Inova’s Military to Medicine Program Expanding Nationwide

Program Offers Job Training, Advancement to Military Families

Falls Church, VA – (April 9, 2010) – Inova Health System’s Military to Medicine program is hosting a national launch event on Tuesday, April 20, at the National Press Club to announce that the program will be providing healthcare training and career opportunities to military families across the country.  Military to Medicine began as a recruitment initiative in partnership with the Army Reserve Employer Partnership Office and the Department of Defense in 2008. Now, the program is extending its services nationwide to more fully support the nation’s military families while also addressing the national healthcare workforce shortage.

“We’re honored to offer healthcare training and career opportunities nationwide to the extended military family, including military spouses, wounded warriors and other service members transitioning to civilian employment,” said Daniel Nichols, Executive Director, Military to Medicine. “There are more than 650,000 military spouses stationed in the U.S. Nearly 80 percent of these spouses want a career, but frequent relocations make this difficult. We’re here to make sure they have the training and skills necessary for portable careers in healthcare.”

WHAT:
Military to Medicine National Launch Event

WHERE:
National Press Club
13th Floor, First Amendment Suite
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20045

WHEN:
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
11 a.m. to noon

WHO:
Jay Lambert, Executive Director,
Claude Moore Charitable Foundation

Dr. Ed Hatrick, Superintendent,
Loudoun County Public Schools

Brigadier General Leslie Purser, Deputy Chief,
Army Reserve

Knox Singleton, CEO
Inova Health System

In its first year, Military to Medicine served 1,200 members of the extended military family. These numbers are expected to jump to 3,200 in 2010, and expansion plans mean that the program could provide services to as many as 30,000 in coming years.

To log onto a live Webcast the day of the event, visit www.militarytomedicine.org and register.

Inova Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.