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Show Page H4 Thursday, September 26, 2002 Times Newspaper IHC, UVSC team up to expand slots for nursing students In an effort to address the current shortage of nurses in the area, Intcrmountain Health Care and Utah Valley State College have formed a partnership part-nership that will allow and additional 21 LI'Ns to receive their Associate of Science degree in Nursing and qualify to take the licensure exam to become registered nurses. These additional students will begin the program in January 2003 and graduate in August 2003. "We are deligthed at the college's willingness to make this program available avail-able and increase the number num-ber of students who can attain their RN licensure," said Gail McGuill, Chief Nurse Executive for IHC's Utah County region. "This partnership will benefit our patients at the hospitals, the students who are interested inter-ested in furthering their nursing education and the college." Alene Harrison, Ed.D., RN, Associate Dean of UVSC School of Science and Health and Director of the Department of Nursing said, "We are excited that the partnership with the IHC Urban South Region will allow us to admit more Practical Nurses to the Associate Degree program. For the last two years we have had more applicants than we can accept." LPNs who are admitted to UVSC and accepted into this program will receive tuition reimbursement based on their commitment to work at IHC facilities following fol-lowing completion of the program. Deadline for application to the program is October 18. McGuill and Harrison are confident that all 24 slots will be filled, given the fact that there are close to 100 practical nurses who would be eligible. "We have appreciated the long-standing partnership with IHC," said Harrison. "IHC plays a vital role in . the clinical education of our students. The funding for tfcis partnership venture will allow us to add the faculty fac-ulty to make it possible to increase our enrollment." DO MO Pi cruiser urA n f One? School: Sharon Elementary Artist: Lauren Anderson Grade: 5th DOUG tf M1 nrM 0COTOPLEX U U Li U L d Family Owned & Operated 523 W. Main, American Fork, Utah Exit 281 801-492-1110 OP MOU i ' 'ill i" ' o r C School: Suncrest Elementary Artist: Michelle Padilla Grade: 4th V5 Lj.tl,jol,,n,iJ ins mo 'A 8 A . mm sm rajsH mmcm mm fhzvo Towtte. School: Foothill Elementary Artist: Harry Hall Grade: 4th mm in fii OHH Mill mMMM' School: Orem Elementary Artist: Steven Smith Grade: 4th 7 v- w u u 1585 South State St. Orem, Utah 225-6038 |