Tuskegee University’s nursing program in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health was recently awarded a three-year grant in the amount of $1.3 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The grant was awarded for use in the nursing workforce diversity project, according to a statement from Tuskegee University. It is aimed at increasing the number of nurses from disadvantaged or minority backgrounds.
“The grant was awarded at the end of the school year in May, but use of the funds began during the new academic year in September 2008,” said Anissa L. Riley, assistant director of the School of Veterinary Medicine Office of External Affairs. “One of the grant’s goals is to raise the awareness of students at the middle school level of health profession careers, as well as enhance participants’ potential to complete their public school education.”
As the nation’s ethnic makeup becomes more diverse, so too should its caregivers, said Dr. Cordelia Nnedu, associate professor of the department of nursing at Tuskegee.
“Historically, racial and ethnic minorities have always been under-represented in the health professions in America,” Nnedu said. “If nursing is to meet the health care needs of our changing society, it must increase its efforts to prepare nurses who are sensitive to and knowledgeable about the population they serve.”
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