BW's four-year nursing program welcomes first students in transformed space
The new academic year features a new learning space, new faculty and new students in the newest four-year degree program at Baldwin Wallace University.
BW
welcomed
35
aspiring
nurses
-
the
first
students
to
enroll
in
the
University's
four-year
undergraduate
Bachelor
of
Science
in
Nursing
(BSN)
program
-
to
a
transformed,
state-of-the-art
building
at
201
Front
St.
The
$2.8
million
interior
makeover
of
the
building
brings
the
four-year
nursing
program
under
one
roof
with
BW's
15-month
accelerated
nursing
(ABSN)
program
for
existing
bachelor's
degree-holders
and
the
24-month
Master
of
Medical
Science
(MMS)
physician
assistant
(PA)
program.
Talent pipeline for regional healthcare hub
There are also new faces on the nursing faculty, including new professor and chair of nursing Yvonne M. Smith, Ph.D., APRN-CNS. Smith notes that the four-year BSN degree fits both the interest of students and the needs of Northeast Ohio.
"We are excited to build on BW's successful post-baccalaureate BSN with this new four-year program," said Smith. "In four short years, we'll have more accomplished BW nursing graduates filling demand in the talent pipeline for the region's thriving healthcare sector."
The program will feature off-site clinical rotations at the area's outstanding hospitals and medical facilities starting in year two, in addition to class and learning laboratory experiences at 201 Front.
Tech-enhanced learning spaces
The renovated 25,000-square-foot building features tech-enhanced classrooms and spacious clinical labs where students will practice simulated patient care.
BW has also acquired cutting-edge HoloLens augmented reality technology that provides realistic simulations of human anatomy and is used in top medical schools.
The building includes modern and comfortable lounge, study, conference and briefing room spaces.
The interior was reimagined by The Collaborative, the same architectural firm behind BW's AIA design award-winning Austin E. Knowlton Center for computer science, engineering, math and physics, which opened in January on BW's North Quad.