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Youth Bureau Health Care Academy launched to empower young women in health care

The academy provides career-focused training and mentorship to help young women succeed in healthcare.

News 12 Staff

Jan 22, 2025, 7:28 AM

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The City of Mount Vernon has partnered with Montefiore to launch the Youth Bureau Health Care Academy, a new program aimed at empowering young women to break into the health care industry.

The academy provides career-focused training and mentorship to help young women succeed in healthcare.

According to Chinyere Mba-Jonas, Senior Director at Montefiore Mount Vernon, "Opportunities like this where we are able to expose students to tell them health care is a great career. There are a lot of different things you can do in healthcare and it will provide a lot of opportunities for the students and their family."

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