The Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences (NWCNHS) at Florida International University (FIU) has received a $40,000 grant from the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare. The gift will be matched in full by the College and will fund the scholarships of five doctoral nursing students in 2014. The announcement was made by Dean Ora L. Strickland, PhD, RN, FAAN.
The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare is dedicated to improving healthcare by advancing nursing scholarship, leadership and innovation. Its two main programs are the Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program, which aims to address the shortage of nursing faculty by preparing nurses with doctoral degrees to step into this critical role, and the Jonas Veterans Healthcare Program, which seeks to improve the health of veterans by supporting doctoral-level nursing candidates committed to advancing veterans’ healthcare.
