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Your Future in
Healthcare Starts Here

Explore Healthcare Careers, Hands-On Experiences, and Job Opportunities Across North Central Indiana.

The North Central Indiana Healthcare Talent Alliance (HTA) helps students and families understand what healthcare careers are available, how to prepare for them, and where to get started locally. From early exploration to entering the workforce, we make healthcare career pathways easier to navigate.

What We Do

A simple, step-by-step way to discover healthcare careers.

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Explore

Learn About
Healthcare Careers

Students and parents can explore healthcare career options and understand more details about in-demand roles, required training, career paths, and local programs to get started.

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engage

Get Hands-On
Before You Decide

Healthcare careers come to life through hands-on experience, and HTA connects students to job shadowing, internships, career fairs, and partnerships that bring healthcare work into focus.

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experience

Take the Next Step
Into the Workforce

For students ready to enter the workforce, HTA supports entry-level roles, employer connections, and long-term career growth to help build lasting healthcare careers in our region.

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Why Healthcare Talent Alliance Exists

Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing and most essential industries in our region, yet many students and parents aren’t sure where to start.

HTA brings career information, hands-on opportunities, and local pathways together in one place to help students explore healthcare careers across St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Fulton, and Kosciusko counties.

Learn more

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Built for Students. Supported by the Community.

Who do we help?

  • Students exploring healthcare careers

  • Parents helping guide career decisions

  • Educators connecting curriculum to real opportunities

  • Employers building future talent pipelines

Whether you’re just starting to ask “What could I be?” or ready to take your next step, HTA meets you where you are.

Serving North Central Indiana

The Healthcare Talent Alliance represents a five-county region, working with more than 50 healthcare-adjacent partners:

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Career Exploration
for Students

We host and supports large-scale student career exploration events, including middle school healthcare expos, Employer-led demonstrations, and hands-on career discovery experiences.

With thousands of students participating each year, these opportunities are often a student’s first real introduction to healthcare careers.