Provider burnout, one of the most pressing problems in healthcare today made even more challenging by the COVID-19 pandemic, is rooted in a number of causes — with the highest order being that there simply are not enough trained providers, clinicians, and healthcare workers to provide care. As the number of patients within our already administratively burdensome healthcare system grows and becomes increasingly more complex, the number of providers and staff leaving the system becomes increasingly more dire.
Today, Stepful announced its $7.5 million seed round of funding. We invested in Stepful because they are building a highest order solution to a top-of-funnel problem, making rewarding and high earning healthcare careers accessible to all, including Americans who are working multiple jobs to make ends meet while raising families. These workers have been shut out from traditional paths to healthcare careers because their schedules and finances do not allow for technical college or trade school coursework and tuition. But that’s not the case anymore with Stepful, where asynchronous coursework coupled with flexible clinical hours is making the path to an entry-level career in healthcare take half the time for half the cost, while offering all of the value, dignity, and fulfillment that a lifetime caring for patients can bring. Read more about Stepful in Axios.