The
College of Nursing at Michigan State University (MSU) will receive more than $1.1 million in three grants from the
Michigan Nursing Corps. The money is intended to do three things: address the shortage of nursing faculty, increase the number of working nurses and accelerate degree completion for graduate students.
The grants will aid students in the college’s master’s and doctoral programs. Students in the accelerated second degree bachelor’s of science concentration that were laid off jobs will also receive aid.
“This is a great achievement for MSU,” says Michigan’s Chief Nurse Executive Jeanette Wrona Klemczak. The executive nurse position was created by Gov. Jennifer Granholm in 2002 when half of nursing instructors were eligible for retirement. Thousands of prospective nursing students were turned away because there were not enough teachers.
In return for financial aid, the students will be required to teach for at least five years. Recipients of the accelerated second degree BSN grants must practice in a Michigan hospital or health care institution for five years.
The nursing corps was formed in 2007 when it was feared that the state would be short 7,000 registered nurses by 2010. The corps is overseen by two state agencies, the
Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and the
Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth (DELEG).
“The College of Nursing is delighted with the availability of this support for our students and grateful to the governor for the vision to support the preparation of nursing faculty,” says College of Nursing Dean Mary Mundt.
Source: MSU
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