Cisco launches local healthcare IT internship program
A number of local colleges are partners with the Cisco Networking Academy to create student internships in healthcare-based IT.The Workforce Retraining Initiative will include eight schools across Michigan, including Oakland Community College, Baker College, Henry Ford Community College, and Washtenaw Community College. Beginning this fall, those colleges will offer a Health Information Networking course and pair students with local IT firms for internships as a way of directing more students toward careers in healthcare IT.Cisco is currently looking for firms to partner with for this project. Among those that have signed up are Netarx. The Auburn Hills-based IT firm has experienced rapid growth in recent years, expanding its staff to more than 200 employees and a handful of interns today. It has dozens of open positions and is looking to expand its internship program.For information on the program, click here or send an email to wri_michigan_info@cisco.com.Source: CiscoWriter: Jon Zemke
A number of local colleges are partners with the Cisco Networking Academy to create student internships in healthcare-based IT.
The Workforce Retraining Initiative will include eight schools across Michigan, including Oakland Community College, Baker College, Henry Ford Community College, and Washtenaw Community College. Beginning this fall, those colleges will offer a Health Information Networking course and pair students with local IT firms for internships as a way of directing more students toward careers in healthcare IT.
Cisco is currently looking for firms to partner with for this project. Among those that have signed up are Netarx. The Auburn Hills-based IT firm has experienced rapid growth in recent years, expanding its staff to more than 200 employees and a handful of interns today. It has dozens of open positions and is looking to expand its internship program.
For information on the program, click here or send an email to wri_michigan_info@cisco.com.
Source: Cisco
Writer: Jon Zemke
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