Here are six schools and hospitals that have recently started programs or plan to do so:
Note: This list is not exhaustive. To add a program to this list, please email m.taylor@beckershealthcare.com.
- UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Mass., is working with partners to launch a formal nurse preceptor academy to address the New England region’s nursing shortage and increase access to care.
- The West Virginia Professional Charter School Board approved a proposal for the first charter school’s accelerated nursing program.
- Tempe, Ariz.-based University of Phoenix’s College of Nursing received accreditation for its doctor of nursing practice degree program.
- Wyoming-based University of Michigan Health-West opened a new nursing pipeline by offering up to three semesters of paid tuition to Grand Rapids Community College nursing students who agree to work for its organization after graduation.
- Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente Southern California partnered with the Emergency Nurses Association to bring the Emergency Nurse Residency Program to 15 of the health system’s emergency departments.
- Dwyer Workforce Development, a nonprofit based in Baltimore, expanded its program in Texas to provide more free certified nursing assistant training.
