The School of Nursing announced last month that it received a $2.9 million federal grant to combat a health care shortage in rural areas, including Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded SON the grant last month, which they intend to use to raise the number of students in the accelerated bachelor’s of nursing program and veterans’ nursing program, who will practice in rural areas after graduating, by 20 percent over a 4-year trial period. Ashley Darcy Mahoney, a professor of nursing, said the grant will help students and rural communities surrounding D.C. by expanding the nursing workforce, providing financial support to students pursuing degrees and expanding medical care in areas that have a shortage of nurses.
“This grant allows us to intentionally educate and support nurses who are prepared to live, work, and lead in the communities that need them most, strengthening the regional rural healthcare workforce,” Darcy Mahoney said in an email…