Highlights

By the Numbers

Of our 33 anticipated graduates...

  • students are in the Adult/Older Adult track
  • 20 students are in the Family Nurse Practitioner track
  • students are in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner track
  • 50% of students are from a disadvantaged background
  • 48% of students are from a rural residential background
Nursing student using a stethoscope to check standardized patient's heartrate in a simulation setting
Map of the state of Michigan showing where students had their practicum versus where they are employed.

Of our graduates...

  • 100% are employed as a Nurse Practitioner
  • 17 are providing primary care in their NP role
  • 17 work in a Mental Health, Health Provider Shortage Area (HPSA)
  • 16 work in a Primary Care HPSA
  • work in a Medically Underserved Area/Population (MUA/P)
  • work in an HRSA Rural Designation
  • are employed where they completed their longitudinal practicum
  • 95% feel prepared or very prepared to provide primary care in Rural and/or Underserved Communities
  • 98% are employed in MUA
  • 39% are employed in R/UC
  • 22% are employed at their practicum site

 

HRSA ANEW Highlights

"I genuinely appreciate being selected by the HRSA ANEW grant team. Their selection has had a profound impact on my life."

Preceptor Retention

Quotes from preceptors: 1. "i have been honored to work with [the students] and have seen them grow over their longitudinal preceptorship." 2. "I felt great support from GVSU and thought the monthly PRN meetings were great." 3. "The DNP grant program at GVSU is a valuable program for our healthcare systems, community, and students." 4. "I would be happy to precept again and find this program to be very valuable." 5. "I liked the PRN Connect newsletter with quick links embedded."
Faculty accepting 2022 Exemplary Academic Practice Partnership Award

2022 Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award

"This academic-practice partnership has demonstrated that through a relationship built on trust and reciprocal goals, organizations can work together to address healthcare access and improve nursing workforce diversity."



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