Healthcare work and learning
Compare reviewed routes into patient care, clinical operations, community health, nursing progression, and high-school exploration. A verified pathway is not the same as a guaranteed opening, placement, job, credential, or license.
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What you may do: Support patients and care teams with direct clinical work.
May fit you if: You want hands-on patient contact and organized care-team work.
How entry usually works: Entry usually begins through an employer or approved program.
See reviewed pathwaysWhat you may do: Support medication, instruments, and organized clinical operations.
May fit you if: You value accurate, procedure-driven work that supports care.
How entry usually works: Entry usually follows an employer, sponsor, or cohort process.
See reviewed pathwaysWhat you may do: Support behavioral health, recovery, and community wellbeing.
May fit you if: You want people-centered work that connects care and community.
How entry usually works: Entry may be through an employer, community program, or sponsor.
See reviewed pathwaysWhat you may do: Build healthcare experience on a route that can lead toward nursing.
May fit you if: You want a transparent work-and-learn starting point before nursing.
How entry usually works: Entry usually starts with the verified pre-apprenticeship or work route.
See reviewed pathwaysWhat you may do: Explore paid healthcare work before graduating from high school.
May fit you if: You are a student considering healthcare occupations.
How entry usually works: Entry usually starts with a school or youth-apprenticeship coordinator.
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Patient care and medical assisting
Entry usually begins through an employer or approved program.
7 reviewed pathways
Dartmouth Health Career Institute
A Dartmouth Health paid medical assistant training route followed by a 2,000-hour registered apprenticeship; the next application window is scheduled for December.
What happens next: Return to the official program page in December and use the location-specific application route for the announced spring program.
View program detailsHealth Care Apprenticeship Consortium
A Washington medical assistant apprenticeship that starts with hiring at an employer partner; an interest route is available but does not guarantee an offer.
What happens next: Submit the official apprenticeship interest form or contact the consortium; a response or information session does not guarantee an interview or employer offer.
View program detailsMaineHealth
A paid, nine-month MaineHealth medical assistant apprenticeship with recurring cohorts; hiring and placement remain employer decisions.
What happens next: Use the official program page to contact the recruiter or complete the interest form; a recruiter contact does not confirm a cohort seat or placement.
View program detailsMaineHealth
A paid MaineHealth certified nursing assistant training program with location-dependent 2026 dates and a required information-session route.
What happens next: Attend an official information session, then use the MaineHealth careers search for CNA Apprentice postings at locations accepting applications.
View program detailsSeattle Children's
A Washington medical assistant apprenticeship combining paid full-time work and unpaid online coursework; no live cohort requisition was verified.
What happens next: Watch Seattle Children's career center for a medical assistant apprenticeship posting; the official program says cohort positions are posted there when opened.
View program detailsUW Health
A paid UW Health nursing assistant training program with an upcoming October 26 to November 10 application window for the December accelerated cohort.
What happens next: Return to the official program page when the October 26 application period opens and follow the cohort-specific employer application route.
View program detailsWest Michigan Works!
A West Michigan medical assistant registered apprenticeship with a current application-of-interest cycle for fall 2026 employer offers.
What happens next: Use the official MARAP page to submit the application of interest for the current cycle, then complete the required full application if invited.
View program detailsMedication, instruments, and clinical operations
Entry usually follows an employer, sponsor, or cohort process.
2 reviewed pathways
Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium
A Washington employer-partner pharmacy technician Registered Apprenticeship route with 264 classroom and lab hours plus 2,000 work hours.
What happens next: Submit the official interest form, select Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship, and await consortium or employer follow-up; contact does not guarantee an interview, offer, or enrollment.
View program detailsUW Health
An 18-week UW Health pharmacy technician training apprenticeship with a published November 2 to December 11, 2026 application window for a future class.
What happens next: Return to the official program page when the November 2 application window opens, then follow its employer application action.
View program detailsBehavioral and community health
Entry may be through an employer, community program, or sponsor.
4 reviewed pathways
Alaska Primary Care Association
An Alaska Primary Care Association Registered Apprenticeship route for employed or job-matched community health workers, with mentorship and at least two wage increases.
What happens next: Use APCA's official apprenticeship registration route and await employment or job-match follow-up; registration does not guarantee a job match, employer offer, or enrollment.
View program detailsHealth Care Apprenticeship Consortium
A Washington statewide behavioral health Registered Apprenticeship route with 298 classroom and lab hours plus 2,000 work hours.
What happens next: Submit the official interest form, select Behavioral Health Tech Apprenticeship, and wait for recruiter routing; contact does not guarantee a matching employer interview, offer, or enrollment.
View program detailsHealth Care Apprenticeship Consortium
A Washington statewide behavioral health Registered Apprenticeship route with 290 classroom and lab hours plus 2,000 work hours.
What happens next: Submit the official interest form, select Peer Support Specialist Apprenticeship, and wait for recruiter routing; contact does not guarantee a matching employer interview, offer, or enrollment.
View program detailsHealth Care Apprenticeship Consortium
A Washington statewide behavioral health Registered Apprenticeship route with 560 classroom and lab hours plus 4,000 work hours.
What happens next: Submit the official interest form, select Substance Use Disorder Professional Apprenticeship, and wait for recruiter routing; contact does not guarantee a matching employer interview, offer, trainee credential, or enrollment.
View program detailsNursing progression
Entry usually starts with the verified pre-apprenticeship or work route.
1 reviewed pathway
Surry-Yadkin Works
A Surry-Yadkin Works CNA pre-apprenticeship route with school-coordinated steps that can provide healthcare work experience before any separate employer, apprenticeship, or nursing decision.
What happens next: Contact the HEALTH career liaison after the required CNA class visit and follow Surry-Yadkin Works student application steps; school, cohort, employer, and interview decisions do not guarantee placement, employment, or a later apprenticeship.
View program detailsHigh school exploration
Entry usually starts with a school or youth-apprenticeship coordinator.
1 reviewed pathway
UW Health Career Pathways
A school-routed UW Health youth-apprenticeship route for eligible high school students to explore paid healthcare work during the annual recruitment cycle.
What happens next: Contact your high school district’s Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator about enrollment and current program details; UW Health will not consider an application before that school-coordinated step, and coordinator contact does not guarantee a placement or employment.
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