Sneha Dey at The Texas Tribune reports the Rio Grande Valley is projected to have the largest Nurse shortage in the State of Texas, with more than 6,000 open positions by 2032. That’s why South Texas College has started a two-year Nurse Apprenticeship Program, which is among the first in the Nation to offer such training.  Right now, 18 students are getting hands-on training. In their two years at South Texas College, Apprentices will have to complete 2,000 clinical hours in a hospital - on top of their classroom work.  They are also being paid for their clinicals. This program is different, officials say, because traditional nursing students spend a fraction of their time in a hospital and are not paid for their clinical hours.

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