The University of Alabama is putting more than $80 million into a plan to train more nurses — and hopefully keep them in Alabama.
The university announced a plan Thursday to expand enrollment in its Capstone College of Nursing, find trainees more hospital placements, hire faculty and overhaul its physical nursing college.
“We are putting together a bold and transformative plan that is going to double enrollment and double our graduation as well,” Julie Sanford. dean of the college, said in Tuscaloosa on Feb. 12. “So we’re going to be putting forward this plan that is going to address the nursing shortage and hopefully make a dent in it.”
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average annual salary for a registered nurse in Alabama is $74,970…