Gundersen Health System isn’t standing idle in the face of national recruitment and retention challenges. Gundersen provides paid training programs with guaranteed employment upon completion in several critical areas. People wishing to enter the health care field can enroll in either a CNA, medical assistant, or pharmacy technician training program at no cost to them. The programs have proven to be a success and are already helping to fill essential health care needs. Gundersen’s efforts allow individuals to earn a living while completing their education. Jenni Osthoff is a current MA trainee and said the program has made it possible to achieve her goal. 

“With this program, I have realized anything is possible. I would have in no way been able to stop working to go back to school. I have children that needed to still be taken care of, but with this program, I am able to work and do something I love doing and go to school at the same time."