More Than 20 UMSON Faculty Members Awarded Funding to Increase Maryland’s Nursing Capacity
March 17, 2021 Laura HagerFaculty named Maryland state New Nurse Faculty Fellows, awarded Nurse Educator Doctoral Grants for Practice and Dissertation Research, and received Nurse Faculty Annual Recognition Award.
Nineteen University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) faculty members have been named Maryland state New Nurse Faculty Fellows (NNF), two faculty members have been awarded a Nurse Educator Doctoral Grant (NEDG) for Practice and Dissertation Research, and one faculty member has received an inaugural Nurse Faculty Annual Recognition Award. All awards are part of the Nurse Support Program II, a statewide initiative funded by the Health Services Cost Review Commission and administered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
The Nurse Support Program II is a statewide initiative funded by the Health Services Cost Review Commission and administered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. It helps increase Maryland’s nursing capacity by supporting initiatives that advance the recommendations outlined in the Institute of Medicine’s report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.