EP 104: Designing the Future Healthcare Workforce | Norma Padrón

Did you know that the healthcare industry is the largest employer
in the U.S.? Learn how an economist turned healthcare entrepreneur
is redesigning how we train the workforce of tomorrow.  Dr.
Norma Padrón is a Latina and first-gen economist with a doctorate
in health economics who founded EmpiricaLab—a company specializing
in peer–to–peer training within healthcare organizations to
accelerate their digital transformation.  She earned a Ph.D.
in health policy and management from Yale University; a master's
degree in economics from Duke University, as well as another
master's degree— in public health-from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in
Barcelona, Spain; She has a bachelor's degree in economics with a
math minor, from the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley. She
has held leadership roles across the healthcare industry, including
in academia, nonprofit and private sector. Her teams have leveraged
data analytics and technology to improve digital health products
for patients and providers, design value-based care models, and
quality and performance measurement and training. In addition to
her work in health economics and analytics, Norma has held board
positions in STEM education and technology, including as Chair of
the industry advisory board for an NSF Industry-University
Cooperative Research Center focused on improving healthcare through
organizational transformation. Her company, EmpiricaLab, is in Beta
and has received funding from programs like the AWS Impact
Accelerator for Women Founders and the Techstars Workforce
Development Program. Episode Links and Mentions: EmpiricaLab US
Census Bureau: Who Are Our Health Care Workers? Norma’s fav
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