IVMSON: A Decade of Accomplishments 2000-2010 • •
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IVMSON has grown by nearly 160% since 2001, making it the largest major on the Samford campus. Spring 2011 enrollment was more than 650 students. Graduates continuously score above average on national examinations. The pass rate for students taking the ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner Exam remains at 100% and the pass rate for undergraduates taking the NCLEX-RN remains above 95%. Certification pass rates for the nurse anesthesia program are consistently at or greater than 95%. Number of faculty with an earned doctorate has increased from six in 2000 to 20 in 2010 with an additional six currently enrolled in doctoral study. Graduation rates for all programs are greater than 85%. Employment rates for all degree graduates is near 100%. More than $3 million in program enhancement grants, nurse traineeships and student loans has been received by IVMSON. Opened a state-of-the-art human patient simulation center. Established a Congregational Health Program with 135 churches throughout Alabama. Developed relationships with the nursing program at UPH (Jakarta, Indonesia), Albertine School of Nursing and Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Hamburg, Germany).
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