Memorial Healthcare System Nursing Faculty Support Initiative

If you peel back the curtain on the nursing shortage, one of the facets that directly impacts the delivery of nursing care at the bedside is the need for nursing faculty support in the clinical setting. A gift of $120,000 from Memorial Healthcare System will help enhance the clinical partnership with FIU Undergraduate Nursing in its hospitals.

According to the College’s Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Yhovana Gordon, EdD, DNP, “the tangible experiences and professional expertise of ‘faculty on the floor,’ whether as full-time or adjunct instructors, are vital to the academic journey of nursing students as they begin to apply classroom theory and didactic learning into practice.”

The gift from Memorial Healthcare System will help support FIU Nursing faculty who will foster the development of clinical programming and practice in its hospital network for undergraduate nursing students rotating through three South Florida facilities: Memorial Regional Hospital, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, and Memorial Hospital West.

Dr. Gordon added that through this faculty support arrangement, FIU Nursing can further its clinical presence to expand undergraduate nursing capacity at the College.

“This gift is another illustration of the healthcare industry-nursing academic alliances that are essential to address the nursing shortage on all fronts,” said Dr. Gordon. “We are grateful to Memorial Healthcare System for their belief in FIU Nursing to find solutions that will augment the presence and collaboration of faculty in the clinical setting.”