ACADEMICS

Project boosts student experience, enhances primary care

$2.7 million HRSA grant fuels Advanced Nursing Workforce Program

Nurse practitioner students will get more hands-on experience, and patients at two community health centers will benefit from their expertise, thanks to a $2.7 million, four-year grant aimed at enhancing the nursing workforce and strengthening health care in the community.

The Advanced Nursing Education Workforce program, funded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), enhances the academic clinical partnerships among the College, Thundermist Health Center and Providence Community Health Center. Students in the Adult Gerontological, Psychiatric Mental Health and Family Nurse Practitioner programs will be placed in the health centers to provide primary care and behavioral health services, under the supervision of professionals in the centers.

“This program will give experience to these nurse practitioner students so they are prepared to work in community health centers when they graduate,” Associate Professor Denise Coppa said. “The project builds upon an established commitment to support academic and practice achievements of students and community-based preceptors both in community health centers and in patients’ homes.”

For more details on the project, visit uri.edu/nursing/news.

Graduate programs ranked among nation’s best

Master’s, Doctor of Nursing Practice listed among top programs in country

Two URI College of Nursing graduate programs have soared in national ranks, jumping into the top 11 percent among master’s programs in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report.

The College’s Master’s Program ranked 66 th in the nation, tied with the University of St. Louis and the University of Massachusetts Boston, placing it in the top 11 percent that responded to the survey.

Additionally, the College’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program ranked 85 th in the nation, placing it in the top 26% .