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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 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.
Once the 3 business days have elapsed the following refund policies will
apply: ·
A student who does not atted their scheduled orientation
is dropped from the class roster and the school will retain the $112.00 registration fee. If the student
reapplies to the school they must pay a new $110.00 registration fee
·
A student who fails or withdraws post orientation or
fails the class during days 1 - 3 of class will receive a refund of 75% of their tuition. The school will
retain the $112.00 registration fee, plus 25% of the tuition. Refunds will be received in 30 days.
·
A student who fails or withdraws post orientation or fails
the class during days 4 – 9 will receive a refund of 50% of their tuition. The school will retain
the $112.00 registration fee plus 50% of the tuition. Refunds will be received in 30 days.
·
A student who fails or withdraws post orientation from the
class in during days 10 -13 of class will receive a refund of 25% of their tuition. The school will retain
the $112.00 registration fee plus 75% of the tuition. Refunds will be received in 30 days.
Reinstatement pricing policies:
Students must be eligible to apply for reinstatement to the program. The reinstatement
must be approved. Walker Medical Instructional Services, Inc. reserves the right to reject any individual
for reinstatement into the CNA certification program due to a negative history or other factors which in the opinion of Walker
Medical Instructional Services, Inc. renders an applicant unsuitable for reinstatement.
· A student who fails the class during days 6 – 9, who does not wish to permanently
withdraw from the class, may waive their right to a refund, with vendor approval if sponsored and pay a reinstatement fee
of $275.00 to repeat class starting from day 6.
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A student who fails the class during days 10 – 13 who
does not wish to permanently withdraw from the class, may waive their right to a refund, with vendor approval if sponsored
and pay a reinstatement fee of $175.00, to repeat class starting from day 10, or $275.00, to repeat class starting from day
6.
Once a student chooses to withdraw from the program and receive a refund, they waive
their right to reinstatement in the program.
Students who are rejected for reinstatement will receive the refund
that is applicable to the time frame of school attended which is listed above. If the student is
sponsored the sponsoring agency will be billed appropriately based on contractual agreement.
Students who are permanently dismissed from the program for disciplinary reasons are not eligible to apply
for reinstatement. - 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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