Need to address a shortage of qualified medical laboratory professionals? Integrative Care Professionals and Leaders? Become a healthcare practitioner partner of NWHSU.

Northwestern Health Sciences University is a leader in educating health professionals: preparing graduates to fill vital needs in the field: from phlebotomists, to health coaches, to administrative leaders. We want to ensure that this life-changing education is available to all. Our Healthcare Practitioner Partnership and Earn While You Learn program help us do that, while helping healthcare organizations in our community recruit and retain successful employees.

Laboratory Professionals

Phlebotomists, Medical Laboratory Technicians, and Clinical Laboratory Scientists are
essential members of the healthcare team. A nationwide shortage has created a real
challenge. Meanwhile, the cost and time required to become a board-certified laboratory
professional stops many candidates from pursuing the career.

NWHSU’s Healthcare Practitioner Partnerships and the Earn While You Learn program aim to make our Medical Laboratory Science programs more accessible to potential students while bringing more qualified employees into the clinics and health systems that need them.

The Medical Laboratory Sciences programs offer:
Associate of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
• Hybrid instruction
• Flexible schedule allowing students to balance commitments
• Small classes
• Outstanding student resources

Health Coaches and Integrative Care Professionals

The Earn While You Learn program at NWHSU aims to make our Integrative Care
programs more accessible to potential students, while bringing more qualified
employees into the clinics and health systems that need them.

The Integrative Care programs offers:
Master of Health Science in Integrative Care with Specialties in: Integrative
Healthcare Administration, Trauma Informed Integrative Care, and Integrative
Health and Wellbeing Coaching (including a stand-alone graduate certificate)
• Online instruction and flexible schedules to help students balance
commitments
• Small classes with outstanding student resources to ensure student success