A grant awarded to the Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing at Pittsburg State University will establish the first rural primary care nurse practitioner residency program in Southeast Kansas.

 

The $2.3 million grant award, given by the Health Resources and Services Administration will span four years; the first year, which started last summer and will end in May, was dedicated to planning, while the next three years will feature one-year rotations and training for the Nurse Practitioner Residents.

 

The grant award will partially fund salaries and educational opportunities for 18 nurse practitioners who will do their residencies at Ascension Via Christi, Girard Medical Center, and the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas.

 

The program’s clinical focus will be rural primary care, but additional rotations will be provided to better prepare nurse practitioners for patient referrals and to promote cross-specialty networking and transdisciplinary learning. You can learn more about the project or apply online at https://www.pittstate.edu/nursing/nurse-practitioner-residency.html