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Prosperity Region 8
Healthcare Workforce Initiatives in Region 8
We've compiled a list of healthcare initiatives throughout the state of Michigan. Click on the initiative name below to learn more about what they're doing to support or grow the healthcare workforce.
Initiative Name | Organization(s) | Healthcare Industry | Workforce Development Focus | Statewide / Regional | Occupations | Zip Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical Assistant and Dental Assistant Apprenticeship Programs | InterCare Community Health Network | Health Centers | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Regional | Medical assistants | 49013 |
YouthBuild Benton Harbor | YouthBuild, Michigan Works! Berrien, Cass, Van Buren, USDOL, United Way of Southwest Michigan, Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Benton Harbor) | Nursing Assistants | 49022 |
Young Professionals Summer Program | Michigan Works! Berrien, Cass, Van Buren | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties) | Healthcare, general | 49022 |
Southwest Michigan Healthcare Consortium | Michigan Works! Southwest (Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo & St. Joseph counties) | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | Regional (Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo & St. Joseph counties) | Healthcare, general | 49007 |
MDHHS EMS Workforce Grant at Kalamazoo Valley | Kalamazoo Valley Community College, MDHHS | 2-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Kalamazoo-area) | Paramedics | 49009 |
Kalamazoo Valley Accelerated Associate Program (KVAAP) | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | 2-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Kalamazoo-area) | College students, general | 49009 |
Nights and Weekends Part-Time Nursing Program | Kellogg Community College | 2-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Battle Creek-area) | Registered nurses; licensed practical or licensed vocational nurses | 49017 |
Berrien County CTE | Berrien RESA | Career Techs | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional | High school students | 49103 |
Branch ISD CTE | Branch Area Careers Center / Branch ISD | Career Techs | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional | High school students | 49036 |
NACD Healthcare Training Partnership | Bronson Health, The Kalamazoo Promise, the Northside Association for Community Development (NACD), Michigan Career
and Technical Institute (MCTI), MIWorks SW! and Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) | Hospitals | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Regional | Nursing Assistants | 49007 |
Bronson partnered with Fidelity and Summer | Bronson Health, Fidelity, Summer | Hospitals | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional | Healthcare, general | 49007 |
Post-Bacc Certificate in Premedical Studies | Albion College | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Albion College) | Students, general; Physician group; dentists, general; physical therapists; Physician Assistnats; Pharmacists | 49224 |
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