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Mentoring & Scholar Programs

UNMC College of Nursing is introducing an exciting formal mentoring program in the Fall of 2024 for first-generation undergraduate students.

The college also has two grant-funded scholar tracks for undergraduate students pursuing primary health and school nursing.

 

Mary Eliza Mahoney Mentoring Program (MEMMP)

The Mary Eliza Mahoney Mentoring Program (MEMMP) is a new formal mentoring program designed to support first-generation students and students from underrepresented populations in the traditional undergraduate programs at the College of Nursing. Students receive an invitation to apply to the program every spring for a maximum of 50 students admitted into the program for the fall semester.

Purpose

The Mary Eliza Mahoney Mentoring Program aims to address immediate and ongoing recruitment and retention needs of nursing students from underrepresented and first-generation populations. The mentoring program will assist students who are struggling academically 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, recruiting nurses from communities most in need and encouraging nursing graduates to serve those same communities.

Program Details

Each student will be assigned an experienced nurse mentor with individualized support every week. Students will be expected to participate in a community service project each year to foster civil responsibility and reinforce the expectations of a professional nurse.  The “Mahoney Scholars” will have opportunities to participate in specialized workshops, study groups, and leadership programs. MEMMP will be housed in the UNMC College of Nursing and led by a program director who is committed to mentoring undergraduate students. Each campus will have a dedicated space with computers and whiteboards to facilitate learning. Additional resources include:

  • Workshops focused on academic learning skills, content development, organizational skills and stress management;  
  • Writing skills development; 
  • Graduate assistant and peer-led study groups focused on learning, networking and relationship building successfully; 
  • Annual leadership development program to support transition from education to practice;  
  • Study space with computers to facilitate group tutoring; and 
  • Support tools on how to take exams.
Interested?
Contact Student Services for more information.

Primary Care Scholars Program

Primary-care nursing offers the chance to care for a wide range of patients and follow them throughout their entire healthcare trajectory.

Purpose
The UNMC College of Nursing takes pride in preparing its nursing graduates to work in any health care field after graduation. By following a specialized primary care track, students have the opportunity to receive extra training and mentoring in primary care.
Program Details
Upon graduation, primary care track students are qualified to work and lead in a primary care setting, commonly referred to as a doctor’s office, clinic or other community setting.
Program details:
  • Open to BSN Students on all five campuses
  • Competitive opportunity for up to eight students
  • 150 hours of clinical experiences will be in primary care settings
  • Students will be required to complete a one-credit-hour elective each semester, totaling three credit hours, which focuses on Primary Care
Interested?

Please contact your campus Student Service Coordinator.

Acceptance to this program is contingent upon successful completion of semester one courses within the UNMC College of Nursing BSN program.

School Nurse Scholars Program

Gain experience and learn more about a career as a school nurse. This is an exciting new opportunity for any student interested in learning more about school-age nursing.

Purpose
Nurses in the school setting support health and wellbeing of students and families. By following a specialized school nursing track, students have the opportunity to receive extra training and experience in school-age nursing. Upon graduation, school-nurse scholars are better qualified to work and lead in school settings, school-age clinics or other community setting.
Program Details

Open to BSN Students on all five campuses opportunity for up to 25 students.

Students will be immersed in clinical experiences in school nursing settings.

Students will be required to complete a one-credit-hour elective each semester to total four credit hours, which focuses on school nursing.

 

Interested?

Please contact your campus Student Service Coordinator.

Acceptance to this program is contingent upon successful completion of semester one courses within the UNMC College of Nursing BSN program.