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The program is a first for Mayo Clinic in Florida. It will train students working toward an associate degree in nursing.
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Federal authorities say three South Florida nursing school participated in a wire fraud scheme that they say created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment.
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JU has added Mayo Clinic to its clinical partners, joining Baptist Health and Flagler Hospital. The accelerated program offers a path to a bachelor's degree in one year.
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The donation from Dr. Philips Charities will support the construction of a College of Nursing building in the Lake Nona area and should help UCF increase its nursing student body.
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The Legislature approved a fund that includes funds for nursing programs at state colleges and nursing education at career and technical centers.
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FAMU wants to graduate more nurses. The school is adding three tracks for students to earn their MSN. The move comes as Florida faces a severe nursing shortage aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic.
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The university's board of trustees voted to authorize the use of $29 million from the Legislature for a new facility that will help graduate an additional 150 nurses per year.
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The university announced it will begin accepting nursing students three times a year: in the fall, spring and summer. The school also reduced the GPA needed for acceptance to the BSN program.
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This additional funding toward the nursing industry comes after the pandemic revealed a nationwide shortage of nurses, including in Florida.
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U.S. nursing schools turned away more than 80,000 qualified applicants because of an insufficient number of faculty to teach them. A new partnership aims to help.