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MICUA Matters Fall 2011
Mount St. Mary’s University is expanding opportunities for nursing students by partnering their School of Natural Science and Mathematics with Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. This new partnership is built on a dual-degree model where a student can earn two undergraduate degrees in just over five years: one in Biology from the Mount, and a second in Nursing from Shenandoah University.
Mount graduates benefit from a hands-on research experience in their Biology major integrated with a strong core curriculum, the Veritas Program. “Our curriculum gives students the technical skills they need and fosters an understanding of the ethical and moral issues that confront our society,” says Dr. David Bushman, Dean of the School of Natural Science and Mathematics.
The partnership is designed to prepare students for the constantly changing world of health care by combining a traditional undergraduate degree in Biology at the Mount with specialized training in nursing at Shenandoah University. A student participating in the program is required to complete three academic years at the Mount and five semesters at Shenandoah University.
“National dialogue among leaders in nursing indicates that collaborative efforts that work toward increasing the number of graduates in nursing are critical to meeting the upcoming serious shortage of nurses in the United States. It is a pleasure to work closely with Mount St. Mary's University to establish just such a collaborative program,” says Kathryn Ganske, Director of the Division of Nursing at Shenandoah University.
The Mount already has a similar partnership with The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, giving Mount students more options on where to pursue their Nursing degree.
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