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Join Pace's Office of Research and Graduate Education on Thursday, April 7, for The Future of Pace, an interdisciplinary online conference featuring panel discussions and faculty research presentations, as well as a keynote address by Dan Porterfield, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute.
The partnership has seen 64 NYU students rotate through since the program started in 2021. It also expanded to the Pace University School of Nursing in January 2022.
Multiplying Good, formerly known as the Jefferson Award Foundation, advocates for how the service to others is effective in bringing out the “greatness that lies within us all.” Pace University is proud to partner as a Champion organization to engage in helpful public service and improve and celebrate communities.
"We want to get more students involved and excited about CHP's opportunities. We're all here for academics, but there's so much more CHP has to offer, and we want to make students aware of that," said Alexa. This role allows them to be part of the many changes within the rapidly growing health care field. In addition, SGA gives students support for their ideas to promote diversity and inclusion within an educational setting.
Pace University recently hosted New York State Senator Peter Harckham on a tour of its clinical simulation labs and held a roundtable discussion on addressing New York’s critical need for nurses and other primary care professionals. Read this article and learn how this visit helped inform the Senator's decision to advance new legislation, which would allow nursing students to complete a certain amount of required clinical training through simulation. If signed into law, this bill would make it easier for out-of-state home care service workers and nurses to apply for jobs in New York.
CHP Professor Andréa Sonenberg authors an op-ed lobbying for key legislation that would help address New York’s nursing shortage.
Pace University hosted New York State Senator Pete Harckham on a tour of its clinical simulation labs and held a roundtable discussion on addressing New York's critical need for nurses and other primary care professionals. In visiting Lienhard Hall, home to Pace's College of Health Professions and its Lienhard School of Nursing, Harckham joined faculty, staff, and nursing students – all of whom shared their experiences in the field and discussed ways to address the nursing shortage and expand the healthcare worker pipeline, a staffing issue that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Four nursing students intently observed fellow students practice special care on a full-body manikin with real body functions in a simulation at Pace University last Thursday. Also watching the exercise in the fully-equipped exam room at the university’s College of Health Professions in Pleasantville was state Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro), who toured the college’s clinical labs to become better acquainted with how the healthcare workforce is educated, crucial to recruiting more workers into the medical profession.
"The stress and strain of the pandemic have exacerbated the existing shortage of nurses in New York State,” said Senator Harckham. “I am thrilled to be able to spend time with this new generation of nurses at Pace University, who will greatly benefit the workforce. It is critical that we encourage and reward people to join the nursing profession, which needs rejuvenation and reinforcements."
Dr. Cooney recognizes that "There is not enough time in any basic professional educational program to provide the depth of content necessary to address patients' needs. There are many misconceptions held by patients and health care providers that interfere with appropriate pain care. The purpose of this book is to provide a resource for all health care providers to aid in filling the gap."