Grand Rounds - Continuing Education for Health Professionals
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The primary purpose of the grand rounds program is to provide continuing education for perinatal health care providers on topics relevant to the March of Dimes mission: prevention of infant mortality, birth defects and preterm birth.
The grand rounds program is jointly sponsored by the March of Dimes and the Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute. Preterm birth is the priority topic.
The program features:
Medical and nursing grand rounds and presentations at local, state, regional and national perinatal conferences.
The development and use of annotated slide sets produced by the March of Dimes and national experts in collaboration with our Prematurity Campaign partners. The program also includes a train-the-trainer component that creates a cadre of local "champions" or perinatal providers who give presentations.
This effort will enhance local capacity and reach more providers in community facilities.
For more information about the program, contact Mary Alexander, State Director of Program Services and Public affairs at 1-800-844-9255 or by email at malexander@marchofdimes.com
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March of Dimes programs for health professionals include programs specific to nursing professionals. Click here for more information.
To recognize and promote excellence in nursing care of mothers and babies, the March of Dimes offers four $5,000 scholarships annually to registered nurses enrolled in graduate programs of maternal-child nursing. In 2004 the scholarships were partially supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Hill-Rom Air-Shields. Applications for 2005 scholarships are due on January 17, 2005.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Applicant must be a registered nurse.
- Applicant must be enrolled in a graduate program in maternal-child nursing at the master's or doctoral level.
- Applicant must have at least one academic term to complete after May of the year in which the scholarship is awarded.
- Applicant must be a member of at least one of the following professional organizations: the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses; the American College of Nurse-Midwives; or the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
- Applicant cannot be a previous recipient of the March of Dimes graduate nursing scholarship.
- Employees of the March of Dimes, members of its Board of Trustees, and their family members are not eligible.
Scholarship recipients are announced in May each year. To download the application form, click here. If you have any questions about the application process, send an email to profedu@marchofdimes.com.
Past recipients include Margie A. Campbell, RNC, Columbus, IN. |
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