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Prosperity Region 1
Healthcare Workforce Initiatives in Region 1​
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 | Occupations | Zip Code | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Superior State University (LSSU)'s Post-Baccalaureate Rural Nurse Residency Certificate Program | Lake Superior State University | 4-Year IHE | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | Registered Nurses | 49783 | https://www.lssu.edu/college-health-behavior/school-of-nursing/post-baccalaureate-rural-nurse-residency-certificate-program/ |
CareerWise Upper Peninsula | UP Michigan Works, CareerWise | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Apprentices | 49855 | https://upmichiganworks.org/training/become-an-apprentice/ |
UP Workforce Innovation Network (WIN) | NMU Center for Rural Health, Michigan Center for Rural Health (MCRH), U.P. Michigan Works!, U.P. AHEC, U.P. Health Care Solutions, Everyday Life Consulting, UP Health System Marquette School of EMT; MDHHS - Bureau of EMS, Trauma and Preparedness | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Paramedics; Emergency Medical Technicians; Community Health Workers | 49855 | http://news.nmu.edu/win-increase-health-care-workforce |
Dental Assistant Training Partnership | Bay Mills Community College and Northwestern Michigan College | 2-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Dental Assistants | 49715 | https://nativenewsonline.net/health/bay-mills-community-college-partners-with-northwestern-michigan-college-to-train-dental-assistants |
Copper County ISD CTE | Copper County ISD | Career Techs | Increasing number of healthcare workers | High school students | 49930 | https://www.copperisd.org/page/career-technical-education |
Tahquamenon Area Schools CNA CTE | Tahquamenon Area Schools, Helen Newberry Joy Hospital | Career Techs | Increasing number of healthcare workers | High school students | 49868 | http://trending.hnjh.org/tas-hnjh-partner-bring-health-science-cte-program-students |
Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP)'s Caregiver Academy | Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP) | Nonprofits | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Other: Direct Care Workers | 49855 | https://caregiverincentiveproject.org/upcoming-trainings/ |
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