HealthLeaders Media November 14, 2022
The initiative is developing admissions and application criteria, with the first apprentice program to begin in 2023.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Corewell Health Ludington apprentices will enroll in the West Shore Community College nursing program for classroom instruction, lab, and clinical education.
– The apprentices also will be employed full-time by Corewell Ludington with on-the-job training provided, which will expedite the time it takes to become practice-ready.
In an effort to address Michigan’s dire rural nursing shortage, the state has launched its first registered nurse apprentice program in a partnership with Corwell Health Ludington Hospital and West Shore Community College.
Stakeholders say the new program combine classroom instruction and practical experience with a nurse mentor for full-time apprentices at Corewell Health...