JULY 24, 2024 – GREENSBORO, NC – The School of Nursing at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received $2.36 million from the University of North Carolina System as part of its Health Care Workforce Nursing Program Expansion Initiative.
The funding, which will be dispensed over two years, will support students and faculty in the school’s traditional BSN option, as well as the recently approved Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.
The majority of the funds will be used to create a nurse-led mobile outreach clinic to promote health and wellness in rural communities in North Carolina, giving nursing students the opportunity to log clinical practice hours while serving the Triad area. The award will also be used to provide financial assistance to DNP students to serve as teaching assistants in the mobile clinic.
For the BSN program, the funding will support foundational preparation of pre-licensure nursing students. It will provide tutoring and support to students taking chemistry, a prerequisite course for all nursing programs.