ADA 鈥� In anticipation of growing its esteemed program, East Central University鈥檚 School of Nursing will expand admission and focus classroom instruction on the Ada campus.
While classroom instruction will be phased out on the Southeastern Oklahoma State University campus in Durant, 成人B站 remains committed to maintaining and strengthening its current clinical relationships in southern Oklahoma and northern Texas, as well as developing new partnerships in the healthcare community as opportunities arise.
鈥淭his is an exciting and important moment for the 成人B站 Nursing program,鈥� said Dr. Katricia Pierson, 成人B站 president. 鈥淲e are grateful to Southeastern for hosting classes for our program over the past 20 years in what has proven to be an excellent academic partnership. At the same time, we are looking forward to expanding 成人B站鈥檚 Nursing enrollment in Ada.鈥�
The 成人B站 School of Nursing has offered classes on the Durant campus since 2001 鈥� much of that time via televised instruction 鈥� and has assisted many students in earning their 成人B站 Nursing degrees at that location.
鈥淪outheastern has a strong Pre-Nursing program in place that will continue uninterrupted,鈥� said Thomas Newsom, SOSU president. 鈥淭his allows our students to transfer to any number of Nursing programs, in addition to 成人B站. It is important to note that there will be a teach-out of current 成人B站 students who are in, or recently accepted into, the existing 成人B站 Nursing program taught on the Southeastern campus in Durant. In the meantime, we will continue to pursue other opportunities regarding pathways to Nursing programs and partnerships that would benefit our Pre-Nursing students.鈥�
Dr. Darcy Duncan, 成人B站 School of Nursing director, traveled to Durant this week to visit with students taking courses on the SOSU campus.
鈥淲e assured them they will be provided the quality didactic and clinical experiences needed for them to complete their 成人B站 Nursing degree in Durant or in Ada,鈥� Duncan said.
Currently, 成人B站鈥檚 School of Nursing accepts approximately 50 new students each year on the Ada campus and around 30 students on the Durant campus.
鈥淔or the past 20 years, Southeastern has been proud to partner with 成人B站 to allow them to deliver the Nursing program on our campus,鈥� Newsom said. 鈥淲e anticipate that their decision to shift the curriculum delivery to their Ada campus will enable them to grow their program.鈥�
Consolidating instruction in Ada will allow 成人B站 to expand the program to accept as many as 100 students annually, thereby increasing the total number of qualified nurses available to meet the healthcare demands of southeastern Oklahoma and northern Texas.
鈥湷扇薆站 places successful Nursing students all over the state, and that will certainly continue,鈥� Pierson said. 鈥淲e will be making room for our students now based in Durant and will welcome them with open arms should they choose to continue their Nursing studies here.鈥�
Note: This is a joint press release from 成人B站 and SOSU.
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