In partnership with local colleges, we are investing in training, education and apprenticeship programs, while providing financial support, to help our employees and community members train for much-needed positions in our health system. By doing so, we reduce the need for expensive temporary workers and help build a strong health care workforce for our region.

In the past 10 years, more than 600 people have participated in our workforce development and educational programs.

Our growing collection of training, education and apprenticeship programs spans a diversity of in-demand medical careers:

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Our impact

English Language Learning Programs Grow Careers at UVM Medical Center

Xi Chen is one of the many people advancing her career in medicine supported by UVM Medical Center’s English language learning programs.

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Mentorship Program Helps Clinicians and Medical Students Find Community in Vermont

The new mentorship program is partnering medical and nursing students of color with staff and faculty at University of Vermont Medical Center and UVM’s medical nursing schools to help them benefit from shared experience and strengthen their professional support network. Medical and nursing school are daunting endeavors under the best of circumstances, but for those …

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Home Grown Program Trains Next Generation of Nurses

If you talk to almost any nurse manager around the country, chances are they’re looking for a nurse or two to hire. Probably more. But not Tracy Sprague, RN, a nurse manager in the emergency department at University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital. Her nursing roster is full thanks to a homegrown …

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