Transcript Developing Diverse Caregivers Scholarship-for

Developing Diverse
Caregivers:
Scholarship-for-Service
Angela Bonet and Al Wiseman
Georgia Perimeter College
(Metro Atlanta)
Careers Conference 2009
This project is supported by funds from the Division of Nursing (DN), Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under The Nursing Workforce Diversity
grant number D19HPL7377 for $833,000. The information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be
construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any official endorsement be inferred by, the DN, BHPr, HRSA, DHHS, or the
US Government.
Agenda
• Introductions: Presenters and Audience
• Georgia Perimeter College in Brief
• Inspiration: Why?
• Application: How?
• Examples of Career Development and Cultural
Competence program activities
• Q&A
Introductions: Presenters
• Angela Bonet, Coordinator
[email protected]
678-891-3449
• Al Wiseman, Nursing Counselor
[email protected]
678-891-3305
http://www.gpc.edu/~gpcddc
Introductions: Audience
• What do you want to learn?
• What experience do you have with
grant-funded projects?
• What experience do you have working
with African American and Latino
populations?
Georgia Perimeter College in Brief
• Largest associate degree-granting college
• Third largest institution in the University System of Georgia
• Six locations in metro Atlanta
Fall 2008 Enrollment
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Total: 22,808
Minority Enrollment: 14,966
International Students: 3,727
Average Student Age: 25.1 years
Programs: 38 Associate degrees, 4 Career and Technical
degrees and 9 Dual degree programs with DeKalb Tech
Inspiration: Why?
– Increase the number of minority
representation in RN workforce
– Improve graduation rates of
minority students
– Develop culturally competent
nurses
– Eliminate health barriers and
disparities
Project Goals
• Recruit, identify and select junior and senior minority participants
from four high schools to participate in Pre-entry Preparation
Activities resulting in 112 participants in Year 1, 112 participants in
Year 2 and 112 participants in Year 3.
• Increase the number of minority students applying to the prenursing program to 28 in Year 1, 28 in Year 2 and 28 in Year 3.
• Increase the number of minority students entering the RN
Program by 14 in Year 1, 14 in Year 2 and 14 in Year 3 by
providing Scholarships-for-Service to minority applicants to prenursing annually.
• Retain 70% of the minority participants each project year and
thereby graduate 10 culturally competent RNs in Year 1, 10
culturally competent RNs in Year 2 and 10 culturally competent
RNs in Year 3.
Application: How?
• Program Components (Mandatory)
– Pre-entry: high school (10-12) and pre-nursing
– Retention: nursing
– Stipends and Scholarships: for all 3 groups
• Program Activities
– Career Development
– Cultural Competence
Examples of Career Development
Program Activities
• High School:
– Career Assessments
– Healthcare professions
• Pre-Nursing:
– Strong candidates: Nursing Entrance Test and nursing
school application
– Other candidates: Other schools, other healthcare
professions, other careers, other choices
• Nursing:
– Resume and cover letter workshops
– Job Interviewing skills workshops
– The Power of a Positive Attitude—this semester’s theme
• All students:
– Nursing and Health Careers Conference
Examples of Cultural Competence
Program Activities
• Spanish Interpreter and Translator
• Spanish-Medical Terminology website
• Shadowing MD at local Latino clinics
• Rosetta Stone in Spanish and English
• Other Tools and Resources
Questions