Middletown, Conn.: July 24, 2024: The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a “Good Jobs Challenge” grant of $250,000 from Capital Workforce Partners (CWP). This grant will be used to cover full tuition, fees, and technology costs for 25 NIMAA students in Connecticut, who will complete their hands-on training at two partnering organizations: Community Health Center, Inc. in Middletown and Fair Haven Community Health Care in New Haven.
The Good Jobs Challenge Training Program is designed to prepare participants for high-quality jobs in the health care industry, helping them to secure and retain good jobs with strong wage growth.
In addition to full scholarships, the Good Jobs Challenge grant will help to remove technological barriers for incoming students by expanding NIMAA’s partnership with T-Mobile Education and Premier Wireless. All students will receive Chromebooks, high-speed data plans, and Premier Wireless CPR3 (Connecting People to Resources) software, which provides community and educational resources designed to aid in their success.
Upon graduation, the 25 students will also receive access to NIMAA’s Immunizations for New Vaccinators UpSkill course, providing them with the training necessary to meet the State of Connecticut’s requirements to administer vaccines within the scope of their work.
NIMAA was founded by two leading Federally Qualified Health Centers, Salud Family Health and Community Health Center, Inc., to make post-secondary education and health careers accessible to students from medically underserved communities. NIMAA graduates are prepared to succeed in high-performing, team-based practices through a combination of flexible online learning and an extensive hands-on externship experience in NIMAA’s partner primary care clinics across the US.
“Workforce development is a critical pillar in supporting innovative and competitive economic development and Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) is pleased to be working hand-in-hand with extraordinary partners like NIMAA to strengthen local economic growth and vitality by providing access to exciting healthcare careers,” says CWP President and CEO Alex Johnson.
CWP’s Good Jobs Challenge grants are made possible with support from the Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy and the United States Economic Development Administration. CWP is the Regional Workforce Development Board of North Central Connecticut.
Johnson states,“The Good Jobs Challenge prioritizes employer leadership and hiring commitments, which we know are essential to expanding career opportunities for more Americans to reach their full potential and secure good jobs, leading to a robust regional and national economy.”
“We are thrilled to be able to provide 25 Connecticut-based NIMAA students with full scholarships and other support services, thanks to the Good Jobs Challenge grant,” says NIMAA Executive Director John Butt. “These funds will help us to continue our mission of closing the health care career workforce gap in the state of Connecticut while also providing educational opportunities to individuals who may otherwise not have been able to afford this level of high-quality, accredited Medical Assistant training.”
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About the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement
NIMAA is a learning institute focused on a new and innovative approach to medical assistant training created in partnership between Community Health Center, Inc., in Connecticut and Salud Family Health Centers in Colorado. The NIMAA program uses the latest online teaching methodologies with extensive in-clinic experience to prepare medical assistants to be effective members of the primary care team in community health centers and other high-performing healthcare organizations. NIMAA is an affiliate of the Moses/Weitzman Health System. For more information, visit www.nimaa.org and www.mwhs1.com.