CVS Workforce Center Mock Pharmacy
Healthcare Industry
Other
Organizations Involved
CVS Workforce Innovation and Talent Center
Occupations Involved
High school students
Workforce Development Focus
Increasing number of healthcare workers
Workforce Issues Addressed
Attracting and training individuals to work in a healthcare profession
Description
CVS Health opened up a Workforce Innovation and Talent Center (WITC) at the Detroit headquarters of Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit to offer skills training, job placement, and community health services for the Detroit Metro community. One feature of the WITC is a mock pharmacy where students can train. In an effort to decrease the shortage of pharmacy workers in the area, CVS is offering a 6-week internship program to 20 Detroit high school students to teach them how to work in a pharmacy at WITC. Students get hands-on experience working in a retail pharmacy while serving patients in the community. The goal is to encourage the internship participants to ultimately go to pharmacy school and practice in Detroit.
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