Grant Provides Training for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

The US Department of Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $1.2 million to the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing to increase the number of sexual assault nurse examiners in Georgia. The school is using the grant to create the Georgia Forensic Nursing Network (GFNN), which will work with partners across the state.

Associate Professor of Nursing

Trisha Sheridan leads the effort, which will provide training and certification opportunities to 140 nurses over the next three years. She is board certified as a women’s health nurse practitioner and a board-certified sexual assault examiner for adults, adolescents, and children.

The Georgia Forensic Nursing Network works to create partnerships between academic institutions, private practice, and other stakeholders to improve health care to survivors of sexual violence. The network will offer classroom and clinical training opportunities through Emory’s School of Nursing—the only clinical skills training in Georgia approved by the International Association of Forensic Nurses. EHD b b