Futuro Health Receives $1 Million Commitment from JPMorganChase to Strengthen and Grow the Healthcare Workforce

Futuro Health, has received a $1 million commitment from JPMorganChase to launch a national Healthcare Workforce Resilience Initiative (HWRI). Through this Initiative, Futuro Health will help employers build their workforce by providing current and prospective employees with the in demand credentials and qualifications needed for today’s healthcare workforce to succeed. This Initiative builds on Futuro Health’s efforts to address the critical shortage of healthcare workers through its national nonprofit mission to improve the health and well-being of communities by growing the largest network of allied health workers in the nation.

Futuro Health Adds Veteran Healthcare Executive Camille Applin-Jones to Board of Directors

Our Latest Blog: Keeping the Ladder Up: Ensuring Allied Health Workers Can Keep Climbing

By: Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO, Futuro Health

Over the past five years at Futuro Health, I have witnessed thousands of our Scholars launch their healthcare career through allied health roles such as Medical Assistants, Phlebotomists, Sterile Processing Technicians, Community Health Workers and more. For many, these positions are not the destination but rather the first rung on a ladder leading to nursing, advanced clinical roles, or higher-level credentials. 

Recent reports in the news highlight a troubling shift that could make that healthcare career ladder harder to climb: the federal government’s decision to remove nursing from the list of recognized “professional degrees,” and this technical change has sweeping consequences.

Meet Two of Our Enrollment Advisors

Futuro Health's Enrollment Advisors help Scholars choose a start date, answer questions, and provide guidance to ensure a confident and prepared beginning. Their support builds trust and sets the foundation for Scholar success.

Learn More About Our Scholar Education Journeys

From enrollment, to persistence, and career coaching, every step of the Futuro Health Scholar education journey is designed to set learners up for success. Our new video walks through how Scholars choose a program, get personalized support, earn credentials, and prepare for in-demand healthcare roles.

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Lisa Larson, CEO of Education Design Lab

Episode #119: How Micro-Pathways Can Boost Workforce Development Success

According to recent studies, micro-credentials are experiencing a surge in interest and acceptance by learners and employers, which is creating both a challenge and an opportunity for educators trying to meet the demand for them. One of the major players helping educators in this task is the Education Design Lab, which is working with more than 100 community colleges and state community college systems to implement “micro-pathways” that map to 100 different job roles. “What colleges need to be concerned about is the relevancy of these programs to high demand jobs and careers, and that people need short-term options to move towards their larger goals,” says CEO Lisa Larson. Key criteria for the pathways include being affordable, stackable, less than one year in duration and validated by employers. As Larson explains, animating this work is EDL’s interest in meeting the needs of what it calls the “new majority learner” – mainly working adults who require additional access points and flexible options for earning credentials. Join Futuro Health CEO Van Ton-Quinlivan as she explores how community colleges are developing deeper employer partnerships and shared curricula to help learners leverage the power of micro-pathways in building their economic futures.