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Mohammad Al-Kassim
Issue date: 10/9/06 Section: News
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The UMKC School of Nursing received a major federal grant that will place it at the center of attention nationally. The Nursing School will receive $2.725 million over the next four years from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop a clinician training program. The program will be implemented across the United States.
According to Jacki Witt, associate professor of nursing and project director for this program, the U.S. Office of Family Planning is seeking to create a new training approach. They found that more hands-on clinical support and training is needed by health care practitioners who work in federally-funded family planning clinics for low-income, underinsured people.
Witt will lead the $2.7-million program in collaboration with the UMKC School of Medicine and Truman Medical Centers.
"We are very excited; this fits in very well with our goals. We have an emphasis area in women's health research and we are growing our women's program," said Witt.
The preceptor training course will be developed and piloted in Kansas City in the first year beginning Oct. 1, with courses being conducted in other locations in subsequent years. This is the largest single grant the School of Nursing has ever been awarded.
"Our goal is to produce 200 preceptors and at least 60 preceptor trainers in four years," said Witt.
This project will strengthen some partnerships with other schools, such as the School of Medicine. Dr. Julie Strickland, medical director for the grant, is an M.D., MPH and Interim Chair of the OBGYN Department at Truman Medical Center.
"It is quite significant; this is the only grant awarded, so we will be the national clinical training center for federally funded family planning clinicians," said Strickland.
People will come to UMKC to be trained as a result of this grant. There are about 90 different federally-funded agencies in the country now. Each of them have anywhere from 10 to 100 clinics, and that means a lot of clinicians will be trained in Kansas City.
Strickland's primary role is to lend her expertise in curriculum development, in addition to contributing in a clinical role where she will be assisting.
"A lot of what Strickland is doing is providing medical information and accuracy," said Witt.
"One of the reasons why we obtained the funding is that we were able to show a close collaboration between the School of Nursing and the School of Medicine," said Strickland. "I think that it really shows a commitment to the education of physicians, nurses, and advanced practice nurses; and also, it shows a level of education to the community in both schools."
The School of Nursing will move to their new 55,000-square-foot building next July. They will share the space with the School of Pharmacy.
mal-kassim@unews.com
According to Jacki Witt, associate professor of nursing and project director for this program, the U.S. Office of Family Planning is seeking to create a new training approach. They found that more hands-on clinical support and training is needed by health care practitioners who work in federally-funded family planning clinics for low-income, underinsured people.
Witt will lead the $2.7-million program in collaboration with the UMKC School of Medicine and Truman Medical Centers.
"We are very excited; this fits in very well with our goals. We have an emphasis area in women's health research and we are growing our women's program," said Witt.
The preceptor training course will be developed and piloted in Kansas City in the first year beginning Oct. 1, with courses being conducted in other locations in subsequent years. This is the largest single grant the School of Nursing has ever been awarded.
"Our goal is to produce 200 preceptors and at least 60 preceptor trainers in four years," said Witt.
This project will strengthen some partnerships with other schools, such as the School of Medicine. Dr. Julie Strickland, medical director for the grant, is an M.D., MPH and Interim Chair of the OBGYN Department at Truman Medical Center.
"It is quite significant; this is the only grant awarded, so we will be the national clinical training center for federally funded family planning clinicians," said Strickland.
People will come to UMKC to be trained as a result of this grant. There are about 90 different federally-funded agencies in the country now. Each of them have anywhere from 10 to 100 clinics, and that means a lot of clinicians will be trained in Kansas City.
Strickland's primary role is to lend her expertise in curriculum development, in addition to contributing in a clinical role where she will be assisting.
"A lot of what Strickland is doing is providing medical information and accuracy," said Witt.
"One of the reasons why we obtained the funding is that we were able to show a close collaboration between the School of Nursing and the School of Medicine," said Strickland. "I think that it really shows a commitment to the education of physicians, nurses, and advanced practice nurses; and also, it shows a level of education to the community in both schools."
The School of Nursing will move to their new 55,000-square-foot building next July. They will share the space with the School of Pharmacy.
mal-kassim@unews.com
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