in California's Central Valley that when you invest in clinicians before they graduate, not just after, you get a fundamentally different result. The vacancy crisis in San Joaquin County didn't fix itself. It changed because the conditions changed.
Dr. Paul Lanning
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