Meadville Medical Center’s Institute for Healthcare Professionals (IHP) was established to offer educational programs for individuals interested in pursuing healthcare-related careers. IHP started in 2024 with a practical nursing program and went on to add the Sharon School of Nursing’s RN program. The Institute will potentially expand to offer other training programs.
Meadville Medical Center’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Philip Pandolph has stated: “We are optimistic this will benefit MMC and other local healthcare providers, as well as benefit the entire community by preserving and enhancing local access to in-demand healthcare-related careers.”
The first-ever practical nursing class from the Institute for Healthcare Professionals graduated on Friday, October 3, 2025 — and with 100% job placement!
Practical nurses play a vital role in patient care in long term care facilities, outpatient clinics and acute care hospitals. Becoming a nurse is a very rewarding career which allows you to be able to provide compassionate care for your patients at their time of need.
The Sharon School of Nursing’s RN program at Meadville Medical Center’s Institute for Healthcare Professionals offers students the benefits of a nursing courses at a hospital-based diploma nursing program and college level academic courses at a college or university of their choice.
On September 30 2024, IHP commenced the first class of practical nurses, and a year later on Friday, October 3, 2025 in a ceremony at Allegheny College, this class of 11 students graduated with 100% job placement!
Posted to WKBN May 3, 2025 by Hanna Erdmann The final nursing class from Sharon Regional has graduated. Saturday afternoon, they walked across the stage
Meadville Medical Center (MMC) and Allegheny College announced a collaboration between the medical center’s Institute for Healthcare Professionals and the College, to provide a high-quality