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O // Chris Jenkins MMAC Director of Communications
n a Friday in early March, an initial cohort of nine students completed a 10-week classroom portion of a new accelerated medical assistant training program. The following Monday, those students -- already hired and being paid by one of four Milwaukee Region health care institutions – immediately began an intensive four-week clinical rotation with their new employer. Meanwhile, a new cohort began the classroom program. Once they complete the program, students will be ready to begin work as a medical assistant – addressing one of the highest-need positions in the health care industry in 14 weeks, when
traditional programs often take two years. “Our goal is to make this model stronger and stronger with every class that we get and continue on with this, because it definitely will be filling a need,” said Kathy Karshna, Executive Director of the Center for Healthcare Careers of Southeastern Wisconsin. “We don’t see the shortage of medical assistants ending anytime soon, so having this additional pipeline that we can provide is an exciting thing.” Launched in December, the medical assistant training program was the latest step forward for the Center for Healthcare Careers – a collaboration
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