NCIN Updates

The Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program is an 11-week program that brings rising college seniors and recent college graduates to Washington, D.C., where they are placed in congressional offices and learn about health policy issues, with a focus on issues affecting racial and ethnic minority and underserved communities. Through the program, Scholars gain knowledge about federal legislative procedure and health policy issues, while further developing their critical thinking and leadership skills.  

NCIN grantees that are part of the Campaign for Action, Action Coalition States, were invited to participate in a webinar to speak about updates on what their State Action Coalition is doing in response to the Institute of Medicine’s report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.

Below is the information that was presented along with notes from the meeting.
 

File Attachment: 

Action Coalition Webinar.pdf

November 16, 2011 Meeting Notes.docx

To meet the needs of a growing and increasingly diverse patient population, the nursing workforce must increase in number and in diversity. For the past three years, the Robert Wood Johnson  Foundation (RWJF), in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), has sought to address the shortage of nurses by preparing diverse, future nurse leaders through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program (NCIN).

File Attachment: 

NCIN_Annual_Report_2010_2011.pdf

For Immediate Release

RWJF and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Award New Scholarships through the New Careers in Nursing Program

52 Schools Receive Scholarships to Support Accelerated Degree Nursing Students

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and AACN are pleased to issue a new Call for Proposals for the RWJF New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program. This groundbreaking program is designed to alleviate the nation’s nursing shortage by dramatically expanding the pipeline of students in accelerated baccalaureate and master's nursing programs. Scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to up to 400 entry-level nursing students through this fourth round of funding.

The winners for the month of February are:

Allison Seiden, University of Rochester,  Class of 2010
I believe this about nursing… “Nursing is an honorable career where selfless people spend every day helping others in need.” 

Thank you for your interest in New Careers in Nursing scholarship program!

This is to remind you that the deadline for proposal submission is 3pm Eastern Time on January 13, 2010.

The site will house several additional features designed for program staff, scholars and prospective students. In order to access many of the program and scholar-specific tools you regularly use on our existing web site, you will need to create a personalized username and password on our new site. When you navigate to the login page, you will be prompted to create a username and login, and choose the school that you're affiliated with.

The deadline for the Third Round of the New Careers in Nursing application was extended to 3pm EST, January 13, 2010 in response to a change in the Proposal Narrative Template. Please download the document below to view the new section entitled "Use of Funds".

File Attachment: 

briefNarrativeTpl-1 12-3-09.doc

 The next round of essay winners is announced!

Take a look.