Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville Collaborates With Nashville State Community College

3/4/2025

Clarksville, TN – Nashville State’s Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education, in collaboration with Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville, will be offering medical assistant training programs for residents of Humphreys, Montgomery and Stewart counties. The program is made possible by a Rural Healthcare Initiatives grant awarded to Nashville State Community College by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

The program allows future medical practitioners to receive hands-on, work-based learning in clinical environments, enhancing their readiness to meet workforce demands upon graduation. As healthcare delivery has evolved, medical assistants have taken on expanded clinical responsibilities, reiterating the critical role they serve in providing quality patient care.

“Nashville State has earned its reputation as a trusted leader in workforce education and is well positioned to meet this need, with a strong track record of programmatic retention rates, certification pass rates, and job placement outcomes,” said Joseph Johnson, executive director of the Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education.

As a part of the collaboration, Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville has committed to providing clinical work-based learning opportunities, prioritizing program graduates in their hiring process, and exploring compensation options for trainees. Tennessee Healthcare CEO Drew Emery shared, “We are excited for this relationship with Nashville State’s Center for Workforce Development. The opportunity to provide hands-on training is not only a benefit for the students, we at Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville have the opportunity to enhance our workforce with skilled talent from the middle Tennessee area.”

In announcing the initial grant recipients, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Deniece Thomas said, “The Rural Healthcare Initiatives Program is a critical step toward building a sustainable healthcare workforce in Tennessee’s rural areas. This initiative provides financial resources to support training, certifications, and apprenticeships.”

For more about this program, contact the Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education at workforce@nscc.edu.

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