5 Colorado Universities included in $55.5M Boost Aimed at Healthcare Workforce
HHS has announced $55.5 million in funding that will strengthen health professionals' training and bolster the size of the nation's healthcare workforce.
Nurse Faculty Loan Program
|
University of Colorado |
Aurora |
CO |
$75,358 |
|
University of Northern Colorado |
Greeley |
CO |
$105,619 |
|
Colorado State University-Pueblo |
Pueblo |
CO |
$50,000 |
NURSING WORKFLOW DIVERSITY
|
University of Colorado |
Colorado Springs |
CO |
$349,749 |
INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
|
University of Colorado |
Aurora |
CO |
$497,838 |
|
Metro Community Provider Network |
Englewood |
CO |
$499,601 |
ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION
|
University of Colorado |
Aurora |
CO |
$374,648 |
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENCIES
|
University of Colorado |
Aurora |
CO |
$431,319 |
The following is a breakdown of what the $55.5 million in money will go toward, according to the news release:
• $22.1 million: Increasing the number of nurse faculty by providing low-interest loans to nurses to train to become faculty and cancel loans in exchange for service as faculty
• $9.2 million: Supporting advanced nursing education by funding advanced nursing programs that allow RNs to become nurse practitioners and nurse midwives
• $6.7 million: Promoting interprofessional collaborative practice by bringing together teams to develop and implement practice models
• $5.2 million: Improving nursing diversity by expanding educational opportunities for disadvantaged students
• $3.1 million: Helping dental health professional shortage areas develop programs to address dental workforce needs
• $3 million: Supporting accredited residency programs in preventive medicine and public health
• $2.4 million: Supporting the training of doctoral-level psychologists
• $2.2 million: Increasing nurse anesthetist traineeships by supporting programs to provide traineeships to registered nurses enrolled in master's or doctoral nurse anesthesia programs
• $1.4 million: Funding four health workforce research centers to better understand local and national workforce needs
