Preparing Youth for Success in Health Occupations

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1 Preparing Youth for Success in Health Occupations Leading Change Conference: Strategies for a Vital Health Professions Workforce April 14-15, 2005 Dr. Linda Baer, Senior Vice Chancellor The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator.

2 Slide 2 Health Education Programs Accessible to Students Throughout the State

3 Meeting students needs for healthcare education programming at all levels 7 state universities baccalaureate and advanced degrees 8 technical colleges programs leading to employment 5 community colleges transfer, occupational programs 11 combined community and technical colleges community and technical college programs 1 tribal and community college Slide 3

4 Preparing Youth for Success in Health Occupations: Overview Minnesota State Colleges & Universities offers 52 healthcare education programs Every college and university in the system offers some kind of healthcare education program. Total programs offered: 353 Slide 4

5 Slide 5 MnSCU Program Grid

6 Minnesota Completers by Type of Institution and Career Path TOTAL, ALL HEALTH PROGRAM AWARDS* RN AND LPN NURSES PRIMARY ALLIED Higher Education System CARE HEALTH Technical College 1, Community College 2,435 1, State University Total MnSCU 4,298 2, ,449 U of M Private College 1, Private Proprietary TOTAL 7,663 3, ,103 Slide 6

7 Minnesota Completers by Type Career Path TOTAL 7, NURSING 3, PRIMARY CARE ALLIED HEALTH 3, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES NURSING SUPPORT (All nurses including advanced practice included in nursing data; primary care includes medicine, dentistry, pharmacy; allied health includes over 100 occupations) Slide 7

8 Growth in Number of Nursing Graduates The number of graduates from MN nursing programs preparing to take the RN exam* has been rising since 2000: increasing from 1,534 in 2000 to 1,848 in percent of this growth occurred in MnSCU institutions. 11 percent growth in the number of AD/RNs graduating from Minnesota s nursing programs from 2002 to Total number of nursing graduates has increased due to increase in admissions in established AD/RN programs. Existing programs have expanded enrollment in a variety of locations and on new schedules, such as twice yearly admission and evening/weekend classes *Students taking the exam for the first time. Source: MN Board of Nursing Slide 8

9 Preparing Youth for Success in Health Occupations: K-12 Partnerships Development of the Healthcare Youth Apprenticeship Program and Mentor Guidebook Partnership between MnSCU s Healthcare Education- Industry Partnership and Minnesota Department of Health To provide high school students 16 years of age or older with a paid work experience aligned with their career interest, and an orientation and exploration of healthcare careers. Slide 9

10 Preparing Youth for Success in Health Occupations: K-12 Partnerships Healthcare Youth Apprenticeship Program Approximately ten high schools involved in the Youth Apprenticeship Program by partnering with their local health care providers (for example: HCMC, Mayo, North Memorial) Slide 10

11 Preparing Youth for Success in Health Occupations: K-12 to College Transitions Minnesota Healthcare Core Curriculum (HCCC) Developed by faculty from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Healthcare Education Industry Partnership The Healthcare Core Curriculum is a series of entrylevel courses for the student with an interest in health care but little or no experience. The student will be introduced to entry-level concepts containing necessary information for all health care workers. Emphasis is on awareness of client needs and basic skill development. Slide 11

12 Preparing Youth for Success in Health Occupations: K-12 to College Transitions Minnesota Healthcare Core Curriculum The courses are competency based and may be taken in any order. There are 8 modules worth a total 4 credits for 64 hours of class. Each module can easily be offered on-campus or off-campus. If you have a partnership with a healthcare system this would be a wonderful course to offer at their facility. Redesign of Nursing Education Pathway to include HCCC. Colleges include MCTC, Ridgewater, Mn West and others. Slide 12

13 Partnerships with MN Department of Education Health Occupations Education Programs/HOSA Minnesota Department of Education: Health Occupations Education Partnerships with colleges and some high schools for students to be granted credit or advanced standing 25 HOSA instructors teach the Health Care Core Curriculum in coordination with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Other programs approved in: Allied Health; Nursing Services; Dental Assisting; EMS; Health Careers, etc. Slide 13

14 Preparing Youth for Success in Health Occupations: K-12 to College Transitions Health and Long Term Care Promotion Grants: Partnership with MN Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Began in 2002 For consortia of school districts, health care employers, and post-secondary institutions Collaboration with Minnesota Department of Education Over 4 years, awarded $589,000 in 55 grants Slide 14

15 Health and Long Term Care Career Promotion Grants: Purpose Develop middle and high school curriculum for health and long-term care career exploration and training Meet national skill standards for health care and longterm care Provide credits that articulate into post-secondary programs Provide technical support to the participating health care and long-term care employers Slide 15

