GRAND RAPIDS – Grand Valley State University received a $1.5 million federal grant to improve nursing workforce readiness by increasing high-impact learning opportunities for students using multiple-patient simulations.
Tricia Thomas, dean of the Kirkhof College of Nursing, said the three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) also enhances training and education to better serve underrepresented and diverse populations.
Thomas said two of KCON’s practice partners, Corewell Health and Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, will collaborate to design simulations for nursing students. Thomas and three Simulation Center employees joins MITech TV to provide more details on the grant.
