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CNHP awarded five- year $1.5 million faculty development grant
Marshall Fleming
Issue date: 7/11/08 Section: News
Linda Wilson, assistant professor of nursing for the College of Nursing and Health Professions, has been awarded a five-year grant of nearly $1.5 million from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.
The grant, "Faculty Development: Integrating Technology into Nursing Education and Practice," will enable Drexel to work with three other schools that "have entered into a collaborative agreement to incorporate the use of technology in their respective nursing undergraduate and graduate programs," according to a summary of the grant.
"This grant will allow us to work collaboratively with three other schools: Howard University in Washington, D.C., Bloomsburg University and the Community College of Philadelphia," Wilson said. "We will work with them and train their faculty in the use of technology and implementation."
According to the summary, Howard, Bloomsburg and CCP were chosen for their diverse demographics. Bloomsburg is part of the State University system, CCP is a community college and Howard is a historically black university. Each school will report its feedback to their larger system.
The grant, which Wilson applied for in December 2007, lasts five years, from July 1 until June 30, 2013. During the first three years Wilson said that they plan on teaching 45 people each year, and in the final two years they will teach 30 people.
While Wilson is working on this project, she will still maintain other duties.
"I will still be teaching on all levels," Wilson said. "I also have another grant that I am currently working on called SimTeam. That's a two-year grant. I also plan on submitting another grant in the fall dealing with simulation."
According to its web site, the HSRA's mission is to provide national leadership, program resources and services needed to improve access to culturally competent, quality health care.
The grant, "Faculty Development: Integrating Technology into Nursing Education and Practice," will enable Drexel to work with three other schools that "have entered into a collaborative agreement to incorporate the use of technology in their respective nursing undergraduate and graduate programs," according to a summary of the grant.
"This grant will allow us to work collaboratively with three other schools: Howard University in Washington, D.C., Bloomsburg University and the Community College of Philadelphia," Wilson said. "We will work with them and train their faculty in the use of technology and implementation."
According to the summary, Howard, Bloomsburg and CCP were chosen for their diverse demographics. Bloomsburg is part of the State University system, CCP is a community college and Howard is a historically black university. Each school will report its feedback to their larger system.
The grant, which Wilson applied for in December 2007, lasts five years, from July 1 until June 30, 2013. During the first three years Wilson said that they plan on teaching 45 people each year, and in the final two years they will teach 30 people.
While Wilson is working on this project, she will still maintain other duties.
"I will still be teaching on all levels," Wilson said. "I also have another grant that I am currently working on called SimTeam. That's a two-year grant. I also plan on submitting another grant in the fall dealing with simulation."
According to its web site, the HSRA's mission is to provide national leadership, program resources and services needed to improve access to culturally competent, quality health care.
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