Becker's Healthcare September 12, 2024
Kristin Kuchno

Health system partnerships with educational institutions have helped ease the burdens of workforce shortages and allowed students to gain hands-on experience and class credit.

Becker’s recently reported on three systems who are collaborating with healthcare students to boost its workforce, both to address current shortages and to create a stronger pipeline for the future.

1. Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care

MU Health Care’s three-year, $800,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Economic Development will be used to train 300 students as nurse assistants. The first cohort of students in the Unlicensed Assistive Personnel course worked 5,000 hours in University Hospital during fall 2023.

After completing their clinical hours and coursework, students are able to take an exam to...

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