This one-year program will prepare students to fulfill an immediate need in the workforce and also serve as a pathway to other medical careers. Students who enroll in the program will range from recent high school graduates to other adult individuals desiring career training. Students may come from a variety of cultural, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This program provides the theory and skills necessary to assist professional health care providers in providing direct patient are. Candidates will receive training to provide care in the classroom, skills lab, community health settings and long-term facility settings.