16 Health & Long Term Care Career Promotion Grants: Examples Detroit Lakes - $16,160 Consortium Members: Detroit Lakes Schools NW Technical College Dakota Clinic MeritCare Clinic Emmanuel Community St. Mary s Regional Health Center Program Highlights: Core Curriculum E.Y.E. on Healthcare workshop for K-12 teachers Certificate of Advanced Standing with MSCTC HOSA Career Day 8th grade Slide 16

17 Health & Long Term Care Career Promotion Grants: Examples Bemidji - $10,000 Consortium Members: North Country Cooperative Center (6 school districts) Northwest Tech College North Country Regional Hospital 5 Long Term Care facilities Program highlights 500 7,8, & 9 grade students exposed to health careers 50 toured 8 health care providers 148% increase in H.S. health careers program enrollment Slide 17

18 Health & Long Term Care Career Promotion Grants: Examples Red Lake Falls $18,000 Consortium Members Pine to Prairie Cooperative Center (14 districts) Roseau Area Hospital and Homes Riverview Healthcare, Crookston Northland Community and Technical College Program highlights New health care occupations classes in 6 districts Advanced standing agreements with NCTC and MSCTC Presentations to counselors and teachers Slide 18

19 Reaching Out to Future Students: Nursing Shortage Campaign 2004 Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Works to Meet the Demand The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, which produces 78 percent of the state s new nursing graduates, is responding rapidly to the shortage. The system s 32 institutions are working together to expand training programs, add online degrees and create innovative partnerships to train new nurses and help working nurses upgrade their skills. Some examples: An English-as-a-Second-Language class to teach culturally-diverse nursing students to read and write in English to communicate effectively with patients/coworkers. A fast track LPN program to employ displaced workers. A college-business partnership to train, recruit and retain nurses in south central Minnesota. System Enrolls, Graduates Significantly More Nursing Students The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System nursing program administrators this fall reported the number of students enrolled in nursing increased 16 percent over fall A system survey showed more than 7,100 students this fall were enrolled in licensed practical nursing and registered nursing, including bachelor s and master s degree programs, an increase of about 980 students. Preliminary reports show 2,712 nursing degrees and diplomas were awarded in Fiscal Year 2003, a 19 percent increase over the Fiscal Year 2002 actual figure of 2,275. The figures include practical nursing diplomas and associate degrees, registered nursing associate and bachelor s degrees and nursing master s degrees. Slide 19

20 Reaching Out to Future Students: Nursing Shortage Campaign 2004 Slide 20 WMNN Radio and WMNN.com January 2004 story on culturally diverse nursing program at Anoka Technical College. DL-Online (Detroit Lakes) Jan.15, 2004 Health care professionals in high demand. West Central Tribune Online Jan. 30, 2004 Simulation center helps nursing students gain skills. Pipestone County Star Feb. 11, 2004 Minnesota West Working to Meet Needs of Medical Community on front page and Feb. 12, 2004 on Pipestone County Star Online. Timberjay News (Tower, Ely, Orr) Feb. 16, 2004 Vermilion Community College participates to help curb Minnesota s nurse shortage. WCCO-AM Feb. 18, 2004 Story on Minnesota s nursing shortage featuring Mary Rothchild, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Owatonna People s Press Interactive March 11, 2004 Colleges vital to health care needs. Rochester Post-Bulletin March 19, 2004 Hospitals give Riverland a financial boost (Four area newspapers carried similar stories.) BusinessNorth March 29, 2004 Community colleges use fast track to tackle nursing shortage by Don Jacobson. The Business Journal May 6, 2004 New Shortage: Nursing Faculty by Scott Smith in the Education section. Monster.com May 6-12, 2004 Contributed to Special National Nurses Week Report by John Rossheim. Star Tribune June 27, 2004 Nursing education Jobs section story by Nancy Giguere

21 Reaching Out to Future Students: Nursing Shortage Campaign 2004 Slide 21 Star Tribune July 19, 2004 Pulse Strong for Nursing Programs by Mary Jane Smetanka, about high demand among nursing applicants at colleges that have expanded their programs such as Anoka-Ramsey Community College, where lines formed over the weekend. USA Today July 19, 2004 Brief about Anoka-Ramsey Community College s nursing applicants lining up over the weekend to get a future spot in the program. Star Tribune, JOBS July 21, 2004 Pathway to Nursing Success, a story about the Nursing Pathway Program at Minneapolis Community & Technical College. St. Paul Pioneer Press July 26, 2004 Nursing schools try to keep up by Cynthia Boyd about the high demand among applicants for nursing programs at colleges including Anoka-Ramsey. NurseZone.com August 2004 Don t be fooled by Minnesota s relatively low job vacancy rate by Kelly Phillips about the nursing shortage, featuring quotes from Kris Juliar. Asian Pages Aug. 24, 2004 Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Offer Innovative Education to Help Meet Demand, a piece about how Minnesota is on the verge of a critical shortage of nurses. Star Tribune Dec. 3, 2004 Nursing Shortage: It s No Myth, a jobs section story by Nancy Giguere on the need for nurses, including 97 percent job placement of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities graduates. Star Tribune Jan. 14, 2005 Healthy Choices, a Jobs section story by Nancy Giguere about career 4possibilities in health care, including the Nursing Pathway Program at Minneapolis Community and Technical College.

