Vermont Business Magazine
October is designated Health Care Career Awareness Month in Vermont (1 V.S.A. § 376), an
opportunity to highlight the importance of health careers in our state. Annually, schools,
hospitals, clinics, and an array of organizations and individuals are all encouraged to give
special attention to health workforce development and promotion during the month of October.
Participating in October Health Care Career Awareness Month amplifies a shared message
about job opportunities in Vermont and cultivates the workforce needed now and into the future.
The Vermont Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Network invites you to join us in this
important work.
Vermont has a shortage of medical professionals. Health workforce shortages impact access to
care for Vermonters and increase health disparities in rural and underserved communities.
AHEC knows that a talented, engaged, diverse, and geographically distributed workforce is at
the heart of Vermont’s health care infrastructure. AHEC is committed to enhancing community based and statewide efforts to grow and sustain the health workforce.
AHEC works across the healthcare workforce pipeline from middle school students to practicing
health professionals. AHEC provides programs that connect students to careers (e.g.,
MedQuest, HERO, CSHIP, PEP, HPEP), professionals to communities (e.g., education loan
repayment, continuing medical education), and communities to better health (e.g., Power of
Dignity, health improvement projects, improved access to care).
AHEC’s www.vthealthcareers.org web site is an excellent resource that shows there are many
health careers to choose from and multiple training pathways to suit individual aspirations and
resources. For example, federal and state Department of Labor statistics indicate that health
careers are among the most promising careers in Vermont — with jobs like dental hygienists,
LPNs, RNs, respiratory therapists, and radiologic technologists averaging over $30/hour. Training for these jobs is available in Vermont.
Along with a rewarding career, job security, excellent pay and benefits, and opportunities for
advancement, health professionals across Vermont make a positive difference in people’s lives.
Whether you are a practicing health professional in Vermont or are thinking about becoming
one, Vermont AHEC is ready to support you.
Please visit your regional AHEC: Southern Vermont AHEC, www.svtahec.org and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter, Northern Vermont AHEC, www.nvtahec.org, UVM AHEC Program, www.vtahec.org, and www.vthealthcareers.org.
Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center
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