College of Nursing<\/a> Dean Barbara Wolfe as principal investigator for the Southern Rhode Island Area Health Education Center. Mary Cloud, 溏心vlog免费B站 clinical assistant professor, is project director. The grant also includes the Northern Rhode Island Area Health Education Center, based at the Rhode Island Free Clinic in Providence.<\/p>\nThe project\u2019s objectives are to reduce health care inequalities and achieve health equity by increasing the diversity within the nursing workforce while improving individual and community health. 溏心vlog免费B站 contributes to these goals through the Pathways to Nursing program, which provides nursing students from underrepresented populations with the resources and support to attain bachelor\u2019s degrees in nursing over five years.<\/p>\n
Pathways to Nursing began in 2010 as a partnership between the Southern Rhode Island Area Health Education Center and 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Nursing to recruit, support, retain and graduate a diverse group of students. Since its founding, 20 students have completed the program and 26 are enrolled.<\/p>\n
The funding allows the College to offer enhanced services to the students, Wolfe said, including the addition of a one-on-one academic coach who will meet weekly with each student at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Academic Enrichment Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis customizable, effective studying approach allows the coach to work with what each student needs when they need it,\u201d David Hayes, director of the Academic Enrichment Center, told a group of 15 Pathways students at a welcome session early in the semester. \u201cAnd the student has full input into what they need.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students in the program also receive mentoring support and resources from 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Talent Development Program.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe support is there. It\u2019s a sign of strength when you ask for support,\u201d Cloud told the students. \u201cIt shows you are a serious, motivated student. I am on your side. Be honest with me, and I will be honest with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wolfe also offered encouragement. \u201cWe want you to be successful,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is a very important program at the College of Nursing, and you are in a good place. What makes the Pathways Program great is students like you and faculty like Professor Cloud.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jennifer Mongeau, a junior nursing student, said that being accepted to the Pathways Program has benefited her greatly. \u201cWe are constantly talking and helping each other out. I remember being a freshman and being nervous and scared. It\u2019s a lot of work; just stay focused. It\u2019s not as scary as it seems right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The federal grant also supports mentoring activities, book stipends, funds for global experiential opportunities, support of the Multicultural Student Nurses Association as well as events throughout the year. Another aim of the grant is to increase outreach to the Narragansett Indian Tribal Community, Cloud said.<\/p>\n
This grant will significantly enhance the College of Nursing efforts to support students and ultimately contribute to a diverse nursing workforce, she added.<\/p>\n
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