Stacy Kusler, BA
Workforce Specialist

As the Workforce Specialist, Stacy is the connection between rural healthcare facilities in North Dakota and qualified health professional job seekers. She assists rural facilities to attract medical providers and other health professionals to their communities by sharing job opportunities. Through her position, Stacy is working to reduce the healthcare workforce shortages throughout the state.

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Projects

• Community Apgar Project
• Primary Care Office
• State Office of Rural Health

Most Recent Publications

• The Prime of Their Lives
  Health professionals and students gather for Primary Care Week at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences to network and to discuss the role of primary care in North Dakota's health delivery systems.
  Author(s): Kusler, S.
  Publication: North Dakota Medicine, 42(4), 16-17
  Date: December 2017
  Type: Magazine
• Targeted Rural Health Education
  Targeted Rural Health Education (TRHE) is a project where health profession students who are living and learning in rural communities explore a local health need and write an educational article that addresses the issue for the community.
  Author(s): Kusler, S.
  Publication: North Dakota Medicine, 42(3), 18-19
  Date: September 2017
  Type: Magazine
• A Wider Lens
  Statewide Community Showcases give medical students and residents the chance to connect with North Dakota healthcare facilities in hopes to improve workforce recruitment and retention.
  Author(s): Kusler, S.
  Publication: North Dakota Medicine, 42(2), 26-27
  Date: June 2017
  Type: Magazine
• Recruitment Evolution
  Rural areas in North Dakota have unique challenges in the changing landscape of provider recruitment. In an industry of constant change, a few North Dakota facilities were asked to share how they are adapting and still finding providers.
  Author(s): Kusler, S.
  Publication: North Dakota Medicine, 42(1), 18-19
  Date: April 2017
  Type: Magazine
• A Recipe for Success
  Students at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences form an interest group for rural-focused students.
  Author(s): Kusler, S.
  Publication: North Dakota Medicine, 41(4), 18-19
  Date: December 2016
  Type: Magazine