Hire Local helps Memphians become nurses, paramedics — tuition-free
Methodist University Hospital Community Engagement Director Karen Hamburger give a tour as a part of Hire Local, which connects residents to training, education and employment opportunities in and around the Medical District. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Jarvis Watkins dreams of being a firefighter, and thanks to a local training program, he is on his way to achieving that goal.
The 25-year-old former forklift operator began a course at the University of Memphis that will have him certified as an emergency medical technician by year-end.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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