> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://newsletters.qs.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 🩺 Health Skills #5 - URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/health-skills-5/ - Published: 2025-03-10T11:30:12.000Z - Updated: 2025-03-10T11:30:11.000Z - Description: HolonIQ is tracking reskilling and upskilling efforts essential for a rapidly evolving health sector. As medical innovation, digital transformation, and shifting demographics reshape the industry, workforce development is key to enhancing skills, improving efficiency, and ensuring quality care. - Author: QS - Tags: Health Skills, Skills & Workforce 🌐 [Global Skills Week](https://www.holoniq.com/global-skills-week/2025-global-skills-week?ref=newsletters.qs.com). Join us in Washington, D.C. March 24-28, 2025\. Connecting the Global Skills Economy. [Register Now](https://www.holoniq.com/global-skills-week/2025-global-skills-week?ref=newsletters.qs.com) ✉️ Four New Skills Newsletters! [****AI & Digital Skills**](https://newsletters.qs.com/tag/ai-digital-skills/)****,** [****Advanced Manufacturing**](https://newsletters.qs.com/tag/advanced-manufacturing/)****,** [****Green Skills**](https://newsletters.qs.com/tag/green-skills/) and [****Health Skills**](https://newsletters.qs.com/tag/health-skills/) This week, the [Government of Pennsylvania](https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/bradford-county/governor-shapiro-setting-millions-aside-in-proposed-budget-to-address-health-care-workforce-shortage-bradford-county-sayre-robert-packer-hospital/523-f04f1c98-db21-4d7e-aa21-693e14a2f7a8?ref=newsletters.qs.com)’s proposed budget allocates $10M to support rural hospitals and expands loan repayment programs to recruit healthcare professionals in underserved communities. [The Green Valley Health Fair](https://www.kgun9.com/news/community-inspired-journalism/sahuarita-and-green-valley-news/green-valley-health-fair-works-to-help-build-healthcare-workforce-as-shortages-persist?ref=newsletters.qs.com) addressed healthcare shortages by offering free screenings and funding scholarships for aspiring medical students. [The Northern NSW Local Health District](https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/byroncoasttimes/news/new-accommodation-funding-for-health-workers/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) announced $34.2M to secure approximately 120 dwellings for health workers in Tweed, Lismore, and Grafton, aiming to attract and retain healthcare professionals. In upskilling and reskilling initiatives, [Philips and Medtronic collaborated](https://thepatriot.in/health/philips-and-medtronic-join-forces-to-upskill-cardiologists-in-advanced-imaging-66692?ref=newsletters.qs.com#google%5Fvignette) to train over 300 Indian clinicians in advanced imaging techniques for structural heart diseases, focusing on echocardiography and MRI. [Florence Education plans to acquire Paier College](https://www.citybiz.co/article/667977/florence-education-to-acquire-paier-college/?ref=newsletters.qs.com), renaming it Florence University, to introduce nursing and healthcare programs. [Eli Lilly plans to invest over $50 billion](https://www.bwhealthcareworld.com/article/eli-lilly-to-invest-over-50-billion-in-us-pharmaceutical-manufacturing-expansion-549615?ref=newsletters.qs.com) in US pharmaceutical manufacturing, constructing four new plants and creating thousands of jobs. Thanks for reading! **Not a subscriber yet?** [Subscribe Now](https://newsletters.qs.com/#/portal/) --- ## Healthcare Labor Market Trends **⚕️ Pennsylvania's Governor proposes a budget increase to address healthcare workforce shortages.** [Governor Shapiro's proposed 2025-26 budget](https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/bradford-county/governor-shapiro-setting-millions-aside-in-proposed-budget-to-address-health-care-workforce-shortage-bradford-county-sayre-robert-packer-hospital/523-f04f1c98-db21-4d7e-aa21-693e14a2f7a8?ref=newsletters.qs.com) allocates $10M to support rural hospitals and expands loan repayment programs to recruit healthcare professionals in underserved communities. **💊 Green Valley Health Fair works to help build the healthcare workforce as shortages persist.** The Fair in Arizona addressed healthcare workforce shortages by offering free health screenings and raising scholarship funds to support students pursuing medical careers. **🚑 New accommodation funding for health workers.** [The Northern NSW Local Health District](https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/byroncoasttimes/news/new-accommodation-funding-for-health-workers/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) announced $34.2M to secure approximately 120 dwellings for health workers in Tweed, Lismore, and Grafton, aiming to attract and retain healthcare professionals. ## Women Make Up Majority of the Healthcare Workforce ![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcoq2oJhcR_WxrGzBtOONc0GZEhd0GW_btEoSsYPa0CGilvbcJH5uPEs2L8dW-v_P6UOFi0CZ4eSdBMwwfCXIkUO7_9G6y-4tj7q1jQ3Z2ikSFS-1UDOaC1Fu5h5c5JRFjbeh7u?key=C-HAhv_9kY38jyOBmc_UckDP) 💵 Globally, over 70% of the healthcare workforce is represented by females. However, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions within the healthcare sector. 📈 In the UK, women account for 60% of new medical students, a trend projected to persist globally. Similarly, in the US, women have outnumbered men in medical school enrollment for six consecutive years. 🧑‍⚕️ Specialties such as speech-language pathologists have the highest female representation in the US at 97.6%, followed by dental hygienists at 96.3% and dental assistants at 94.1%. ## Upskilling/ Reskilling Intiatives **🧑‍⚕️ Philips and Medtronic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding**. This initiative aims to train over [300 cardiologists and radiologist](https://thepatriot.in/health/philips-and-medtronic-join-forces-to-upskill-cardiologists-in-advanced-imaging-66692?ref=newsletters.qs.com#google%5Fvignette)s in advanced imaging techniques for structural heart diseases, focusing on multi-modality imaging like echocardiography and MRI. **🧑‍🎓 Florence Education plans to acquire Paier College to create Florence University**. The acquisition, pending regulatory approval, will[ introduce new nursing and healthcare programs, apprenticeship pathways, and upskilling initiatives for current nurses.](https://www.citybiz.co/article/667977/florence-education-to-acquire-paier-college/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) Florence University aims to address the global nursing shortage through innovative healthcare education. **💉 Eli Lilly invests over $50B on pharmaceuticals in the US**. The 4 new manufacturing sites will produce active ingredients, reshore chemical synthesis, and strengthen the supply chain. This expansion will create[ 3,000+ high-skilled jobs and another 10,000 jobs in the project's construction, boosting local economies](https://www.bwhealthcareworld.com/article/eli-lilly-to-invest-over-50-billion-in-us-pharmaceutical-manufacturing-expansion-549615?ref=newsletters.qs.com) through spending, tax revenue, and infrastructure improvements. --- **Like getting this newsletter?* Request a demo for unlimited access to over one million charts* [Request a Demo](https://webforms.pipedrive.com/f/1uMbIPRqUeVuZ31jVtKWMWIuqU2ga1nKo8aotNdGihU16zgOzuTfRMb9XfIIGmcOT?ref=newsletters.qs.com) --- **Thank you for reading. Have a great week ahead!** Have some feedback or suggestions? Let us know at hello@holoniq.com [ ](https://newsletters.qs.com/psychedelic-mental-health-treatments-south-asia-health-tech-100-2/)