UnitedHealthcare Donates $25,000 to Support East Carolina University College of Nursing Scholarships
February 12 2018 - 2:07PM
Business Wire
- Donation to fund scholarships for
nursing students enrolled in the Regionally Increasing
Baccalaureate Nurses program
- Program helps improve the health
outcomes of North Carolinians by expanding the nursing workforce in
underserved areas
UnitedHealthcare has donated $25,000 to the East Carolina
University College of Nursing to fund scholarships for students
enrolled in their final year of the Regionally Increasing
Baccalaureate Nurses (RIBN) program.
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UnitedHealthcare donated $25,000 to the
East Carolina University College of Nursing to fund scholarships
for students enrolled in their final year of the Regionally
Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses (RIBN) program. Left to right: RIBN
student Allison Boswell; North Carolina State Rep. Greg Murphy;
RIBN student Alexandria Kirian; UnitedHealthcare Vice President
Brian Cresta; ECU Student Success Advocate Dr. Kelly Cleaton;
President of the Medical and Health Sciences Foundation Dr. Mark
Notestine; ECU Student Success Advocate Dr. Melissa Yow; RIBN
Program Director Becky Jordan; ECU College of Nursing Dean Sylvia
Brown; Vidant Medical Center Director of Professional Practice Dr.
Daphne Brewington; and RIBN graduate Caroline Lanier (Photo
courtesy of Conley Evans, East Carolina University).
UnitedHealthcare presented a check to College of Nursing Dean
Sylvia Brown at an on-campus event today with RIBN program nursing
students, Directors of Nursing from RIBN participating community
colleges, and State Rep. Greg Murphy.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with East
Carolina University College of Nursing to help increase access to
quality health care throughout North Carolina, particularly in
rural communities where there is a dire need,” said Anita Bachmann,
CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina. “This
program provides quality training to prepare a much-needed nursing
workforce to meet the needs of the residents of North
Carolina.”
The RIBN program helps improve North Carolinians’ health by
enhancing the educational preparation and diversity of the nursing
workforce. The program provides a four-year nursing option that
concurrently enrolls students from one of seven local community
colleges and the ECU College of Nursing. RIBN students earn both an
associate degree from a community college and bachelor of science
degree in Nursing from ECU through online coursework and clinical
work.
Many of these students work part- or full-time while furthering
their education with online classes that can flex around their work
and life schedules. With many students already working in rural
settings, the likelihood they will continue to work in that area is
great.
“The goal of the RIBN program is to provide a pipeline of
baccalaureate nurses to underserved and rural parts of the state by
making it easier and more affordable for students from those
communities to obtain their BSN,” said Brown. “Through our
partnership with UnitedHealthcare, we will be able to support these
aspiring nurses’ educational goals by helping them overcome the
economic challenges they may face.”
The community colleges participating in the RIBN program
include: Beaufort County Community College, Carteret Community
College, College of the Albemarle, Craven Community College, Lenoir
Community College, Pitt Community College and Roanoke-Chowan
Community College.
Students in the RIBN program spend the first two years of their
coursework at a community college campus while completing at least
one online course per semester through ECU. Receiving their
associate degree in nursing at the end of their third year, and
after passing the state licensure exam, they progress to the
program’s fourth year with online coursework at ECU in preparation
for their bachelor of science in Nursing.
“As a practicing physician, I know firsthand how a shortage of
health care workers can have a far-reaching impact on the
availability and quality of care in our rural communities,” said
Rep. Murphy. “The UnitedHealthcare RIBN Rural Health Scholarship
will be an excellent way to help those who wish to serve in often
underserved areas of our state further their education and ensure
future career success.”
Students may apply for the scholarships online at
AcademicWorks.com. Recipients will be announced in mid-April.
UnitedHealthcare RIBN Scholarships will cover the 2018-2019 school
year. This scholarship program financially assists senior-year
students in the RIBN program; the last year of the program is the
most expensive for these students. Preference will be given to
students who excel academically, demonstrate financial need and
wish to begin/continue their work in rural, underserved areas.
For more information, visit:
ecu.edu/cs-dhs/nursing/ribn.cfm.
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