Workforce

Nursing Apprenticeship Concept Gains National Attention

A White House Summit on Apprenticeships last week shone a spotlight on an apprenticeship model to promote greater access to healthcare careers.  Laura Beeth, Fairview’s System Director of Talent Acquisition and chair of CCAP's workforce development work group was one of 100 leaders at the national summit, and she spoke to the gathering immediately after Vice President Joseph Biden.  Beeth accompanied U.S. Senator Al Franken on the trip to Washington, where he was a keynote speaker, along with Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. 

Beeth learned in Washington that Fairview will receive a $750,000 grant to support 150 nurses and other healthcare workers advance on career ladders through a Department of Labor apprenticeships grant.  A key focus for the project is supporting two year degree nurses to obtain four year degrees and better wages, which the Partnership believes is a critical element to its goal of hiring more Central Corridor residents.

Scrubs Camp Success at St. Paul College

Of the 57 students who attended St. Paul College’s Scrubs Camp July 20-23, 2015, nearly all said that participating in the camp on St. Paul’s campus helped them visualize themselves at college, see themselves applying for a job in the health care industry, and focus on career goals.

This overwhelmingly positive response to the Scrubs Camp experience is one more encouraging sign that Anchor Partners can grow a more local workforce.  The Partnership’s goal is to increase the collective percentage of Anchor employees who reside within the Central Corridor zip codes  by 5% in five years. Opening pathways to health careers is a key strategy in pursuing this goal. 

The camp included 12 different hands-on sessions, including anatomy/physiology, medical devices, stem cell, simulated birthing, medical lab, and lessons in empathy through the use of aging suits, and 2 field trips to employer sites.

More than 65% of the St. Paul College Scrubs Camp attendees were students of color.  Four Central Corridor zip codes were represented among campers, and approximately 74% of students received a scholarship to cover the $385 cost to attend the 4-day camp.

Watch our video of the 2015 Scrubs Camp!

Scrubs on, Successful Operation

Watch our Scrubs Camp 2015 video!A full camp of 75 high school students attended the 6th annual scrubs camp at Augsburg College last week. The camp offers students a week of intensive, hands-on sessions, paving visions for attending college and pursuing health care careers.

Sixty students are registered to attend the sister camp at St. Paul college July 20-23. Fairview and Health Partners provide critical program and scholarship support.

Fairview’s System Director of Talent Acquisition Laura Beeth (right) has been involved with Scrubs Camps since the beginning.  “It is gratifying to see the commitment of these students,” she noted.  “It really is inspiring to see our future workforce here.”