The General Richard B. Myers Program at Medisend College has trained veterans for technically advanced employment with leading healthcare organizations since 2013. Bank of America is committed to providing services and opportunities to service members, veterans and their families, and is a staunch supporter of programs that support veterans.
Bank of America has granted $30k to the General Richard B. Myers Veterans Program at Medisend College of Biomedical Engineering Technology. Veterans come from across the nation to attend the highly acclaimed program that has a proven record of helping to place graduates in well-paying jobs with healthcare organizations such as Siemens Healthineers, Henry Schein Dental, and GE.
“As one of the many organizations that Bank of America supports to benefit our US veterans, we are proud and grateful to be selected as recipients of their generosity.” General Richard B. Myers
“As one of the many organizations that Bank of America supports to benefit our US veterans, we are proud and grateful to be selected as recipients of their generosity. This funding will help enable Medisend College to expand the veterans program to serve even more young men and women endeavoring to successfully enter the civilian workplace,” says General Richard B. Myers, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, current President of Kansas State University and Chairman of Medisend College Board of Trustees.
Through the intensive curriculum and state of the art laboratory experience, The General Richard B. Myers Veterans Program at Medisend College qualifies veterans to maximize the skills gained in service to their country. The program enables veterans to transition into civilian life with well-paying jobs in the rapidly growing healthcare industry. General Myers states it best, “Our mission is not complete until we have given our veterans and their families the opportunity for a secure future.”
“Bank of America is committed to providing resources to veterans as they transition back to civilian life,” said Emily Ledet, Dallas market executive for Bank of America. “Our partnership with Medisend College helps ensure our veterans have the skills needed to obtain a sustainable career that puts them on a path to greater economic mobility and will allow their families to thrive.”
My Name is Damon Fletcher, I am a veteran who recently graduated from Medisend College of Biomedical Engineering Technology. I faced several obstacles even before I was enrolled in school. I suffered a significant injury that prevented me from continuing my military service. I was faced with trying to figure out exactly what I was going to do next because I really didn’t have a contingency plan in place at the time. I searched several resources for good veterans’ job training programs, only to find very few that would translate into a job after the training. I found the General Richard B Myers Program offered at Medisend College and contacted the school. The first person I talked to was Nick Hallack to get more information pertaining to the school and its curriculum. I was surprised to find out the school was very similar to the BMET program that the military personnel is trained for. The whole staff at Medisend was very helpful throughout the entire application process. The moment I arrived they made me feel at home and addressed whatever needs I might have so I could achieve success in the program. It was such a family atmosphere that it became infectious to the students as well.
The military transitioning period can be difficult, but if you are like Tyson Jelinek, Marine Corps, you can think smart and use what you learned from the military to your advantage. “Transitioning out of the Marine Corps, I wasn’t quite sure what my next move should be.” Jelinek says. Just like most, it is not easy.
