| Miami University and The Health Alliance have
renewed a nursing education agreement that will
continue a partnership aimed at producing qualified
individuals to the health care industry, which
is currently battling a nursing shortage. |
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| The initial partnership was formed to increase
enrollment and retention of nursing students at
the Miami University Hamilton and Middletown campuses. |
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| "The partnership has been a great success in
that we have already accomplished our initial
goals and want to continue," said Eugenia Mills,
Director of the Miami University Nursing Department.
"In just one year, we increased the number of
graduates in our Associate Degree program by 26
percent. |
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| "We have been very pleased with the results
of our partnership with Miami University," says
Geri Harrison, human resources director at the
Health Alliance. "This opportunity has allowed
us to increase the number of nurses caring for
local patients." |
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| The partnership provides for tuition award opportunities,
the support of a faculty/counselor position, and
a mentoring program. According to Mills, the faculty/counselor
position has been a huge asset to the nursing
program. |
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| Mills said that during the last year, the faculty/counselor
worked with students, not necessarily on the actual
course work, but on issues like time management
and study skills. "We found that these issues
were threatening the success of some of our students
who juggle school, work and family." |
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| "We are grateful to the Health Alliance for
this partnership," she added. 'This is truly a
win-win situation for us and the Health Alliance.
Not only does this partnership provide for scholarship
and the faculty/counselor position, but it also
provides more nurses for the industry still experiencing
a shortage of employees." |
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| Twenty nursing students are eligible to receive
a $3,000 tuition benefit award. Students may apply
for tuition benefit after they complete their
first clinical rotation in the nursing program.
Tuition benefit recipients will agree to work
for 18 months for the Health Alliance. |
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| The Health Alliance is an integrated health
care delivery system, which includes The Christ
Hospital, The University Hospital, The St. Luke
Hospitals, The Jewish Hospital, The Fort Hamilton
Hospital and the physicians of Alliance Primary
Care. |
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