UVM health career fair draws students

More than 350 Vermont high school students spent Wednesday in South Burlington testing out health care jobs at a University of Vermont Health career fair. (mynbc5.com) The event ran at the DoubleTree in South Burlington on April 15, 2026, with students rotating through hands-on stations and meeting recruiters from hospitals and training programs. (mynbc5.com) Coverage from Vermont television stations said the fair highlighted work in nursing, radiology and respiratory care, not just physician roles, and aimed students toward local paths into the field. (mynbc5.com) (msn.com) University of Vermont Health says its system includes six hospitals, more than 15,000 employees and service to more than 1 million patients across Vermont and northern New York. (uvmhealthcareers.org) The network has been building student pipelines as staffing remains tight. In April 2025, it said a similar Vermont career fair drew nearly 250 students and came as the system faced nearly 1,500 job openings. (uvmhealth.org) Vermont state agencies track health care workforce supply because provider shortages affect access by region and specialty, and those data are used for recruitment and retention planning. (healthvermont.gov) The labor backdrop is also tight beyond hospitals. Vermont’s Economic and Labor Market Information division said revised estimates put the state labor force participation rate at 63.5 percent and pointed to demographic and workforce challenges. (vtlmi.info) University of Vermont Health has paired fairs like this with paid training tracks. Its workforce development page says participants in its listed programs can work and earn pay while training for certifications and other health care roles. (uvmhealth.org) Its jobs site currently lists trainee openings, including 2026 nurse assistant programs at the University of Vermont Medical Center and Central Vermont Medical Center. (uvmhealthcareers.org) For students who walked through the DoubleTree on Wednesday, the pitch was concrete: health care in Vermont needs workers now, and some of the entry points start before college graduation. (mynbc5.com) (uvmhealth.org)