December 18, 2025 (Tumon, Guam) – From December 10-12, 2025, 30 USAPI health workforce development professionals and 20 regional partners convened in Guam to launch the USAPI Regional Health Workforce Development Technical Working Group (TWG). The meeting opened with an inspiring keynote from Theresa Arriola, Director of the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services and Interim PIHOA Board President, encouraging participants to dream big, persevere, and build the political will needed to address long-standing health workforce shortages.
Over three days, jurisdictions shared successes, challenges, and opportunities, while collaboratively shaping the TWG’s membership, purpose, and initial work streams.
Next steps:
-Convening jurisdiction-specific workforce development TWGs
-Advancing jurisdictional and defining regional priorities
-Providing updates to the PIHOA Board in Honolulu this April
Together, we’re strengthening the foundation of the USAPI health workforce—now and for the future.