Good move for both IMO...gives 50 spots in each cohort back to UT students and allows BGSU to build their own program rather than mooching off of UT. One has to wonder who BGSU will partner with given that UT has an exclusivity agreement with ProMedica (which is another motivating factor for BGSU to get out...their grads weren't getting area jobs)...part of me thinks Mercy may be announcing some sort of agreement with BGSU soon...Mercy College can't supply all of their needs at the moment.

http://utnews.utoledo.edu/index.php/05_2...n-programs

Quote:UT and BGSU to grow independent nursing education programs

By Meghan Cunningham : May 22nd, 2018

In order to meet the demand for more nurses in the region and across the country, The University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University will pursue independent nursing programs to educate additional health-care providers.

UT and BGSU currently partner in a joint nursing consortium. Moving forward with independent programs will provide opportunities for both universities to focus on separate strategies to educate and grow the supply of nurses, which is critical to meeting the future health-care needs of the region.

All current BGSU nursing students and new students beginning their studies in fall 2018 will continue with the consortium program through graduation and will not be impacted by the change.

Under the existing agreement, about 50 BGSU pre-nursing students annually go on to complete their required nursing coursework and clinicals through the UT College of Nursing after two years of pre-nursing studies at Bowling Green. While the students take their classes at UT during their junior and senior years, they remain BGSU students and are awarded their bachelor’s degree by BGSU.

“Health care is a rapidly changing industry, and universities need to continue to adapt to the changing environment in order to provide the best education for future health-care providers,” UT President Sharon L. Gaber said. “The nursing profession is more critical than ever, and this new organizational structure will allow both UT and BGSU to grow our programs to better meet the need for more high-quality nurses in Ohio and beyond.”

The demand for nurses in Ohio and across the nation far exceeds the current supply. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nursing is among the top occupations in terms of job growth through 2024. The nursing workforce is expected to grow by 16 percent to 3.2 million by 2024 with more than one million job openings for nurses due to growth and replacements.

“We agree that the time is right to pursue new partnerships,” BGSU President Rodney Rogers said. “We recognize that there is growing demand for nurses throughout northwest Ohio. This provides both universities the opportunity to grow their respective programs.”

UT and BGSU continue to be strong partners. Last year the universities announced a foreign language course exchange program. The universities also are partners in the Building Ohio’s Sustainable Energy Future initiative, a joint program that encourages students to pursue research careers in renewable energy and sustainable environmental practices.

Additionally, UT and BGSU are collaborating on the Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills program, which allows universities to purchase state-of-the-art equipment for use in learning laboratories specific to regional workforce needs and then share these resources with other colleges and universities to help more students get a quality education more affordably. The universities also are focusing efforts on addressing the opioid crisis and Lake Erie water quality concerns.

How this aligns with the state's pressure to reduce redundant programs is a completely different can of worms though.

there are more than enough nursing programs in Northwest Ohio and a major reason new grads do have some trouble working where they want to. The issue is so many men and women want to be nurses there will never be a shortage of students for these programs.

(05-22-2018 12:53 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  Good move for both IMO...gives 50 spots in each cohort back to UT students and allows BGSU to build their own program rather than mooching off of UT. One has to wonder who BGSU will partner with given that UT has an exclusivity agreement with ProMedica (which is another motivating factor for BGSU to get out...their grads weren't getting area jobs)...part of me thinks Mercy may be announcing some sort of agreement with BGSU soon...Mercy College can't supply all of their needs at the moment.

http://utnews.utoledo.edu/index.php/05_2...n-programs

Quote:UT and BGSU to grow independent nursing education programs

By Meghan Cunningham : May 22nd, 2018

In order to meet the demand for more nurses in the region and across the country, The University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University will pursue independent nursing programs to educate additional health-care providers.

UT and BGSU currently partner in a joint nursing consortium. Moving forward with independent programs will provide opportunities for both universities to focus on separate strategies to educate and grow the supply of nurses, which is critical to meeting the future health-care needs of the region.

All current BGSU nursing students and new students beginning their studies in fall 2018 will continue with the consortium program through graduation and will not be impacted by the change.

Under the existing agreement, about 50 BGSU pre-nursing students annually go on to complete their required nursing coursework and clinicals through the UT College of Nursing after two years of pre-nursing studies at Bowling Green. While the students take their classes at UT during their junior and senior years, they remain BGSU students and are awarded their bachelor’s degree by BGSU.

“Health care is a rapidly changing industry, and universities need to continue to adapt to the changing environment in order to provide the best education for future health-care providers,” UT President Sharon L. Gaber said. “The nursing profession is more critical than ever, and this new organizational structure will allow both UT and BGSU to grow our programs to better meet the need for more high-quality nurses in Ohio and beyond.”

