Utah's Health Workforce Advisory Council
Upcoming HWAC meeting
The public is invited to join the next HWAC meeting!
Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 8:00 - 9:45 AM
About the HWAC
On March 23, 2022, Governor Spencer Cox signed bill H.B. 176, which created Utah’s Health Workforce Advisory Council (HWAC). The Council is charged with providing information and recommendations to help expand and strengthen Utah’s health workforce. The HWAC is chaired by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Executive Director, Tracy Gruber, and has fourteen additional members from both state and private entities. The council meetings are public, so we invite any interested parties to join.
Inventory of Initiatives
The HWAC provides insight, feedback, and recommendations on Utah's laws and policies related to the healthcare workforce. You can review comments and insights by viewing the HWAC's Inventory of Initiatives.
The Utah Health Workforce Information Center
The Utah Health Workforce Information Center (HWIC) was established within the Utah Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the state entity for health workforce data analytics. Under the guidance of the HWAC, the HWIC engages with stakeholders across the state to assess the supply, demand, distribution, and retention of healthcare providers, helping determine progress toward the goal of Utah having a diverse, well-qualified, and sustainable workforce that equitably meets the needs of all its residents.
Prior to July 1, 2022, these activities had been conducted by the Utah Medical Education Council (UMEC), whose duties were modified and formalized as a subcommittee to focus on medical education funding and administration under the Utah Health Workforce Advisory Council.
To obtain copies of archived workforce reports produced between 1998 - 2022, please contact Julie Olson at (801) 538-7048 or email juolson@utah.gov.
Advisory Council Members
Tracy Gruber, JD
Chair
Executive Director, Department of Health and Human Services
Chris Williams, MPA
Division Director of Workforce Research and Analysis, Utah Department of Workforce Services
Jared Haines, MOB
Senior Advisor for Technical Education, Utah System of Higher Education
Kendra Muir, MHL, RN
School Nursing/ Wellness Specialist, Utah State Board of Education
Mark Steinagel, MPA
Director, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL), Utah Department of Commerce
Nubia Peña, JD
Director, Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs
Elizabeth Klc, MPA
Director, Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council (USAAV+)
Tyler Goddard, LCSW, MSW
Health Director, The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
Samuel Finlayson, MD, MPH, MBA
Interim Dean, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah Health
Chair, Utah Medical Education Council
Rita Osborn, MBA
Executive Director, Utah Center for Rural Health
Sarah Woolsey, MD
Medical Director, Association for Utah Community Health
Francis Gibson, MSW, MBA
President, Utah Hospital Association
Cheryl Hanewicz, MS, EdD
Dean, College of Health and Public Service, Utah Valley University
Teresa Garrett, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC
Director at Large, Utah Nursing Association
Tiffiny Lipscomb, MA-OM
Vice President of Human Resources, Intermountain Healthcare
Health Workforce Information Center Members
Lori Savoie
Director, Health Information and Analysis Programs
Sydney Groesbeck
Lead Research Analyst, Health Workforce Information Center
Matt Cottrell
Research Analyst
Samuel Burge
Research Analyst
Julie Olson
Administrative Assistant
Program contact info
Kendyl Brockman
Health Workforce Policy Analyst
385.454.1665
kbrockman@utah.gov
Codes and rules
Read about the codes and rules that govern this program.