GRCC Nursing program and UMH-West partnership
Healthcare Industry
Hospitals
Organizations Involved
Grand Rapids Community College, University of Michigan Health - West
Occupations Involved
Nursing students
Workforce Development Focus
Increasing number of healthcare workers
Workforce Issues Addressed
Training current healthcare professionals in SDOH, implicit bias, or on other subjects that will help professionals provide more culturally-competent and/or patient-centered care
Description
Grand Rapids Community College and University of Michigan Health-West have a partnered together to offer a program to create more RNs. Nursing students who complete one semester of Grand Rapids CC's nursing program can have up to 3 semesters of their tuition paid by UMH-West, if they agree to work at UMH-West for 2 years post-graduation and get their RN license. The goals of the program are to remove cost barriers that can prevent nursing students from getting their degree and to increase the number of nurses working at UMH-West.