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HRSA NEPQR SET Grant Announcement
KCON successfully secured a three-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and partnered with Corewell Health and Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services to enhance nursing education through the creation of multiple-patient simulations. These simulations will be tailored to address a diverse range of patient scenarios and equip future nurses with the skills and confidence needed to provide patient care post-graduation. The next three years promise a journey of innovation and growth for KCON’s simulation center.
HRSA ANEW Grant Announcement
KCON was awarded a four-year continuation grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to continue the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program. KCON will continue working with McLaren Health Care and Trinity Health Muskegon to recruit and educate 37 nurse practitioners, who are underrepresented minorities or from a disadvantaged background, to provide primary, mental, and substance use disorder health care, in rural and/or underserved communities in Michigan. The three program tracks supported through the grant include Adult/Older Adult Primary Care, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The first HRSA ANEW cohort is enrolled in the Fall 2023 semester and will graduate in May of 2026.