Morgan State University Nursing Program Awarded $146K Grant

Morgan State University Nursing Program Receives More than $146,000 in Funding to Promote Statewide Student Mentoring

Funding Comes as Part of nearly $30M in Nurse Support Program II Competitive Institutional Grants dispersed statewide by the Maryland Higher Education Commission  

BALTIMORE – In support of efforts to promote statewide mentoring for nursing students, the Morgan State University (MSU) Nursing Program, in collaboration with University of Maryland School of Nursing Workforce Center, announces the receipt of $146,722 in funding from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Nurse Support II (NSP II) Competitive Institutional Grants program. The funding comes as part of $29.2 million MHEC awarded to higher education institutions statewide in support of increasing the number of nurses at patients’ bedsides and improving student outcomes through practical experience and learning opportunities.

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“The increased emphasis on supporting nursing students throughout the state will improve health outcomes and assist with meeting workforce demand as well,” said Kim Dobson Syndor, Ph.D., dean of the School of Community Health and Policy (SCHP) at Morgan. “This initiative is aligned with Nurse Support II’s goal of increasing the enrollment and graduation of nurses, along with attracting and retaining populations that are underrepresented in the nursing profession.”

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The mentoring initiative was inspired by the Nursing Program’s collaboration with the Maryland Action Coalition and participation in two training sessions jointly sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health; the American Association of Retired Persons; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; and the Center to Champion Nursing in America. The training provided the participants with the tools necessary to develop, implement and sustain formal mentoring programs with a greater emphasis on making the nursing workforce more diverse, particularly in the areas of gender, race, and ethnicity.

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