Monster Healthcare
Joins with AACN on New
Scholarship Program to Help Alleviate the Nurse Faculty
Shortage
Five
$25,000 scholarships funded by Monster Healthcare to be
awarded this fall.
Applications will be available on the AACN Web site in
August 2005.
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WASHINGTON, DC, and MAYNARD,
MA, July 26, 2005 - Monster Healthcare and the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) today announced
the creation of a new scholarship program to address the
growing shortage of nurse educators. The Monster Healthcare-AACN
Nursing Faculty Scholarship is designed to increase the
number of nurse educators needed to expand student capacity
in entry-level nursing programs.
"All efforts to address the shortage
of nurses in the U.S. will fail unless we focus on increasing
the supply of faculty needed to prepare new nurses,"
said AACN President Jean E. Bartels. "AACN applauds
Monster Healthcare for recognizing one of the root causes
of our nation's current nursing shortage and taking decisive
action to address this concern."
Last year, AACN found that more than 32,000
qualified students were turned away from baccalaureate
and graduate nursing programs due largely to a shortage
of faculty. The Monster Healthcare-AACN Nursing Faculty
Scholarship program was created to help increase the pool
of doctorally-prepared nursing faculty needed to help
bridge the faculty gap at schools nationwide. Students
enrolled in either a Baccalaureate to Doctoral degree
or a Doctor of Nursing Practice program will be eligible
to apply for scholarship funding. Five scholarships in
the amount of $25,000 will be awarded in Fall 2005. Students
will be expected to use this money to cover living expenses
which will allow the student to attend school full-time.
In addition to providing scholarship funds,
Monster Healthcare will also provide students with part-time
jobs (a minimum of 10 hours a week) to enhance the students'
clinical experiences and give award recipients health
benefits while enrolled in school. Upon graduation, students
will be expected to serve in a teaching capacity at a
nursing school for a minimum of one year for every year
scholarship monies were received.
"This innovative faculty development program is quite
timely given the large wave of nursing school faculty
retirements expected over the next 10 years" added
Dr. Bartels. "These scholarships will enable students
to complete doctoral programs without an interruption
in study which will succeed in bringing younger teachers
into the profession. AACN hopes this program will serve
as a model for other corporate citizens to follow."
"Monster Healthcare is proud to be
aligned with the AACN in this effort to provide assistance
for students who are dedicating their careers to teaching
in the nursing profession," said Michelle Abbey,
President, TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications
and leader of Monster Healthcare. "We are pleased
to be able to offer our resources to address the changing
recruitment needs within the nursing industry."
Complete scholarship information, including
award criteria and an application for Fall 2005 awards,
will be posted on the AACN Web site on August 15, 2005
with an application deadline of September 30, 2005. Winners
will be chosen by a selection committee and notified by
mid-October if their application was selected.
For more details on the nurse educator shortage,
see AACN’s
Nursing Faculty Shortage Fact Sheet. Also see the
AACN Web site for lists of Baccalaureate
to Doctoral programs and Doctor
of Nursing Practice programs.
About AACN
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is the
national voice for university and four-year-college education
programs in nursing. Representing more than 585 member
schools of nursing at public and private institutions
nationwide, AACN's educational, research, governmental
advocacy, data collection, publications, and other programs
work to establish quality standards for bachelor's and
graduate-degree nursing education, assist deans and directors
to implement those standards, influence the nursing profession
to improve health care, and promote public support of
baccalaureate and graduate nursing education, research,
and practice. Web site: www.aacn.nche.edu.
About Monster Healthcare
Monster Healthcare is a cross-functional team comprised
of Monster®, the leading global online careers property,
and TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications division,
a global HR communications and solutions provider, focused
on applying innovative solutions to the unique challenges
and opportunities of the healthcare recruitment sector.
Both Monster® and TMP Worldwide are divisions of Monster
Worldwide, Inc
About Monster Worldwide
Founded in 1967, Monster Worldwide, Inc. is the parent
company of Monster®, the leading global online careers
property. The company also owns TMP Worldwide, one of
the world's largest recruitment advertising agency networks.
Headquartered in New York with approximately 4,500 employees
in 26 countries, Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST) is a
member of the S&P 500 Index. More information about
Monster Worldwide is available at www.monsterworldwide.com.
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CONTACT: Robert Rosseter
(202) 463-6930, x231
rrosseter@aacn.nche.edu
