Thanks to grants from Bon Secours Health System and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), qualifying health science students at Rappahannock Community College (RCC) will be able to continue earning wages and get credit for required clinical time at their job while furthering their education. This initiative aims to alleviate the financial burden associated with attending classes and clinicals.
The Earn to Learn grant programs will address critical workforce shortages for nurses, practical nurses and patient care technicians by “transforming nurse clinical education to accelerate the development of practice-ready nurse graduates,” according to VDH.
Students in the program will be employed at partner clinical sites, where they will receive paid, work experiences, training and mentorship that complements their academic studies, reported media services manager Michele Inderrieden. This compensation allows students to earn wages comparable to their current practice level while they train for….
