{"id":273980,"date":"2025-12-16T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-blue-shield-of-california-promise-health-plan-sponsors-80000-in-medical-assistant-training-scholarships-in-san-diego-county\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:20:05","slug":"blue-shield-of-california-promise-health-plan-patrocina-80000-en-becas-de-capacitacion-para-asistentes-medicos-en-el-condado-de-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/blue-shield-of-california-promise-health-plan-patrocina-80000-en-becas-de-capacitacion-para-asistentes-medicos-en-el-condado-de-san-diego\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Sponsors $80,000 in Medical Assistant Training Scholarships in San Diego County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN DIEGO<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 16, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan announced today the sponsorship of scholarships to support students taking part in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4581278-1&amp;h=4024614673&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Flrmai.org%2F&amp;a=Laura+Rodriguez+Medical+Assistant+Institute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Laura Rodriguez Medical Assistant Institute<\/a> (LRMAI), an education and training program offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4581278-1&amp;h=1696693217&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fhcsd.org%2F&amp;a=Family+Health+Centers+of+San+Diego\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Family Health Centers of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego<\/span><\/a> (FHCSD).<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgbb9eleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgbb9eleft\" title=\"Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2821884\/Blue_Shield_of_California_Promise_Health_Plan.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The <span class=\"xn-money\">$80,000<\/span> investment underscores Blue Shield Promise&#8217;s commitment to supporting workforce development initiatives that advance an equitable, affordable and sustainable healthcare system for uninsured, low-income and medically underserved communities across <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego County<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The scholarships will support students enrolling in the program&#8217;s 2026 cohorts, with the first group beginning their training in <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 2026<\/span>. The program offers both full-time and part-time tracks, totaling 710 hours of instruction, and prepares graduates for employment as medical assistants within the region&#8217;s healthcare system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This initiative is about more than funding \u2014 it&#8217;s about creating opportunity,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Jennifer Schirmer<\/span>, vice president of Medi-Cal growth and community engagement for Blue Shield Promise. &#8220;By investing in local talent and expanding educational opportunities, we&#8217;re helping to grow the next generation of healthcare professionals who will strengthen <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego&#8217;s<\/span> healthcare system by increasing the number of trained health professionals in the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The institute&#8217;s employment and repayment requirements for existing scholarships do not apply to Blue Shield Promise&#8217;s sponsorship funds, offering recipients greater flexibility in pursuing careers across the <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego<\/span> healthcare workforce<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Blue Shield Promise&#8217;s scholarship sponsorship directly invests in the people who will shape the future of community health care across our region,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Fran Butler-Cohen<\/span>, CEO of Family Health Centers of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego<\/span>. &#8220;By expanding access to medical assistant training, we&#8217;re creating career pathways that address workforce shortages and improve access to care for all San Diegans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The sponsorship builds on Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4581278-1&amp;h=2695324237&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fpromisenews.blueshieldca.com%2Fnews%2Fat-one-year-mark-el-cajon-urgent-and-cardiac-care-center-exceeds-access-and-care-goals-for-community&amp;a=existing+partnership+with+Family+Health+Centers+of+San+Diego\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">existing partnership with Family Health Centers of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego<\/span><\/a>, which began with a <span class=\"xn-money\">$1 million<\/span> grant award in 2022 that expanded cardiac care services in eastern <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego County<\/span> and led to the opening of the El Cajon Urgent and Cardiac Care Center.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Medical Assistant program, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4581278-1&amp;h=3104121743&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fedge.prnewswire.com%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D4581278-1%26h%3D94625874%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Flrmai.org%252F%26a%3DLaura%2BRodriguez%2BMedical%2BAssistant%2BInstitute.&amp;a=Laura+Rodriguez+Medical+Assistant+Institute.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Laura Rodriguez Medical Assistant Institute.<\/a>\u00a0An open house for the program will be held at Family Health Centers of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego&#8217;s<\/span> Oak Park Family Health Center, 5160 Federal Blvd. #150, <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego, CA<\/span> 92105 on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Tuesday, December 16<\/span>, from <span class=\"xn-chron\">4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan<br \/><\/b>Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan is a managed care organization, wholly owned by Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, offering Medi-Cal. It is led by healthcare professionals with a &#8220;members-first&#8221; philosophy and committed to building a quality network of providers and partnering with community organizations for about 580,000 members across <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego<\/span> counties.\u00a0It was rated 4 out of 5 in NCQA&#8217;s Medicaid Health Plan Ratings 2024. For more information about Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4581278-1&amp;h=926557745&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blueshieldca.com%2Fen%2Fbsp%3Futm_source%3Ddisplay%26utm_medium%3Dmailer%26utm_campaign%3Dpromisewcm%26utm_content%3Dhome&amp;a=www.blueshieldca.com%2Fpromise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.blueshieldca.com\/promise<\/a>. 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