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their patients' health and well-being," says Keith McMahan,
chairman of the UM MHF scholarship committee and a board
member for both the Foundation and UM Shore Regional
UM Shore Regional Health Emergency nurses and UM
Memorial Hospital Foundation staff are shown following
the emergency certifications review class.
Health. "We have been fortunate that our community is
scholarship program has provided support to scores of
making the financial commitment to help ensure that Eastern
nursing team members earning their BSN degrees.
Shore residents receive the best health care possible."
UM MHF has a strong partnership with Chesapeake
Foundation scholarships also support nurses with the
costs of review classes for certification in specialized areas
College in Wye Mills. The College offers an Associate Degree
of nursing, including emergency, diabetes educator, geron-
in Nursing (ADN) program, which prepares graduates to sit
tology, medical surgical, rehabilitation and wound care. In
for the Maryland State Registered Nurse exam and to qualify
April of 2016, the Foundation dedicated the proceeds from
for employment as a nurse. ADN applicants who agree to
an endowment fund from the Jane Tucker family to pay
work for UM SRH after completing their degree are eligible
the enrollment fees for 32 UM SRH emergency department
for a two year scholarship. This support encourages future
nurses in an emergency nursing review course. Achieving
nurses to undertake their studies with a commitment to
and maintaining advance certification helps nurses provide
become part of the UM SRH nursing team.
the best care possible to their patients.
Once on board at UM SRH, registered nurses are
eligible for Foundation scholarship support to pursue their
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. (UM Shore
Medical Centers at Easton and Dorchester are recognized
as Magnet® hospitals through the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and Magnet® designation calls for 80 percent
of the hospitals' nursing team to obtain a BSN or above
by 2020.) Over the past several years, the Foundation's
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