The demand for nurses in Ohio and across the nation far exceeds the current supply. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nursing is among the top occupations in terms of job growth through 2024. The nursing workforce is expected to grow by 16 percent to 3.2 million by 2024 with more than one million job openings for nurses due to growth and replacements.

“We agree that the time is right to pursue new partnerships,” BGSU President Rodney Rogers said. “We recognize that there is growing demand for nurses throughout northwest Ohio. This provides both universities the opportunity to grow their respective programs.”

UT and BGSU continue to be strong partners. Last year the universities announced a foreign language course exchange program. The universities also are partners in the Building Ohio’s Sustainable Energy Future initiative, a joint program that encourages students to pursue research careers in renewable energy and sustainable environmental practices.

Additionally, UT and BGSU are collaborating on the Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills program, which allows universities to purchase state-of-the-art equipment for use in learning laboratories specific to regional workforce needs and then share these resources with other colleges and universities to help more students get a quality education more affordably. The universities also are focusing efforts on addressing the opioid crisis and Lake Erie water quality concerns.

How this aligns with the state's pressure to reduce redundant programs is a completely different can of worms though.

UT should also sever the arrangement with BG for the Master of Public Health program, and with Wright State for the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. Why UT needs Wright St is beyond me. Many small schools offer the DNP, including now Lourdes which essentially does no research.

BG will probably send their nursing students to wood county hospital for experience.

Exclusivity: for ALL Promedica Hospitals? That would cover quite an area. I think Promedica like anyone is hurting for staff. Perhaps part of the split agreement is a divining of hospital assignment? Fostoria, Fremont, Coldwater.... to BG, Toledo, Monroe and Adrian area to UT.

(05-22-2018 01:12 PM)utrocks84 Wrote:  there are more than enough nursing programs in Northwest Ohio and a major reason new grads do have some trouble working where they want to. The issue is so many men and women want to be nurses there will never be a shortage of students for these programs.

Many Nursing programs, including UT, are limited to students they admit due to fixed number of places for residencies which they must complete as part of their degree. There is great interest and growth in Nursing degrees and demand across the country, but Ohio "suffers" from way to many Nursing programs at dozens of 2 and 4 yr colleges, and only so many slots to place them in residencies. Capacity to grow the UT Nursing program is limited due to this situation.

(05-23-2018 12:28 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(05-22-2018 01:12 PM)utrocks84 Wrote:  there are more than enough nursing programs in Northwest Ohio and a major reason new grads do have some trouble working where they want to. The issue is so many men and women want to be nurses there will never be a shortage of students for these programs.

Many Nursing programs, including UT, are limited to students they admit due to fixed number of places for residencies which they must complete as part of their degree. There is great interest and growth in Nursing degrees and demand across the country, but Ohio "suffers" from way to many Nursing programs at dozens of 2 and 4 yr colleges, and only so many slots to place them in residencies. Capacity to grow the UT Nursing program is limited due to this situation.

Yep...looking just in the Toledo area there are 8 different programs that can produce RNs (should they pass their boards): Toledo, BGSU (now), Lourdes, Mercy, Owens, Davis, Athena, and Professional Skills Institute...that also does not include the institutions that produce unlicensed nurses and those degree programs further down 75 or up 23.

(05-23-2018 01:38 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(05-23-2018 12:28 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(05-22-2018 01:12 PM)utrocks84 Wrote:  there are more than enough nursing programs in Northwest Ohio and a major reason new grads do have some trouble working where they want to. The issue is so many men and women want to be nurses there will never be a shortage of students for these programs.

Many Nursing programs, including UT, are limited to students they admit due to fixed number of places for residencies which they must complete as part of their degree. There is great interest and growth in Nursing degrees and demand across the country, but Ohio "suffers" from way to many Nursing programs at dozens of 2 and 4 yr colleges, and only so many slots to place them in residencies. Capacity to grow the UT Nursing program is limited due to this situation.

Yep...looking just in the Toledo area there are 8 different programs that can produce RNs (should they pass their boards): Toledo, BGSU (now), Lourdes, Mercy, Owens, Davis, Athena, and Professional Skills Institute...that also does not include the institutions that produce unlicensed nurses and those degree programs further down 75 or up 23.

Only some nurses do a residency after graduation which can last up to a year.

I was referring to clinical appointments, which are part of their degree and conducted during completion of their degree. They are required to have a certain numbers of hours in order to graduate with a Nursing degree. Lack of such placements is a major limitation on potential future growth of slots in the UT Nursing programs in terms of total students admitted-same goes for several other medical degrees offered at UT (also a problem for many other programs in Ohio and other parts of the country). Even the UT-Promedica relationship does not entirely solve that problem.