August 2019 Work Force Newsletter

August 2019

Lifespan and St. John Fisher now offering Gerontology Certificate program

Lifespan is now offering series of CEU-eligible courses in Gerontology. Participants who complete the 120-hour course will earn a Certificate in Gerontology from St. John Fisher College. Courses are held on Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. at Lifespan. For more information, please visit: https://www.lifespan-roch.org/gerontology-certificate-program.

Rochester Regional Health announces new nurse residency rrogram

Rochester Regional Health has developed a new nurse residency program for graduating nurses to ease the transition from classroom to clinical practice and reduce nursing turnover rates. The first residency class will train over 100 new graduates across Rochester Regional's five hospitals and the Primary Care and Ambulatory Specialty Institute. 

Click here for more information: https://www.rochesterregional.org/news/2019/08/nursing-residency-program

University of Rochester School of Nursing receives $1 million grant

University of Rochester has received a $1 million Higher Education Capital Matching Grant from New York State. The funding will contribute to an expansion of the Loretta C. Ford Education Wing of Helen Wood Hall, allowing for additional learning space, new technology and experiential learning labs. The expansion will accommodate continued growth in School of Nursing student enrollment. https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/1-million-hecap-grant-will-enhance-school-of-nursing-academic-experience-serve-additional-students-392552/

U.S. dental programs to train students to treat people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

At the recommendation of the National Council on Disability, all U.S. dental programs must now teach their students assessment and management of dental treatment for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The Council on Dental Accreditation passed votes for curricular changes for predoctoral dental, orthodontics, dental hygiene and dental assistant programs. This change is meant to address dental health disparities experienced by people with disabilities. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/at-ncds-recommendation-all-us-dental-schools-will-train-students-to-manage-treatment-of-people-with-intellectual-developmental-disabilities-300901897.html

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