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NCCHCA MAAI Contact: J’mi Walker, RN, NCCHCA Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Director, Direct: (984) 241-6901, walkerj@ncchca.org

 

Overview of the NCCHCA Medical Assistant Apprentice Initiative (MAAI)

To help address workforce shortages and recruit more medical assistants to work in rural and underserved areas, the North Carolina Community Health Center Association (NCCHCA) launched the MAAI program. NCCHCA has seen positive results for the medical assistants and the health centers they serve and is expanding the program to more sites.

MAAI is a registered apprenticeship program with Apprenticeship NC. It is operated by NCCHCA, in partnership with community health center (CHC) training sites.

MAAI has three main goals:

 

What is an MAAI Apprenticeship?

 

Eligibility:

Apprentices must:

Commitment Details:

Medical Assistant Apprentices are expected to:

NCCHCA and the CHC will:

How to apply:

The next MAAI cohort will begin in January 2025.

Placements are currently planned at the following centers for the January Cohort. Exact site location will be determined.  Please email apprenticeship@ncchca.org for details on how to apply.

The Summer 2024 Cohort Apprentices are based at the following health centers:

For more details, email apprenticeship@ncchca.org.

We thank OIC Medical Center and Rural Health Group for their partnership in designing and launching MAAI.

Apprentice Resources:

Apprentices can access resources here.

 

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