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色情视频 Imperial Valley鈥檚 School of Nursing received another $3 million in awards in October. Two new federal and state grants will support an augmented reality nursing lab and a comprehensive high school to health professional workforce pipeline in Imperial County.

Both awards will also fund a five-year comprehensive community-focused initiative to expand innovative nursing education and improve the region's health care equity, access and outcomes.

鈥淭hese grants provide innovative workforce development strategies to undergraduate nursing students and local nurses and will expand our local workforce pipeline,鈥� said Helina Hoyt, assistant professor, and associate director of the 色情视频 School of Nursing, Imperial Valley (SON, IV).

Immersive technologies  

The federal grant, a three-year, $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides immersive training to nursing students through augmented and virtual reality technologies in classrooms and regional medical centers along the U.S.-Mexico border.

鈥淪tudents often report it is difficult for them to react in their practice environments when they don鈥檛 get a reaction from their patient-care mannequins,鈥� said Andrea Sanchez, skills lab coordinator, and faculty fellow, SON, IV. 鈥淭he use of virtual and augmented technologies is a game-changer and will allow students to receive immediate feedback, as well as experience in what it is like to take care of a 鈥榬eal鈥� patient.鈥�
 
Imperial Valley nursing students will use Magic Leaps, a virtual simulation lab, and Microsoft's HoloLens, augmented reality headsets. The headsets display a realistic, three-dimensional holographic patient, allowing students to interact fully with a virtual patient in the classroom. Other virtual programs include three-dimensional, life-sized anatomy holograms so students can examine everything from the human skeleton and nervous system to the gastrointestinal tract and other bodily systems with lifelike precision.

鈥淭he beauty of this immersive technology is that it can be manipulated to create a wide variety of scenarios to enhance learning in the classroom,鈥� said Sanchez.

The immersive training project includes curriculum updates and student externships with 90 hours of clinical experience at two regional hospitals. In addition, the grant will fund four additional faculty instructors to expand enrollment in the new .

Workforce pipeline

The second grant, a $2.5 million award from the California Health and Human Services Agency, will fund a five-year project that includes the development and implementation of a new comprehensive workforce pipeline to support and encourage underrepresented and disadvantaged high school students to pursue health careers in Imperial County.
 
鈥淭he Health Professions Pathway Program is a win-win for Imperial County,鈥� said Hoyt. 鈥淟ocal talented youth interested in health professions can be mentored and offered local options for seeking a bachelor's degree.鈥�
 
Enhancing and expanding a culturally and linguistically advanced workforce, the project will focus on primary care, nursing, behavioral health, geriatrics, and oral and allied health.
 
鈥淭his 鈥榞row your own鈥� approach will help develop a sustainable healthcare workforce to care for the residents of Imperial Valley communities,鈥� said Karen Macauley, professor and director of 色情视频鈥檚 School of Nursing.
 
Macauley and Hoyt鈥檚 team built an extensive partnership network that includes collaborations with the Imperial County Office of Education, seven local high schools, the Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program, Imperial Valley College, El Centro Regional Medical Center, and Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District.
 
鈥淭he School of Nursing is committed to addressing the nursing and health care profession shortages in Imperial County,鈥� said Macauley. 鈥淭his funding supports pipeline efforts, especially in local Imperial County high schools, through mentoring and other student services.鈥�
 
A mentoring program, health career days, and other wraparound services including financial aid, academic advising and community outreach events, are scheduled over the next few years as part of the project.

Earlier in October, 色情视频 Imperial Valley鈥檚 School of Nursing also received a to establish a clinical research network and to address regional health disparities. The cooperative agreement grant between 色情视频, 色情视频 Imperial Valley School of Nursing, and El Centro Regional Medical Center supports clinical research for five years.