$5.15 million in external funding has been given to assist graduate students through grants, training programs and scholarships. Photo by Ian KeelDestiny Hosmer - Staff Writerdrhosmer@uab.edu
The School of Nursing recently received more than $5.15 million in external funding for the 2016-17 academic year to assist graduate students through grants, training programs and scholarships.
The total funding included $2.98 million in education and training grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Health Resources and Services Administration, and in behavioral health care in the school’s Providing Access to Healthcare and Heart Failure Clinics.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HRSA also awarded $1.47 million through the Nurse Faculty Loan Program, Advanced Education Nurse Traineeship and the Nurse Anesthesia Traineeship.
Anthony Sellers, a senior nursing major, said that the school of nursing always makes him look for new ways to improve, and the funding will likely benefit students by expanding their training and education.
“I think the funding will benefit students by increasing the amount of equipment available for students to practice and become more familiar with when they are not in the clinical setting,” Sellers said. “I also think the funding will lead to an increase in interactive scenarios that will allow for application of knowledge and skills gained during classes.”
The School is one of five in the state to receive HRSA funding for 2016-17 through the NFLP, which is aimed at increasing the number of qualified nursing faculty.
The NAT increases access to nurse anesthetist care for underserved populations, and UAB has one of two Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships in the state and the only one at a publicly funded college or university.
More than $700,000 was contributed from other organizations, including the Jonas Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Komen Foundation, American Cancer Society and National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
“Each year, these programs provide aid for tuition and fees that enable many of our graduate students to complete their graduate nursing education, many of whom would not pursue advanced nursing education without such support,” Linda Moneyham, Ph.D., RN, FAAN and senior associate dean for academic affairs said in an interview with UAB News.
UAB’s master’s program in nursing is ranked 15 in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of best nursing schools in the nation, and the school is home to a leading research center with funded studies in oncology, pediatrics, minority health, international nursing, HIV/AIDS care, occupational health and aging and palliative care.
