Date: 2009-10-20
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Ten Medical College of Georgia nursing students have received $10,000 scholarships from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program.
(Media-Newswire.com) - AUGUSTA, Ga. – Ten Medical College of Georgia nursing students have received $10,000 scholarships from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program.
Clinical Nurse Leader Program students Joshua Dunn, Aleshia Edwards, Tamiracle Ezell, Dayne Godwin, Tehrae Heflin, Patrick Hosey, Audrey Kim, Angel Mobley, Alexias Register and Lee Sullivan are the 2009-10 recipients. The program aims to alleviate a statewide nursing shortage by offering accelerated training for people with degrees in other fields.
The foundation, along with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, launched the New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program in 2008, awarding eight scholarships to MCG students that year. Award preference goes to students from groups under-represented in nursing or from disadvantaged backgrounds.
"The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation continues to provide support toward growing future nursing leaders and increasing diversity within the profession," says Annette Bourgault, a scholarship program director and instructor of physiological and technological nursing. "This is an exciting opportunity for our students to be part of the bigger picture in health care."
The scholarship program has spawned recruiting partnerships between MCG and three Georgia colleges with majority African-American student bodies: Morehouse, Paine and Spelman. Robert Wood Johnson Scholars will participate in recruiting activities including health fairs with partnership schools, School of Nursing open houses, monthly professional development sessions and community events.
MCGHealth has committed an additional $40,000 for scholarship recipients who intend to seek employment with MCGHealth after graduation. Augusta's University Hospital has awarded $20,000 in service-cancellable loan scholarships to two current Robert Wood Johnson Scholars. Athens Regional Medical Center has committed to awarding up to two $2,000 scholarships to qualified scholars.
For more information about the program, visit www.mcg.edu/son/cnl, e-mail Olivia Mitchell, program manager, at omitchel@mcg.edu or call Dr. Cynthia Mundy, director, at 706-721-9767.