Corewell is partnering with Scottville, Mich.-based West Shore Community College, the Michigan Department of Labor and Michigan Works! West Central, an employment agency, on the effort.
Through the one-year program, participating nursing students will receive traditional classroom instruction and practical experience through paid full-time apprentice positions at Corewell Health Ludington (Mich.) Hospital. Nursing students will work closely with a nurse mentor to receive on-the-job training, with the goal of accelerating the time it takes for them to become practice-ready.
The program also aims to make a career in nursing more accessible for those who cannot forgo full-time pay and benefits to attend nursing school.
Corewell Health is a 22-hospital system formed through the merger of Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health.