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The
Role of the On Campus Nurse Practitioner Ambassador
The
nurse practitioner ambassador serves as an advocate to the
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) for students and other
faculty in the nurse practitioner program(s) at his/her institution.
The
nurse practitioner ambassador is an advocate for the NHSC
and its programs, i.e., the Scholarship Program, the Loan
Repayment Program, the Summer Internship Program (SEARCH).
The
nurse practitioner ambassador is an advocate for the nurse
practitioner role in the federal health care system.
In
this role the nurse practitioner ambassador is expected to:
- Identify
and mentor students who may need financial assistance for
their nurse practitioner education either through the Scholarship
Program or the Loan Repayment Program.
- Identify
students who may be interested in practicing in any of the
country's underserved areas or with any of the underserved
populations.
- Serve
as a resource of information on the NHSC programs for these
students and other faculty members.
- Serve
as an advocate for the school in establishing linkages between
the nurse practitioner programs and the migrant and/or community
health centers (CHC) or other community-based systems of
care.
- Serve
as an advocate for the nurse practitioner role in community-based
systems of care in order to increase the number of opportunities
for nurse practitioners in these health care sites.
- Serve
as a consultant or source of feedback to the NHSC on nurse
practitioner issues when the need arises.
***If
the nurse practitioner ambassador leaves his/her position
or is unable to continue to serve as the ambassador for
the institution please contact:
Horacio Oliveira, AACN
One Dupont Circle, NW
Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036
holiveira@aacn.nche.edu
(202) 463-6930
Fax: (202) 785-8320
Resources
for ambassadors are available at: http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/ambassadors/resources.html
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