Project IMPACT: Immersive Managed Practice Adaptable Clinical Training
Program Description
The University of Arizona College of Nursing received a $2.6 million four-year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant to increase the number and diversity of family nurse practitioners, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, and certified nurse midwife students trained with the University of Arizona and federally qualified health center partners in southern Arizona. The students, who are part of the College’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, will be prepared through immersive education and training to provide primary care services, mental health and substance use disorder care, and maternal health care for the diverse populations in the rural, border, and medically underserved communities in Southern Arizona.
Program Goals and Impacts
The goals of this program include increasing the number and diversity of family nurse practitioners, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, and certified nurse midwives.
Funding Information
This program entails $2.6 million over the course of four years distributed by The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Program Sustainability
To attain sustainability continue to increase the number and diversity of family nurse practitioner (FNP), psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP), and certified nurse midwife (CNM) students trained through immersive managed practice adaptable clinical training (IMPACT) or other instructional methods.
Sustainability Challenges
Challenges to sustainability may include:
Sufficient nursing faculty.
Adequate clinical sites.
Student recruitment.
Physical space.
Trained nurse mentors at clinical sites.
Establishment of recruitment programs with an emphasis on rural delivery of care.
Key Contacts
The University of Arizona College of Nursing and The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
