Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) recently received a $150,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. The grant was awarded to the IWU School of Nursing and Department of Biology to help fund the development of courses in Gerontology and Palliative Care for the fall semester.
Victoria Folse, Professor and Director of the School of Nursing and Caroline F. Rupert Chair of Nursing, tells WJBC.com, “We’re grateful to Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, this grant will allow us to offer Palliative Care instruction both in the form of class in the May term and paid summer internships for interested health care students. The $150,000 grant will allow this program to be implemented across two years.”
The courses are expected to begin in May 2019 and will be aimed at helping students learn through hands-on activity in the classroom. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in paid internships to develop their clinical skills.
In an effort to holistically cover the needs of patients and families during their end of life experience, nursing students will have opportunities to interact with experts in biology, nursing, religion, and psychology as part of their coursework. Students will also practice their clinical skills in simulated settings and in small group activities during lecture courses.
To learn more about Illinois Wesleyan University’s $150,000 grant to introduce gerontology and palliative care courses to its nursing program, visit here.
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