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Deadline is Friday, January 19, 2024 at 5 ..
Eligibility requirements:
To be considered, all applicants for the Medical
Assistant Program must be a resident of Philadel-
phia; possess a high school diploma or GED; be
unemployed; be tobacco-free; Candidates for WPSI’s
Medical Assistant Program must provide proof of
having received the COVID-19 vaccine by January
26, 2024 to be considered; and commit to the full
training schedule below:
•
In-person sessions at WPSI Mon - Fri, 9AM-12PM,
Feb 12 – March 1
•
One self-scheduled 30-minute Career Coaching
session per month via Zoom
•
Additional one-on-one and small group virtual meet-
ings several times a week between 1PM – 3PM
• 8 weeks of in-person Medical Assistant coursework
at Congreso, Mon – Fri, 9AM-2PM, March 4 – April 26
•
4 weeks of externship at Penn Medicine, Mon-Fri,
May 20 – June 14
•
Approximately 2 hours of daily reading and reec-
tion exercises
RECRUITING FROM ALL PHILADELPHIA ZIP CODES
In the Medical Assistant Program, Medi-
cal Assistant students will actively engage
in professional development and career
coaching with WPSI before completing
8-weeks of Medical Assistant coursework at
Congreso. After program and certication
completion, students complete a 4-week
externship at Penn Medicine to become
full-time Medical Assistants with a start-
ing salary of $20.99/hr with Penn Medicine.
This is a hybrid in-person and virtual pro-
gram, so broadband internet is required to
complete the training.
In this program, we oer:
• A $150 weekly stipend while in training
•
No-cost Medical Assistant training
and testing
•
The opportunity to earn $20.99/hour with
benets as Medical Assistants with Penn
Medicine after externship completion
NO-COST MEDICAL
ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION
training and job opportunities with
PENN MEDICINE
EARN $20.99/HR TO START • TRAINING PROGRAM: 2/12/24 - 6/14/24
