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 Al Wiseman, Nursing Counselor

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 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 pre- nursing 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 pre- nursing 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

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