Clinical Site Development
Each year, the NC AHEC Program may allocate funds to eligible schools of nursing within the community colleges and the constituent institutions of UNC to develop new clinical training sites for nursing students. The expansion of the number of quality clinical training sites and the number of students using each site is imperative to meet the increase in student enrollments. The increase in enrollments is an outcome of the IOM Task Force on the North Carolina Nursing Workforce recommendation.
To be eligible for funding, clinical sites must meet the following criteria:
Each nursing program may submit one application for a single clinical site. Proposals should benefit both the nursing program and the clinical agency, and funds may cover educational materials and supplies, teaching tools/equipment, faculty salaries, and faculty travel to the clinical site for development. The call for proposals is issued in January of each year.
For more information, contact Kathy Clark atkgclark@wakeahec.org.
Education Mobility:
Interested in returning to school for BSN, MSN, PhD or DNP?
Current workforce data suggest that the need for advanced practice nurses will
continue to increase over the next decade. For more information regarding
educational mobility options available, check out the College Foundation of
North Carolina
Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses Project (RIBN)
The goal of the RIBN project is to increase the
proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate or higher degree to
80% by 2025. Educational partnerships between community
colleges and universities dually enrolls students in a seamless
four-year nursing curriculum. More information can
be found on the Foundation for Nursing Excellence site. You
may also refer to the listing of schools with RN-to-BSN programs
on the
NC Board of Nursing site. In support of the RIBN
project, NC AHEC has funded the Connect for Success program
through Wake AHEC.
To view a video about the RIBN initiative, see A Win-Win for Healthcare in North Carolina: The RIBN Project by Kathryn “Ginger” Ward-Presson .