AdvaMed 2012, the national medical device industry convention set for October in Boston, will launch a program designed to increase the hiring of US veterans returning to civilian life.The initiative, is called MedTech Veterans Program Boot Camp for Returning Heroes.
Two groups, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and Danvers cardiac device company Abiomed Inc., each said Tuesday they had committed $25,000 toward the boot camp program, which will include training in resume building and interviewing, plus offer mentors to help 25 veterans translate their skills into jobs in the medical device sector