- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/nisa-trenthem/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:28:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock/CHI St. Vincent honor new nursing students /news-archive/2017/08/18/pathway-program/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:28:06 +0000 /news/?p=67654 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock/CHI St. Vincent honor new nursing students]]> As a surgical technician, Daniel Ramos has witnessed the impact nurses have on patients and their families every day for the past 17 years he has worked at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.听 When the chance came to become a nurse through a new University of Arkansas at Little Rock/program, Ramos, 35, of Little Rock, took a chance to start a new career. 鈥淚 have been in the medical field for a long time,鈥 Ramos said. 鈥淚 want to do that one-on-one care that I鈥檝e seen nurses do. I feel like it is a calling. My passion and my love of caring for people pulled me in this direction.鈥 Through the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock/CHI St. Vincent Pathway Program, students have the opportunity to earn an Associate of Applied Science degree as part of an accelerated 18-month program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Upon completion, students can obtain their RN license and begin a nursing career at CHI St. Vincent. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and CHI St. Vincent officials welcomed the first 36 participants in the Pathway Program during an Aug. 16 ceremony in which the participants signed their contracts with CHI St. Vincent. Each Pathway participant will receive a $2,500 per-semester scholarship to cover the cost of the accelerated program. The nursing students are expected to graduate in December 2018 and begin working in spring 2019 after they complete their board exams. Graduates will join the nursing staff at CHI St. Vincent for a minimum of 24 months. Pathway participant Elizabeth Hurtt of Sheridan said the scholarship is a 鈥渂lessing鈥 that will allow her to concentrate on her education without worrying about money. 鈥淚t means a lot because not only is it helping me with college, but it’s a token of appreciation from God, and I’m very honored to be getting the award,鈥 Hurtt said. 鈥淎fter meeting everyone from CHI Vincent, I feel like I have a whole team supporting me with my journey to becoming a successful nurse.鈥 The Pathway Program comes at a time when the vacancy rate for RNs continues to rise across the state and nation. 鈥淭his is a great partnership between 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and St. Vincent,鈥 said Nisa Trenthem, RN residency manager at CHI St. Vincent. 鈥淭here is a need for nurses everywhere, since so many nurses are nearing retirement age.鈥 To produce more nurses, schools and instructors need to add programs and increase students, Trenthem said. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock has already increased its nursing enrollment 鈥 from about 700 to about 780 this year. 鈥淚 get contacted regularly by people asking how many graduates we have and if they can recruit our graduates,鈥 said Dr. Charles 鈥淧reston鈥 Molsbee, chair of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Nursing. 鈥淗opefully, with the increased enrollment, we can help eliminate that need.鈥
Pathway Program participant Daniel Ramos and his classmates sign their contracts to work with CHI St. Vincent. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.

Pathway Program participant Daniel Ramos and his classmates sign their contracts to work with CHI St. Vincent. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.

Ramos said his three sons 鈥 12-year-old twins and a 10-year-old 鈥 gave him the strength to pursue his first college degree and work toward his goal of becoming a nurse to help save lives. 鈥淢y boys are my biggest encouragement,鈥 Ramos said. 鈥淢y boys told me I better walk across the stage in 2018. They encourage me to finish my homework like I encourage them in school.鈥 Pathway Program participants include:
  • 听听听听听Jasmaine Bass of Mabelvale
  • 听听听听听Aarikka Black of Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Sydney Bradshaw of Sherwood
  • 听听听听听Allison Brown of Conway
  • 听听听听听Andranez Bryant of Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Tearani Buffington of Bryant
  • 听听听听听Zachary Casteel of Searcy
  • 听听听听听Morgan Collins of Pine Bluff
  • 听听听听听Saige Davis of Pine Bluff
  • 听听听听听Alexis Edwards of Little Rock
  • 听听听听听David Harris of Conway
  • 听听听听听Macey Highfill of Cabot
  • 听听听听听Kimberly Hill of Benton
  • 听听听听听Elizabeth Hurtt of Sheridan
  • 听听听听听Angela Keaton of Conway
  • 听听听听听Sean Lindsey of Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Alyssa Lloyd of Bryant
  • 听听听听听Maggie Marshall of North Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Tyler Massey of Bryant
  • 听听听听听Makayla McElwee of Lonoke
  • 听听听听听Marquita McKissick of Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Ashley Moore of Roland
  • 听听听听听Monica Morrison of Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Dominique Neal of North Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Bradley Oldham of Mabelvale
  • 听听听听听Jalisha Price of Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Nicole Purdy of Benton
  • 听听听听听Tiffany Smith of Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Veronica Thomas of Alexander
  • 听听听听听Jasmine Washington of Pine Bluff
  • 听听听听听Daniel Ramos of Jacksonville
  • 听听听听听Daniel Ramirez of Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Maya Nellum of North Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Zabina Swift of Little Rock
  • 听听听听听Brittany Reynolds of Little Rock
  • 听 听 听Adama Weatherspoon of Little Rock
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