Mercer University received more than $430,000 in federal grants to produce more nursing faculty and support trainee-ships for registered nurses in advanced nursing education programs, officials announced Tuesday.
The faculty money is crucial. College leaders say they want to graduate more nurses to address shortages, but they struggle to hire enough faculty to teach the classes. Mercer runs the Nurse Faculty Loan Program, which provides financial help to registered nurses completing graduate programs to become faculty.
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