UW Health in a recent press release announced its partnership with Heroes for Healthcare to support military veterans in finding civilian medical jobs in a new effort called the Wisconsin Military Medics and Corpsmen Program (Wis-MAC). The program was the result of a bipartisan legislative bill signed into law in Wisconsin in March 2022. It temporarily waives the credential and license requirements for eligible Army medics, Navy corpsmen, and Air Force techs, allowing them to work in civilian health care roles while they seek additional medical credentials or licenses.
The effort to get the bill and program off the ground was led by Heroes for Healthcare, a national nonprofit organization that partners with health systems like UW Health to help veterans and military personnel who are medically trained transition into civilian health care roles.
Medical workers from their respective military fields can work in civilian health care under supervision while going to school for health care roles such as registered nurses, medical assistants, or nurse practitioners. To qualify for this program, military personnel need to be within one year of leaving the service and have been honorably discharged.
For more information on the program, click here.
