Community Colleges Nursing and Allied Health Program: Critical to Keeping Americans Healthy
Community colleges are vital to ensuring that adequate numbers of well-educated health-care professionals are available to meet the nation’s need as they have a proven history of providing more cost-effective and efficient nursing and allied health education to professionals who share licensure pass-rates and scope of practice with their counterparts graduated by four-year institutions. More than 60 percent of the nation’s new registered nurses and the overwhelming majority of allied health professionals are educated by associate degree (two-year) programs. For more information, contact: Roxanne Fulcher
Director, Health Professions Policy
202-728-0200, ext. 274
email: RFulcher@aacc.nche.edu What's New: ** Nursing Education Grant Technical Assistance Workshops. Register immediately (seating is limited) for the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing, technical assistance workshops for FY 2007 grant applications. The locations and dates are as follows: Washington, DC, September 6-7, 2006; Dallas, TX, September 11-12, 2006; and San Diego, CA, September 19-20, 2006. To register and obtain workshop agenda: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/ ** AACC Recognizes Leaders in Nursing and Allied Health. AACC is pleased to announce a new section on its Web site dedicated to recognizing leaders who serve nursing and allied health education as mentors to both students and graduates and who significantly strengthen the ability of two-year institutions to provide quality education in the fields of allied health and nursing. (Contact Roxanne Fulcher, RFulcher@aacc.nche.edu, if you would like to have AACC recognize a leader in nursing or allied health from your campus. ** Nursing Education Grant-Writing Workshops. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing held grant-writing workshops to be held in five locations in September and October 2005. The workshops provided detailed information and guidance on writing HRSA grant applications. HRSA staff reviewed all grant programs including new Nurse Reinvestment Act (NRA) programs. Participants learned about the specific intent of the NRA and were given the opportunity to receive technical assistance on their grants from HRSA staff. View Technical Assistance Workshop. ** Tips for Applying for HRSA Nursing Grants In October 2005 the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) held several technical assistance workshops for writing applications for HRSA Department of Nursing grants. Click here to download information from the workshops about grants for which community colleges are eligible to apply. Grant applications were due on Nov. 29 or Dec. 6. ** The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Informational Workshop. In September, 2005, RWJ held workshops to share new research and innovative practices for advancement of the frontline workforce in health and health care. Frontline Workforce Development: Promoting Partnerships and Emerging Practices in Health and Health Care were held in three locations: Adelphi, Md.; San Francisco, CA; and Kansas City, Mo. For more information about the workshops, please visit RWJF Worshops on the RWJF website. Sign up to receive e-mail from RWJ on content and funding. ** AACC sponsored health professions education seminar. AACC sponsored the Joint Resources Commission (JCR) seminar “Transforming Health Professional Education: Core Competencies, Microsystems and New Training Venues, held on September 14-15, 2005 in Rosemont, IL. The conference offered the opportunity to voice recommendations for making change in professional education and practice to enhance the safety and quality of health care and to partner with others to begin transforming health care education. JCR plans to publish a white paper on recommendations offered during the conference, which may result in nationwide changes to nursing and allied health education. Contact the Commission for more information: 877-223-6866.
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