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Walker Medical Instructional Services was founded in 1998 in Walker, Michigan. Its purpose is to serve the medical field in a select few of its fastest growing areas. The need for competent, compassionate hands-on caregivers is only going to expand and there will be an upward growth cycle for many years. Walker Medical has an excellent reputation for the quality of their training from area employers and the medical community.
Since 1998 WMIS has offered a comprehensive state Certified Nurse Aide Training program. Since 2004 WMIS has offered the Health Unit Coordinator certification program, Medical Terminology and the Patient Care Technician certification program.
The Lead Instructors are all Registered Nurses. The CNA Lead Instructors have been state certified as Train the Trainer’s. We carefully select only the best and they each have a rich history of working and teaching in today’s complex medical community.
The classroom teaching and laboratory sessions are operated out of Walker Medical’s main campus located at 1035 Four Mile Road NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544.
In 2003, Walker Medical signed a partnership agreement with Grand Rapids Community College to offer CNA classes at GRCC’s Leslie E. Tassell M-TEC building and labs in the downtown campus facility. The partnership with GRCC has opened up many new avenues for students who interested in furthering their medical education. The program at GRCC is overseen by an Advisory Committee made up of community leaders representing a broad spectrum of medical and medical employment backgrounds. Walker Medical conducts its clinical practicum with our clinical partners. We are proud of the broad range of experience our students can receive at Clark Retirement Community, Porter Hills Presbyterian Village, Spectrum Kent Community Campus, Metro Health Hospital, St. Ann's Home and Brookcrest.
The emphasis of the teaching and clinical settings is:
Training knowledgeable, competent, and compassionate health care workers who transfer safely and smoothly into the working world to begin their medical careers.
Holistic health care reflects the four dimensions of a whole person: physiological, psychological, socio-cultural and spiritual.
Humanistic health care involves treating each person as an individual and respecting all cultures and beliefs.
We believe in training individuals to practice holistic, humanistic health care.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: - Walker Medical Instructional Services reserves the right to reject any individual applying for enrollment in a Walker Medical health care worker certification program due to a negative history or other factors which in the opinion of Walker Medical renders an applicant unsuitable for enrollment.
- WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?
Walker Medical is located at 1035 4 Mile Road NW, Grand Rapids, MI49544. Just west of Alpine Ave on 4 Mile Rd and we are attached to the Plumbs grocery store. The phone number is - 616-784-3001 or toll free 1-888-784-3001. Since we receive many phone calls a day, if you roll over into the message system, it is best to leave a message and we will return your call within 24 business hours.
- WHAT ARE YOUR OFFICE HOURS?
Normal office hours are: Mon/Tues/Wed/Thur/Fri 9am - 4pm. - DO YOU HAVE JOB PLACEMENT? Yes, Walker Medical will do referrals and references for all our successful students. We have a career center with job hunting and interviewing skill resources as well as a job posting bulletin board updated regularly and available to all graduates.
- WHAT IF I HAVE A FELONY OR A MISDEMEANOR?
Walker Medical participates with Public Acts 27, 28 & 29 of the Public Acts of 2006. If you have a criminal history, no matter how minor you must disclose it upon application to the program. Any person with a credit card can run a Criminal Background Check on themselves through the Michigan State Police website, ICHAT system. If there is any question about your compliance with the Public Acts listed above it is best to discuss it with WMIS prior to applying for a medical career program. If you don't have a credit card you can pay WMIS $10.00 to run your background for you. If you are not completely honest in your disclosures and are subsequently removed from class you will forfeit any money paid. - WHAT'S YOUR REFUND POLICY FOR CLASS DEPOSITS?
The tuition and fees paid by the applicant shall be refunded if the applicant is rejected by the school before enrollment. An application fee of not more than $25.00 may be retained by the school if the application is denied. All tuition and fees paid by the applicant shall be refunded if requested within 3 business days after signing a contract with the school. All refunds shall be returned within 30 days.
Once the 3 business days have elapsed the following refund policies will apply: A student may cancel their enrollment prior to orientation and a refund of their deposit, minus a $25.00 administrative fee will be returned to the student within 30 days. Once a student begins class at orientation their tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable. - DO YOU OFFER CPR?
All 2004+ Walker Medical Students are welcome to take their first CPR class tuition free. The only cost is the book and the rescue mask. We currently teach Fundamentals of BLS for the Health Care Provider with AED.
If you are not a Walker Medical graduate you can take the course for $75.00, plus the fees. If you are a Walker Medical graduate who needs to renew their CPR license you can call for pricing. - DO YOU WORK WITH MICHIGAN WORKS! etc?
Walker Medical works with Michigan Works, Work First, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Hospice, Women's Resource Network and all area nursing homes. We also have a special in-house program if you have exhausted your unemployment benefits. - DO I HAVE TO WEAR A UNIFORM?
Yes, for clinical, all Walker Medical students wear our student uniform. Everyone dresses the same (including instructors) and it assures that our students are easy to identify and judged solely by their ability to perform their clinical skills. Students may sell their used uniforms, books and equipment to each other at the end of classes if they desire.
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