Griffin School of Allied Health Careers in Derby to host open house

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The Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers is hosting an Open House Dec. 11. 

DERBY - The Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers is hosting an Open House from 3-7 p.m. Dec. 11.

The event will provide information on the school’s highly successful and affordable Certified Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, Phlebotomy and Certified Clinical Medical Assistant programs.

An Eligibility and Enrollment Specialist with The Workplace Inc. will also be at the open house from 3-5 p.m. to assist with enrolling potential students in the Health Career Academy program, which offers tuition assistance and other support to those pursuing a career in health care.

The school’s winter semester starts in January, with the Medical Assistant Program starting in April 2020.

Griffin Hospital's School of Allied Health Careers is one of the first hospital-based schools of its kind to be authorized by the Connecticut Department of Higher Education. 

Classes are taught by certified instructors, and offers invaluable hands-on clinical training at Griffin Hospital, long-term care facilities. For the MA course, students learn at Griffin Faculty Physicians’ primary care offices and specialty offices such as gastroenterology, OB-GYN, surgical, and cardiology.

The school has a history of preparing students for certification exams with a 98 percent pass rate.  

The school has a high employment rate at Griffin Health Services and other surrounding area hospitals.

Anyone 18 years of age or older with a high school diploma or GED may apply for admission. For more information or to apply, call 203-732-1276 or 203-732-7578 or visit griffinhealth.org/allied-health.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.