Siena College and The Eddy have established a new joint program offering full-tuition scholarships to registered nurses interested in pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing and working in the increasingly important field of population health.
The Margaret Krause and Siena College Nursing Scholarship Program will be funded through a unique partnership between Siena’s new Baldwin Nursing Program and The Eddy, the long-term and continuing care division of St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP), the region’s largest health system.
The first scholarship will be awarded to a student or students who will begin the nursing program in January 2017. Applications are due to the scholarship selection committee by this October 11.
“There’s a growing need for nurses who are prepared to assess and provide quality care to patients who, in most cases, aren’t in a traditional acute care hospital, but are in their own homes or are receiving rehabilitation services or skilled nursing care in a facility,” said Lisa M. Flack, DNS, director of Siena’s Baldwin Nursing Program.
SPHP stated that it is “investing in our RNs, because we want to make sure Eddy nurses have the latest knowledge, competencies and skills that a bachelor of science in nursing provides.”
Recipients will be required to work full time for three years after graduation at an Eddy organization, which includes Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, Eddy Visiting Nurse Association, The Community Hospice, and The Eddy nursing homes, which provide long-term care and short-term rehabilitation.
Dr. Flack added, “We expect the RNs who will be getting their bachelor of science in nursing will continue to work while going to school. The program has been structured so they only need to be on campus one day a week, on Wednesdays, to take all their required classes.”
The first 10 students in the Baldwin program began their nursing classes on Sept. 7.
“Registered nurses who currently have an associate’s degree can finish the program in 24 months, and RNs who have a bachelor’s degree in another field can finish in as little as 16 months,” she said.
The scholarship program is named, in part, after Margaret Krause, the longtime president of The Eddy Board of Directors.
All RNs are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants from within The Eddy and St. Peter’s Health Partners will be given first consideration. Applications can be found here. Questions should be directed to the Baldwin Nursing Program’s administrative offices: (518) 783-2320.
