* $2,500 sign-on bonus for eligible MAs hired into Dartmouth Health Clinics, DHMC, and Cheshire Medical Center*

Medical Assistant
Apprenticeship Program

2025 MA Apprenticeship Programs by Training Locations

(Spring ’25) Lebanon, NH Classroom – Potential Apprenticeship Locations:

  • Dartmouth Health Clinics, Lebanon, NH
  • Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, NH
  • Mt. Ascutney Health Center, Windsor, VT
  • Ottauquechee Health Center, Woodstock, VT
  • Newport Health Center, Newport, NH

(Spring ’25) Bedford, NH Classroom – Potential Apprenticeship Locations:

  • Dartmouth Health Community Group Practice (CGP) Clinics
    • Concord, NH
    • Manchester, NH
    • Nashua, NH

(Fall ’25) Keene, NH Classroom – Potential Apprenticeship Locations:

  • Cheshire Medical Center

Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program Overview:

Do you enjoy helping people, learning, and working with a team? Would you like to make a difference every day? Are you interested in having the opportunity to earn while you learn? Dartmouth Hitchcock Workforce Readiness Institute is looking for motivated individuals for the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program.

Candidates will apply for their respective geographic locations and be selected and hired by Dartmouth Health to become Medical Assistants working in our Lebanon area clinics (Dartmouth Health Lebanon, Alice Peck Day, Mt. Ascutney Health Center and Newport Health Center), Community Group Practice divisions (Manchester, Nashua, Concord), or Keene (Cheshire Medical Center). During the 12-week training period, participants will earn college credits and an hourly training wage. At the end of the 12-week training individuals will sit for the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam prior to beginning a 2000-hour Registered Apprenticeship.

This full-time, hands-on training program includes both classroom and clinical training. Classes offered during the program include: Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Terminology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Clinical Medical Assisting with Lab, and Healthcare Communications.

Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program Information Session (Video)

Training Breakdown and Associates of Science in Health Science Pathway (Video)

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Role of a Medical Assistant:

Medical Assistants (MAs) are valued members of the clinic care team. The MA role is fast‐paced, interesting, and is guided by patient safety in every interaction. The MA is the first person to welcome a patient to the clinic, setting the stage for a comfortable, caring experience. As an MA, you will:

  • Obtain and record patient vital signs, temperature, pulse, height, weight, blood pressure and a reason for visit

  • Register and document patient’s electronic medical record

  • Conduct hearing, vision, breathing and EKG testing

  • Assist providers in procedures

  • Perform injections, bladder scans, diabetic foot exams

  • Provide exceptional patient experience and care

MA Spotlight: Meet Ryan Cutter

Ryan, a Medical Assistant III working in Nashua’s Neurology Clinic, found his starting point in healthcare through the Workforce Readiness Institute. After successfully completing his training and certification in 2020, Ryan dove into his US Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship gaining clinical skills and making a meaningful impact in patient care and on his team in Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Ryan’s drive for continual learning and professional development led him to earn his associate’s degree in Health Science in December of 2021. Ryan has not stopped there, he continues to drive efficiency, kindness, and care within his clinic and precepting activities. In 2023 he was promoted to an MA III and graduated with his Master’s in Business Administration in 2024.

“I am incredibly fortunate that Dartmouth Health has given me this opportunity through the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program. Being out of the traditional workforce for 15 years created a period of unsettling uncertainty. The only two things that I was sure of were that I wanted to help others and that I wanted to learn and grow as part of an extraordinary institution. This program offered me both.”

Ryan always offers a warm smile and provides an abundance of care to his patients. We are so proud to have people like Ryan choose to return to (or join) the workforce through the DH WRI.

Interim Employment Opportunities:

Thank you for reviewing the information regarding our bi-annual MA apprenticeship programs above. We hope to receive your application during one of our upcoming application windows to be considered for the apprenticeship program. Prior to the start of the next program, if you are seeking a temporary (interim) role please reach out to wri@hitchcock.org and share your interest and current resume to include the location you are looking to apply to. Upon receipt, we will determine if there are any available openings and discuss next steps, if eligible/applicable.

Seeking additional details about the MA Apprenticeship Program?

Email us through the contact information provided above.