Overview
The purpose of this program is to increase nursing instructors and educators, and to expand and diversify the pipeline of nursing professionals who can fill quality jobs to boost the nation's healthcare systems while advancing equity.
- $80,000,000 in grant funds authorized by the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 for the DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program.
- The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded ASU $5.4 million to help address the nursing shortage by preparing more nursing faculty.
The U.S. is facing a healthcare workforce crisis, particularly for nurses, due to a variety of factors, many of which impact job quality, including an aging healthcare workforce; lack of qualified instructors, educators, and preceptors; workload intensity and burnout; high patient-to-nurse ratios; and an increased demand for healthcare workers, all compounded by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Geographic Scope & Track / Populations Served
Arizona-wide Nurse Education Professional Master of Science in Nursing (Nursing Education)
The populations we serve are statewide and include rural and underrepresented nurses across geographic HPSA regions in Arizona.
Included but not limited to:
- Underemployed, and/or incumbent workers from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations, including people of color.
- H-1B Occupations - ASU will train participants for occupations along career pathways leading to middle- to high-skilled H-1B healthcare occupations
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary