{"id":36328,"date":"2015-07-07T09:55:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T19:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=36328"},"modified":"2021-08-12T13:13:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T23:13:56","slug":"uh-west-oahu-and-uh-hilo-partnership-offers-new-pathway-to-nursing-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/07\/07\/uh-west-oahu-and-uh-hilo-partnership-offers-new-pathway-to-nursing-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"New nursing degree pathway paved by West O\u02bbahu<\/span> and Hilo partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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This fall, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a> and the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> will launch an innovative new pathway program for students interested in pursuing nursing careers. UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> will offer a pre-nursing pathway<\/a>—pre-requisite nursing courses required for application to accredited nursing programs in the State of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Through this university partnership, students may apply to UH<\/abbr> Hilo’s bachelor of science in nursing degree program<\/a> after completing pre-nursing coursework at UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>. UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> students who are accepted into this ʻIke<\/span> Mauli Ola West Oʻahu<\/span> and UH<\/abbr> Hilo nursing partnership bachelor of science in nursing program will have the opportunity to take UH<\/abbr> Hilo nursing courses delivered from the UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> campus in Kapolei and participate in hands-on classroom lab activities via UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>’s future new Nursing Simulation Laboratory.<\/p>\n

“We are excited about the ʻIke<\/span> Mauli Ola partnership with UH<\/abbr> Hilo because it offers students from the leeward coast of Oʻahu<\/span> access to a nursing program in their region,” said UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> PIKO<\/abbr> Project Director Melissa Saul<\/strong>. “Through this unique partnership, we hope to increase the number of underrepresented students in nursing and other health careers.”<\/p>\n

“UH<\/abbr> Hilo is delighted to assist UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> in establishing a pathway for their students to the bachelor of science in nursing degree,” said UH<\/abbr> Hilo Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Matthew Platz<\/strong>. “This agreement is win-win for both campuses. The partnership will enable UH<\/abbr> Hilo to provide the bachelor of science in nursing program to both UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> and additional UH<\/abbr> Hilo students. By the end of the agreement, UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> will have a robust capacity for delivering the program to UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> students, and UH<\/abbr> Hilo will have increased capacity as well.”<\/p>\n

“UH<\/abbr> Hilo School of Nursing faculty are committed to an educational pipeline with a focus on rural transcultural nursing,” said UH<\/abbr> Hilo School of Nursing Director Katharyn Daub<\/strong>. “This partnership with UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> is a good fit for our students here in Hilo and Kapolei, and we are excited about the ability to increase our admission capacity.”<\/p>\n

Support services<\/h2>\n

While taking pre-nursing coursework, UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> students will be provided with support services to prepare for admission to the ʻIke<\/span> Mauli Ola West Oʻahu<\/span> and UH<\/abbr> Hilo Nursing Partnership bachelor of science in nursing program. UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> pre-nursing pathway students will also have the opportunity to participate in the ʻIke<\/span> Mauli Ola Learning Community, a U.S. Department of Education<\/a> Title III<\/abbr> grant-funded cohort of pre-nursing students that begin as freshmen at UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>. These ʻIke<\/span> Mauli Ola Learning Community students will receive assistance with academic coursework, learn about a holistic approach to health care that is inclusive of Native Hawaiian values and practices, and participate in West Oʻahu<\/span> area community engagement activities.<\/p>\n

—By Julie Funasaki Yuen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New partnership brings UH<\/abbr> Hilo nursing program to Â鶹´«Ã½West Oʻahu.<\/abbr><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[189,839,14,59],"class_list":["post-36328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-nursing","tag-school-of-nursing","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-west-oahu","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t