CHI Memorial will announce next week that it is the newest business to partner with one of Hamilton County School’s Future Ready Institutes.
The institutes, launched in March 2018, are industry-themed career academies embedded in the district’s traditional high schools. Many of them are already “branded” through partnerships with other local businesses and organizations, including BlueCross BlueShield, Erlanger Health System, EPB, See Rock City and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
CHI Memorial will officially announce on Tuesday that the health care system is partnering with Hixson High School’s Future Ready Institute health care program. The program will be renamed the “CHI Memorial Institute of Healthcare and Medical Careers.”
Most companies or organizations that have partnered with a specific institute make a financial commitment anywhere from $100,000 to $250,000 for at least three years and provide opportunities for students such as job shadowing, mentors and internships. Many also work directly with teachers to develop specific curricula, real-life projects and other activities to help students make the connection between their courses and the career field.
CHI Memorial’s new main entrance is shown in this May 14, 2018, photo.Hixson High has offered health care education programs for a number of years to its students through exercise science, medical assistance and other courses in its health care career pathway.