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By Roberto Hugo González / Texas Border Business
EDINBURG, Texas — Julian Alvarez, executive vice president and director of community relations at Lone Star National Bank, reflected on the creation of the DHR Health Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Program during a graduation ceremony celebrating the program’s fourth graduating class in partnership with Rio Grande Valley College.
The event recognized three attending graduates and, organizers said, marked the total number of nurse graduates from the apprenticeship program at 43. The program was created to address the regional nursing shortage through an “earn while you learn” model that allows students to receive hands-on clinical training while employed.
Speaking to graduates, Alvarez described the program’s origins, tracing discussions back to 2020 when healthcare and education leaders identified an urgent need for skilled nurses in the Rio Grande Valley.
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