CHP Accepting Applicants for Medical Assistant Work-Training Program

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ADAMS, Mass. — CHP Berkshires is accepting applications for its next class of medical assistant trainees, a paid on-the-job vocational program for students interested in a career in health care.  
 
Program completion qualifies students for to sit for their certification as a clinical medical assistant, and the course includes a voucher for the cost of the certification exam.
 
The first class of medical assistant trainees is nearing completion at the CHP training facility in Adams. Participants are well on their way to full-time roles at CHP practices around the Berkshires. 
 
Interested applicants are invited to apply here for the upcoming January program or visit chpberkshires.org/apply-for-a-job.
 
The paid work-study program is funded as part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s $16.3 million investment in workforce development across the Commonwealth. CHP received a portion of these funds to build a talent pipeline for its own workforce development initiative. 
 
"Medical assistants play essential roles in supporting our care for patients across all CHP practice locations, and yet there has been a shortage of such talent in our community," said Eva Sheridan, CHP senior vice president for human resources. "By initiating a paid 'learn and earn' program, we benefit CHP care providers, our patients and anyone aspiring to a great career in health care." 
 
This program is accredited by the National Healthcareer Association. 

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Connecticut Man Killed in Otis Tractor-Trailer Crash

OTIS, Mass. — Thursday's collision between two tractor-trailers on Route 8 killed one of the drivers. 
 
Antonio Luis Marcucci, 32 of Waterbury, Conn., was northbound at about 9 a.m. Thursday when he apparently lost control of the truck and veered into the southbound lanes, colliding head-on with a southbound tractor trailer, according to police. 
 
According to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, police dispatched to 1322 South Main Road found the truck with Connecticut plates in the northbound lane and a truck bearing Oklahoma plates lodged in a snowback on south side. 
 
The officer began rendering aid to the northbound driver, identified as Marcucci. He was pinned inside the cab of his truck. He was extracated and transported to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield by Otis EMS, where he was pronounced dead.
 
The driver of the Oklahoma tractor trailer in the southbound lane did not receive serious injuries.
 
Early investigation, including dash camera footage captured by one of the tractor trailers, shows the Oklahoma tractor trailer was traveling in the southbound lane and the Connecticut tractor trailer was traveling in the northbound lane, according to the DA's Office. The Connecticut tractor trailer lost control veering off the other side of the road ultimately ending on the southbound lane. Shortly after the two tractor trailers collided in a head on collision.
 
The investigation remains ongoing.
 
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