Unbeknownst to most Nevadans, the state has an expert who spends many waking hours dedicated to thinking about the state's doctor shortage - and how to fix it.

Meet Dr. Packham, the co-Director of the Nevada Health Workforce Research Center in the Office of Statewide Initiatives.  Dr. Packham has co-authored nearly 100 policy-relevant, statewide research reports, including ten editions of the Nevada Rural and Frontier Health Data Book and five editions of Health Care Careers in Nevada.  

In this episode of No Stigma Nevada he shares his thoughts on how to recruit more psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, social workers to come work in the Silver State.

Before moving to Nevada, psychiatrist Dr. Joe Simpson spent a long career working in Los Angeles as an expert in forensic psychiatry.

He joins No Stigma Nevada for a fascinating discussion about mental health, guns and his thoughts on the Oct. 1, 2017, mass

shooting in Las Vegas.

No Stigma Nevada hosts Frankie Sue Del Papa, 74, the first female Regent for the Nevada System of Higher Education, Nevada Secretary of State and three-term Nevada Attorney General. In this episode she shares stories about life stressors behind the scenes during her 20-year tenure as a high ranking female politician and the role mental health plays in the world of politics.