Friday, May 9, 2025
5/9/2025
Nurse Faculty Loan Program - The graduate program of the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing (UMMC SON), including both masters and doctoral level (DNP and PhD) curricula, provides a unique opportunity for learning at the only academic health center in Mississippi. The Master’s program, accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), prepares the graduate for advanced nursing practice in nursing education and provides a solid foundation in theory, practice, and research. Students in the Nurse Educator MSN and RN to MSN track focus on developing basic core knowledge needed for entry level nurse educators. A nurse prepared at the master’s level is able to perform as a faculty member in an academic or hospital nursing education program. To achieve this goal, the nurse educator track provides the graduate learner with the knowledge and skills for teaching, as well as a solid understanding of all aspects of the educator role. Additionally, the nurse educator curriculum provides the learner with a foundation to pursue doctoral education as well as obtain certification as a Nurse Educator through the National League for Nursing. The UMMC SON is also committed to increasing the diversity of the student enrollment, Mississippi nursing faculty and addressing health disparities and rural and underserved populations. The UMMC SON has historically been involved in community efforts to increase the health of underserved population through school-based health clinics in Jackson and the MS Delta. The UMMC SON is also in the process of developing holistic admissions process. Currently, there are 49 students enrolled in the Nurse Educator Track. Two (2) students are full-time and forty-seven (47) are part-time. Twenty-eight students have graduated from this program since December of 2018 and sixteen of these graduates are employed in a school of nursing in the state of Mississippi and two more have applied to nurse faculty positions. There are two NFLP graduates (funded AY 2020-2021) employed in a SON. Enrollment in the graduate program has increased and The UMMC SON has a renewed commitment to continuing and maintaining current and future NFLP funds to support students interested in becoming nurse faculty. The new Program Director and Student Financial Aid Office officer will be responsible for recruitment, enrollment, and maintenance of loan applicants.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).