In the last three years, Kiana Smith has transitioned from Panera Bread employee in the Northwestern Memorial Hospital building to hospital patient care technician. In what she described as a “shot in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The need for nurses continues to grow in Chicago. To help bridge the gap caused by the nursing shortage, Northwestern Medicine launched a program where after four months, a person can ...

Northwestern Medicine is trying to combat the nationwide nursing shortage with a program that trains non-clinical employees to take on clinical roles, and they’re opening up the program to more people ...

Over 80 high school students in the northern suburbs are ready to enter college or the workforce after receiving their Basic Nurse Assistant Training certificate from Oakton College on May 22.

Taking care of her dad after his two hip replacements awakened Jasmine Barnachea’s desire to be a nurse, but she needed a way to jumpstart her health care education. So when Barnachea, a nutritional ...

As baby boomers age and health care needs increase, health career professionals will be in high demand. Begin your health career journey by enrolling in Oakton Community College’s Basic Nurse ...

Through a partnership between the EKG Technician Certification Prep and Basic Nursing Assistant Training programs at Oakton Community College, students can navigate a streamlined schedule from one ...

Kiana Smith joined Northwestern Medicine two years ago as a Panera Bread employee before becoming a security guard in the emergency department. Time around patients sparked her interest in a clinical ...

GLEN ELLYN, IL--(Marketwired - August 19, 2016) - Students in College of DuPage's Basic Nursing Assistant (BNA) program achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the Illinois state Nurse Aide Training and ...