When Technical.ly checked in on the 20-year-old Biomedical Technician Training Program in fall 2019, it had graduated 162 students with specialized lab skills, training and mentorship.
But a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will allow the Wistar Institute program to expand and update, including an expedited timeline to get folks job-ready sooner, the org said in an announcement.
The program for Community College of Philadelphia students previously included two summers of training and a 12-week internship. Most students are simultaneously pursuing an associate’s degree, said Brian Keith, the research institute’s dean of biomedical studies, in 2019.
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