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July 1, 2011
Simonica Cvejic, CEO and Founder of Bay Area Medical Academy, spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative America Conference at the opening plenary 'Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!' in Chicago, June 29, 2011, moderated by President Clinton, together with Governor Haley Barbour, former Labor Commissioner Thurmond, among others.
Simonida spoke about the best model in preparing low-skilled unemployed workers with barriers to employment to get back into the workforce. Industry-focused job training programs, like the OEWD's HealthCare Academy, have proven to be successful. For best results, the program needs to include three components - technical training, employer engagement strategies and job placement, and complementary social services. Bay Area Medical Academy has provided these services in their comprehensive program, which is why our Medical Assisting program continues to achieve 90% retention and 72% placement rate, higher than the national standards.
"Our experience shows that the length of the externship training highly correlates with the rate of placement in jobs, similar to the experience of Former Commissioner Thurmond in Georgia," said Simonida. Simonida's CGI Call to Action specifically asked employers, hospitals and clinical labs to open their doors for job-seekers to train and build their experience.
At the CGI America Conference, Bay Area Medical Academy made a commitment to develop and implement programs featuring longer on-the-job training for 150 Medical Assistants, Phlebotomists, and Medical Biller and Coders in the next three years. Potential partnerships have been identified with the Association of American Medical Colleges, UCSF, Upwardly Global, and the Welcome Back Center. Resonding to the increased need for Culturally Specific Care in the Bay Area, this commitment aims to reach out to people of different backgrounds, focusing on the Latino and Chinese communities. A specific allocation will be reserved for veterans and highly trained medical professionals who are recent immigrants.
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If you are interested in becoming partners with Bay Area Medical Academy in this commitment, please contact Amy Luu via email or call (415) 217-0077 x101.