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Stacey E. Halford, MSW, LMSW

About Stacey E. Halford, MSW, LMSW

Stacey E. Halford, a Licensed Master’s Social Worker, spent thirteen years as a Rural Healthcare Recruiter in a non-profit, placing physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in rural hospital and ambulatory care settings. In July, 2019, Ms. Halford launched Day Halford Consultants, LLC. Through this work, Ms. Halford consults with healthcare non-profits and other healthcare entities for rural healthcare access strategy development.

Building the Rural Physician Workforce: The International Medical Graduate (IMG) on a J-1 Visa

By Stacey E. Halford, MSW, LMSW - November 1, 2019

For this article, we will focus exclusively on non-US citizen, J1 Visa-holding physicians and rural primary care placement of these IMGs. Those recruiters new to rural recruitment and hiring IMGs for rural primary care positions need tools and tips to engage these well-trained and patient-oriented physicians for their healthcare workforce.

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Building the Rural Physician Workforce: The International Medical Graduate (IMG) on a J-1 Visa

Rural Hospital Recruiting: 9 Keys to Advanced Practice Provider Recruitment

By Stacey E. Halford, MSW, LMSW - October 14, 2019

The key to recruitment and retention of rural hospital NPs and PAs is to know why, how, when, and where to source rural focused candidates.

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Rural Hospital Recruiting: 9 Keys to Advanced Practice Provider Recruitment

Acing the Basics of Rural Hospital Workforce and Recruitment

By Stacey E. Halford, MSW, LMSW - October 7, 2019

The savvy rural hospital recruiter will seek a primer to gain expertise and build skill in four core rural healthcare workforce areas: 1) The Value of Rural Definitions and Designations, 2) Partners and Resources in Rural Hospital Recruitment, 3) Rural Hospital Recruitment Communities and 4) Fluency in the Language of Rural Communities...

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Acing the Basics of Rural Hospital Recruiting