Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Vermont HITEC have announced that the two institutions have registered over 725 New Hampshire and Vermont candidates to attend one of two information orientation sessions scheduled on Monday, July 28th. Attending an orientation session is the first step in the applicant selection process to becoming one of 20 medical assistants or 10 pharmacy technicians to work at Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
MEDIA ADVISORY
What
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Assistant / Pharmacy Technician Workforce Readiness Program Information Session
Who
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Speakers and Guests
·John Malanowski, Chief Human Resources Officer
·Dr. Ethan Berke, Director Primary Care & Population Health
·Marva Williams-Lowe, Director Inpatient Pharmacy
·Linda Sawyer, Manager Outpatient Pharmacy
·Welcoming Remarks and Presentations by:
§U.S. Senator Leahy’s Office
§New Hampshire Employment Security
§Vermont Department of Labor
§Past Program Graduates
When
Monday, July 28that 12:00pm and at6:00pm
Where
Fireside Inn, 25 Airport Road, West Lebanon, New Hampshire
This program is a collaborative effort involving the U.S. Department of Labor, Vermont Department of Labor, NH Employment Security, NH Health Profession Opportunity Project, NH Works, Vermont HITEC, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
“The response to our joint partnership outreach initiative has been overwhelming,” says Gerry Ghazi, President of Vermont HITEC. “There are currently 732 applicants registered to attend one ofMonday’stwo orientation sessions.”
Representatives from all partners of this initiative will be on hand to present details of the program and to answer questions from audience.
Dartmouth-Hitchcockis an academic medical center and health system,a national leader in patient-centered health care and building a sustainable health system. Founded in 1893, the systemincludes New Hampshire’s only Level 1 trauma center and its only air ambulance service, as well as the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, one of only 41 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the state’s only Children’s Hospital Association-approved, comprehensive, full-service children's hospital. As an academic medical center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock provides access to nearly 1,500 primary care doctors and specialists in almost every area of medicine, as well as world-class research at the Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Vermont HITECis a 501C (3) non-profit organization with a mission to educate, train and employ Vermonters in a variety of fields. Over the past 13 years, Vermont HITEC has partnered with over 30 Vermont and New Hampshire businesses to employ over 1,100 individuals in the healthcare, information technology and advanced manufacturing fields.