Recruiting qualified and dedicated health care professionals is only the first step in the process of successfully retaining health professional staff. The Indian Health Service (IHS) Office of Public Health Support (OPHS) is committed to supporting the growth of PeopleSmart, the IHS retention initiative that focuses on developing and supporting the retention of clinicians and other health professionals in Indian health programs.
The goal of PeopleSmart is to develop a culture of retention within the agency by raising awareness of the issue, defining steps to be taken at the national, Area and local levels, and providing tools for leadership to affect change.
This Web site is designed to provide Indian health leadership with tools and resources to support retention of IHS health care professionals. On this site, you'll find case studies of retention best practices, retention tools developed by IHS to assist in retention efforts, and other information resources on successful retention of health professional staff.
A crucial part of PeopleSmart involves the sharing of information and retention success stories among Indian health program leadership. We invite you to tell us about your own retention efforts and how they have succeeded. Please submit your stories on the Best Practices page.
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