College of Nursing
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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Mary Eliza Mahoney Mentoring Program

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MEMMP Admission- Undergraduate

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Please read all instructions thoroughly.

Traditional BSN

  • Must be a new student at UNMC and accepted into the Undergraduate BSN nursing program.  
  • Must Identify as being from and underrepresented/underserved group.
  • Complete an essay that is typed, double-spaced, and with a 12-point font in Times New Roman including:
    • A brief introduction of who you are
    • Explanation for wanting to be a MEMMP scholar
    • Your expectations from the mentoring program

 

Applicants will be able to apply to MEMMP after they have been accepted into the Undergraduate Nursing Program. Students will receive the QR from their student services coordinator when the application opens.

 

Traditional Fall Start

Application open: May 15, 2025

Application due: June 15, 2025

Program Start: August 2025

 

Traditional Spring Start

 Program Start: Spring 2026

 

  • Self-identify as being from an underserved population
  • Commitment to active participation in meeting with mentoring staff on a weekly basis, workshops, panels, and community activities
  • Annual Community Service Project where students engage in community for profit and non-profit organizations that addresses health disparities among the individuals that they serve
  • Annual Leadership Workshop that encourages learning, collaboration, problem solving, and innovation in nursing leadership in nurses of the future
  • Monthly live and recorded Zoom seminars that focus on organizational skills, mental well-being, resume and CV letter writing and more
  • The Mary Eliza Mahoney Mentoring Program (MEMMP) is open to all students enrolled in the College of Nursing at UNMC. The purpose of the MEMMP is to provide mentoring and resources to students from underrepresented/underserved groups who are at-risk for attrition based on published literature, including, but not limited to, first-generation, rurality, and lower socioeconomic status. 
  • The mentoring program will assist students who need academic support to remain in the program and will provide students with professional role models to build relationships designed to retain nurses in Nebraska. Professional mentorship is important for all nursing students but is particularly important for students from communities currently underrepresented in the nursing profession.
  • This program is modeled after the Dotson Bridge and Mentoring Program at Simmons University, initiated in 2009. The purpose of the UNMC mentoring program is to implement a proven mentoring model in the College of Nursing that is aimed at simultaneously transforming the trajectories of academically at-risk students and encouraging the nursing graduates to serve in their home communities.
Contact the mentoring program for more information.