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Geriatric Career Development

Geriatric Career Development

Geriatric Career Development

The Next Generation of Health Care Workers

Since 2006, the Geriatric Career Development (GCD) Program of Jewish Home Lifecare (JHL) has helped at-risk New York City high school students climb career ladders in health care. The GCD Program involves a three year structured work-based learning curriculum, internships, academic support, social services, college test preparation and college and career counseling.

With a 94% retention rate, the GCD program has helped students improve their GPAs, decrease absences and tardiness and achieve better SAT and PSAT scores. Of the 132 GCD Alumni, 90% are working and/or in college.  Students entered nursing programs, became certified nursing assistants, licensed pharmacy technicians, emergency medical technicians or pursued other health care careers.

Program Goals

  • Advance the academic and career development of high school students interested in pursuing health care careers through an in-depth educational and internship program in a geriatric long-term health care setting
  • Contribute to the future health care workforce by increasing high school students’ exposure to geriatric health care and promoting the development of skills required for employment
  • Address the shortage of allied health professionals, especially in geriatrics, by exposing students to allied health care professions and issues in aging

 Student Objectives

  • Increase or maintain GPAs and graduate from high school
  • Increase knowledge of types of careers available within a health system
  • Obtain skills and training to become certified in a non-degree direct care occupation
  • Upon completion of the program, attend a 2- or 4-year college and/or be employed in the health care system

 

 

57 Students Graduate from Geriatric Career Development Program

GCD Director Kia Woods presents keynote speaker, Andrew Morrison, President, Small Business Camp, with the first honorary GCD diploma.   June is a time for graduation and, for Jewish Home Lifecar... [Read More]

Geriatric Career Development Program wins NYCETC Award

Jewish Home Lifecare Named 2011 Opportunity Award Winner by the New York City Employment & Training Coalition Jewish Home Lifecare's Geriatric Career Development Program (GCD) is one of four wor... [Read More]

The BIOBUS Makes a Stop at Jewish Home Lifecare

WABC-TV's Eyewitness News Steps Aboard The Biobus made a stop at Jewish Home Lifecare’s Manhattan campus as part of an educational event for the Geriatric Career Development (GCD) students.  The B... [Read More]