More People Needing Care Spring 2014 | Page 18

ENRICHING ENRICHING EDUCATION THROUGH PRACTICE AND PRACTICE THROUGH EDUCATION: OUR PRACTICE FACULTY Caring, experienced, and knowledgeable faculty in the College’s Nurse Practitioner Program balance teaching with practice in a wide variety of clinical settings. Through this fusion of academe and the real world, students benefit from the experience of Nurse Practitioners (NP) providing care in family health clinics, the county jail, a long term care facility, and women’s health practices. Many of these practice sites are in community health settings that reach out to the underserved, uninsured, and 18 underinsured. Our faculty members in practice are passionate about patient care and are role models committed to mentoring their students. The faculty’s day-to-day clinical work enriches classroom, online, and clinical coursework and demonstrates the many important roles NPs fulfill and the difference their work makes in individual lives, families, and overall healthcare.