BHWET - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Funding
Healthcare Industry
4-Year IHE
Organizations Involved
UM-Flint, Carriage Town Ministries Health Screening and Education Clinic, Genesee Country Free Medical Clinic, Hamilton Community Health Network, HRSA
Occupations Involved
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner students
Workforce Development Focus
Increasing number of healthcare workers
Workforce Issues Addressed
Training individuals to work in a healthcare profession; Providing a benefit or incentive that encourages individuals to pursue a healthcare profession - addresses a barrier to going into a healthcare profession
Description
University of Michigan-Flint received a grant of over $1 million to create a program whose goal is to increase access to psychiatric mental health/behavioral health services for the medically underserved population in Flint. The program will fund 22 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practictioner (PMHNP) students who are in longitudinal clinical training preceptorships in underserved, primary care settings. Eligible students must be from Flint or surrounding communities.