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Students pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing can get three years of their tuition covered through the Called-to-Care Scholars Program, a new partnership between Chamberlain University, a private, for-profit nursing and health professions school, and LCMC Health, a Louisiana-based health-care system with six hospitals in the greater New Orleans area.
LCMC Health will pay full tuition for 90 students for up to three years. To receive the funding, students must commit to working for the health-care system for up to three years after they graduate and pass their licensure exam.
The goal of the tuition program is to create a local pipeline of nurses at a time when there is a projected shortage of half a million nurses nationwide. The program arrives during a period when six out of 10 health-care workers report feeling burned out by the pandemic and three out of 10 have considered leaving the health-care field, according to a recent poll by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
“Nurses are vital contributors to the health and well-being of our communities, and this innovative alliance with Chamberlain University and LCMC Health allows us to collectively recognize the dedication and service of nurses everywhere by proactively investing in them,” Chamberlain University president Karen Cox said in a statement. “We are excited to launch this program and continue to leverage the scale and breadth of our footprint as we replicate this approach for more hospital systems and aspiring nurses across the United States.”
