Samford University’s nurse anesthesia program has received a $788,389 grant for a clinical simulation program in the Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing. The three-year grant is from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The funds, highlighted by a first-year award of $458,589, will be used to establish a clinical simulation program with special attention to training nurse anesthetists for rural and underserved areas in Alabama and Mississippi.
“This is a transformational grant,” said Dean Nena Sanders. “We are very excited about expanding our nurse anesthesia program to better serve areas where most ‘at-risk’ populations live.”
The grant will be used to enhance existing curriculum by using “innovative and interactive teaching methods with a particular emphasis on practice in rural and underserved practice settings,” according to nurse anesthesia program director Mary C. Karlet.
The simulation project implementation will begin during the 2008–2009 academic year.
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