Vermont Business Magazine Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH) and Community College of Vermont (CCV) are joining forces in response to challenges in filling positions within the local healthcare workforce by launching an accelerated program to prepare qualified candidates for jobs as Certified Medical Assistants. Enrollment in the 14-week program will be limited to twenty participants. Classes will be held on the CCV Brattleboro campus, and all clinical aspects of the course work will be completed at BMH.
An informational presentation about the new program will be held in the Brew Barry Conference Room #2 on July 14th from 1 – 2:30 PM, and the public is invited to attend to learn about program details, the application process, and the eight scholarship opportunities available. Staff from BMH and CCV, as well as current BMH Medical Assistants will be on hand to answer questions and provide technical assistance with the application process.
As part of the joint initiative, BMH is providing full scholarships for eight successful applicants to the program. Scholarship recipients will have their CCV tuition covered and will be hired as Medical Assistants at BMH upon successful completion of the academic program.
“This is our investment in the future of healthcare and the future of BMH,” says Steven R. Gordon, BMH’s President and CEO. “We’re very committed to providing opportunities for people who have the drive and initiative to enter this growing field, and we’ve got jobs available for those who succeed.”
CCV began accepting applications for the new College to Career Program in June of 2016, and the first session of classes will begin on September 12, 2016. The curriculum will consist of a combination of classroom instruction at CCV and supervised clinical practice at BMH.
“It’s great to see two important Brattleboro institutions coming together to make our community stronger,” says Tapp Barnhill, CCV’s Executive Director of Academic Centers. “This exciting collaboration between CCV and BMH will take participants directly from the classroom to the workplace and help to build solid local careers.”
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Founded in 1904, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH) is a licensed, 61-bed, not-for-profit community hospital located in southeastern Vermont, serving a rural population of about 55,000 people in 22 towns in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The BMH medical staff includes board-certified providers in primary care and many other specialties, with a shared mission of providing exceptional health care delivered with compassion and respect. The Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Health System includes the BMH Medical Group, a multispecialty group practice of primary care and specialty care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Over 110 active volunteers assist BMH’s 600 employees in caring for our community.
Community College of Vermont
CCV is Vermont’s second largest college, serving over 7,000 students each semester. With 12 locations and extensive online learning options, students don’t have to travel far from their communities to access CCV’s degree and certificate programs, workforce, secondary and continuing education opportunities, and academic and veterans support services. ccv.edu
Source: Brattleboro, VT -- (July 11, 2016) – Brattleboro Memorial Hospital