Med Tech: Kaiser Permanente program trains technologists

While shortages of doctors and nurses in the healthcare system gain a lot of media play, they are by no means the only problem area. The shortage of skilled technologists is a significant issue as well. The San Jose Mercury News examines a program at Kaiser Permanente which trains the health system's lab techs in-house. The Kaiser Permanente School of Health Sciences offers certificates in radiography, nuclear medicine, phlebotomy and several other specialties.

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