Thursday August 21, 2025
Tackling the Root Cause of Shortages: What Healthcare HR Leaders Must Know About School Deserts
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m. ET)
Healthcare HR leaders face mounting pressure to solve shortages, reduce turnover, and control labor costs. Yet one of the most critical drivers of workforce instability remains overlooked: school deserts — regions with limited or no training programs for nurses, allied health professionals, and advanced practice providers. This webinar will share key findings from Clasp’s School Deserts Report, revealing where the pipeline is drying up, how gaps in educational access limit diversity and retention, and why traditional fixes like sign-on bonuses only mask the problem. Attendees will walk away with data-driven insights and actionable strategies to:
- Anticipate shortages by understanding geographic and program-level risks.
- Strengthen school partnerships to expand and diversify the pipeline.
- Reduce reliance on expensive stopgaps by investing in sustainable talent strategies.
By addressing the root cause, healthcare HR leaders can build more reliable pipelines, lower costs, and create a workforce that is both stable and representative of the communities they serve.
Sponsored by:
Objectives
- Identify workforce risk factors by interpreting data on school deserts and their impact on shortages, diversity, and retention.
- Develop stronger education-to-employment partnerships that expand clinical pipelines and address gaps in access to training.
- Implement sustainable workforce strategies that reduce reliance on costly short-term fixes (e.g., travel nurses, sign-on bonuses) and improve long-term retention.
Price
ASHHRA Member: FREE
ASHHRA Non-member: $25.00 FREE
Credit(s)
1 (CHHR, ACHE Fellowship*, HRCI, SHRM) for live webinar attendees.
*By attending the Tackling the Root Cause of Shortages: What Healthcare HR Leaders Must Know About School Deserts live webinar offered by ASHHRA participants may earn up to 1 ACHE Qualified Education hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Presenters
Tess Michaels
Founder and CEO
Clasp
Tess Michaels is the founder and CEO of Clasp, a pioneering retention-driven recruitment platform addressing two of the most pressing challenges in healthcare: workforce shortages and student debt. Under her leadership, Clasp has partnered with leading systems such as Boston Children’s, Novant Health, and Bergen New Bridge, helping them build sustainable, long-term talent pipelines while reducing reliance on costly short-term incentives.
A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and serial entrepreneur, Tess began her career in healthcare investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Today, Tess is recognized as a national thought leader on workforce transformation, frequently speaking at industry forums such as ASHHRA, LEAP HR, and Consero. She has been featured in Modern Healthcare, Fierce Healthcare, Becker’s, and Medical Economics, shaping the national dialogue on how health systems can move from short-term fixes to long-term workforce resilience.
