A gap surplus analysis of the bioscience and biomedical workforce in New Orleans was commissioned by the New Orleans BioInnovation Center on behalf of the BioDistrict in October 2009. The study was funded by a grant from the Baptist Community Ministries foundation. The final report from this study will be available in April 2011, but the preliminary report carried out by Research Edge is now available,
The purpose of this preliminary report is to lay the foundation for a systematic analysis of the health care and biotechnology workforce. It utilizes existing data sources to provide a quick, cost effective snapshot of the industry and its occupations in order to guide future efforts. Specifically, it defines the two industries, identifies relevant occupations in the healthcare and bioscience fields, summarizes the industry and workforce impacts arising from Hurricane Katrina, provides an overview of the existing workforce, catalogues existing training programs, and identifies the numbers graduating from each program. It then outlines the annual workforce projections as determined by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, and compares the graduate totals in each available category in order to begin to identify the gaps and surplus. Finally, it identifies the existing players and initiatives in the health care training arena and notes areas for potential future analysis.
Please email your questions or comments regarding our region’s Health Care and Biotech Workforce to questions@biodistrictneworleans.org. BioDistrict staff will work to provide you with a prompt reply.
