News for March 1st through March 8th 2012

In the News

Charleston Southern University expands nursing program - According to the Charleston Regional Business Journal, (08March2012), "Charleston Southern University is tripling enrollments to its nursing school, the university announced Wednesday. The University will expand enrollment to 120 by 2014. The last expansion came in 2007, when the university boosted its school from 30 to 40 students." TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces New Program to Help Primary Care Practices Use Their Workforce More Effectively - According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, (07March2012), "The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is teaming with the Group Health Research Institute on a national program designed to identify creative practices that make primary care more efficient and effective. The Primary Care Team: Learning from Effective Ambulatory Practices (the LEAP Project) will identify primary care practices that use health professionals and other staff in ways that maximize access to their services, so these workforce models can be replicated and adopted more widely." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. FMU to establish new degree programs - According to SCNow.com, (02March2012), Francis Marion University's Board of Directors approved resolutions to establish a master of science in nursing/nurse educator degree program and one a bachelor of science in pharmaceutical studies degree program." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.