22 Dentist advises: 'Invest in your education and future' As a goldsmith in Vietnam, Tuyen Nguyen's dream was to go abroad. In 1993, an immigration program offered by the American government gave him that chance. Nguyen settled in with an aunt in Minnesota. "I had no clue what I wanted to become...but I knew I had to have an education to make it in this country," Nguyen recalls. Now he is a dentist practicing in Deerwood, Minn. The road to his dental degree began with Englishas-a-Second-Language classes on the Normandale Community College campus, where he enrolled in SHAPE, the South Hennepin Adult Education Program in Education. Slide 22

23 Determination was the key to gaining nursing degree Ebele "Eby" Mazeli's car needed new tires. As she drove to the tire store on a wintry day in 1999, she didn't suspect that her life was about to change. Mazeli had completed nursing assistant training at Minneapolis Community and Technical College in 1998 and was working as a home health aide. But money was tight, and now, needing new tires, Mazeli was worried about how to pay for her dream of nursing school. "My friend and I went to Tires Plus, and there was a drawing for a $1,000 scholarship," Mazeli said. "It couldn't hurt to put my name in. So I sent it in the next day and forgot about it." As a technical school student in her native Nigeria, she had studied marketing and business for two years. Her vision was "being a successful person, having knowledge that would help me in life...and going to college for better opportunities for me to excel." But it was her application to a diversity visa lottery sponsored by the U.S. State Department for countries with low immigration rates to the United States, and her subsequent selection, that set into motion coming to America to become a nurse. Fast forward to March 1999 and the drawing she had entered at the tire store. Anoka-Ramsey Community College told her she had won a Metro Alliance $1,000 scholarship. She enrolled in fall "I was scared and wondered about fitting in... and people understanding my Queen's English," she said. But she made strong connections with faculty, staff and students, as she had in her previous college program in Minneapolis. "Teachers were responsive to me," she said. "I didn't feel intimidated." From the support and encouragement, Mazeli gained some valuable insights: "It doesn't matter if your parents didn't go to college. Have a vision of what you want to be in the next five years. Keep away from those that discourage you. You're in college to learn. Find one that fits you. Then, go for it." Mazeli needed financial assistance and advises students to "apply, apply, apply" for scholarships. Graduating in spring 2000 and earning her nurse's pin was Mazeli's dream come true. Next, she passed the State Board of Nursing exams. In August, Mazeli was hired as a registered nurse at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. "I worked hard and proved that I'm 'somebody,' she said. "It's a wonderful feeling." Slide 23

24 The Future Healthcare Education MnSCU legislative request $10,000,000 for investment in Nursing and Allied Health Education Bonding for Science Facilities Simulation Education Online Educucation Slide 24

25 The Future Healthcare Education Nursing Strategic Investment Request 2005 Legislature The objective is to increase the number of nursing graduates in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System by 40 percent by 2008: Increase enrollment to produce 440 more registered nurses by Expand practical nursing programs where shortages exist. Recruit 40 nursing faculty to seek advanced degrees in nursing education by offering a $10,000 tuition forgiveness program for those willing to teach at a state college or university. Use new technology to expand distance learning in nursing and health care. Slide 25

26 The Future Healthcare Education MnSCU Bonding Bill - Science Facilities 11 colleges with new science projects plus system-wide projects $73 mm in funding for new science facilities (some funded projects include other facilities, as well) Slide 26

27 Simulation center at Ridgewater College aids expansion of nursing training FYE enrollment has increased every year since Slide 27

28 The Future Healthcare Education Online Education Complete Programs Nursing Science, MSN. Minnesota State University, Mankato (CNS, FNP) Post Nursing Masters Certificate. Winona State University (Clinical Nurse, Nurse Educator) Certificate in Would Care Nurse; Ostomy. Metropolitan State University Practical Nursing, Diploma or AAS. Northwest Technical College, Bemidji A search of nursing courses on Minnesota Online identified 184 nursing courses, using the key word nursing, asking for any current or future term and any campus resulted in the following (Results reflected courses offered in Spring, Summer and Fall 2005): Hibbing Community and Technical College: 11 courses Minnesota State University, Moorhead: 21 courses Mankato State University, Mankato: 3 courses Metropolitan State University: 38 courses Minnesota State Community and Technical College: 26 courses Minnesota West Community and Technical College: 7 courses Minneapolis Community and Technical College: 1 course Northwest Technical College, Bemidji: 36 courses Northland Community College: 46 courses Winona State University: 1 course Slide 28