New efforts are underway to help nurses become educators.
This is thanks to a $423,000 Health Resources and Services Management Nurse Faculty Loan Program grant to Adelphi University’s School of Nursing and Public Health for the current academic year.
Nationally, this talent pool is shrinking as faculty retires, so it’s a one-year award to increase the number of qualified nurse educators nationally.
This grant is available to almost any student who is striving to become a professor of nurses,” said Patricia Donohue-Porter, Professor and Director. Adelphiof the Nursing Program, PhD, said in a statement.
“This year, this award continues to evolve through the three years of intensive curriculum and years of thesis guidance and research required for 28 students to complete their degree, earn a PhD, and join the 32 CNPH students currently teaching future nurses. will allow you to At a school in the Tri-State area,” he added.
For more than a decade, support from HRSA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been AdelphiThe Doctor of Nursing program provides loans to doctoral students who wish to pursue a career as a professor of nursing in the nursing program. After a student obtains a full-time graduate job as a nursing professor, HRSA will waive up to 85% of the loan interest.
“This award continues to reflect the high quality and rigor of our Ph.D. Not only does it provide the program students with theory and research, but also a focus on the PhD Nursing Educational Sciences to prepare them for faculty roles,” said Donahue-Porter.
Loan programs affect accreditation by the National League for Nursing. Adelphi According to the University, it is ranked as one of the top 10 nursing programs in the United States for excellence in nursing and US News & World Report’s Best Graduate School Rankings for Nursing.
