1. “The CLC Program”
College of Nursing & Health Sciences/Partners HealthCare
Clinical Leadership Collaborative for Diversity in Nursing
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CNHS/Partners
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2. “We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”
- Maya Angelou
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3. CLC Program Leadership
Co-Principle Investigators
Jeanette Ives-Erickson, RN, MS, FAAN
Sr. Vice President for Patient Care & Chief Nurse, MGH
Greer Glazer RN, PhD, CNP, FAAN
Dean & Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, UMass Boston
Co-Project Directors
Gaurdia E. Banister, PhD, RN
Executive Director, MGH/The Institute for Patient Care
Marion E. Winfrey, EdD, RN
Assoc. Dean and Assoc.Professor, CLC Faculty Advisor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, UMass Boston
Program Administrative Assistant
Jariza Rodriguez
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, UMass Boston
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4. CLC Steering Committee Members
Olako Agburu, MGH
Elaine Bridge, Newton Wellesley
Helene Bowen Brady, Faulkner
Marianne Ditomassi, MGH
Hallie Greenberg, BWH
Patrice Nicholas, BWH
Donna Perry, MGH
Virginia “Ginny” Prout, Newton-Wellesley
Peter Terres, UMass Boston
Rosalie Tyrell, MGH
Deborah Washington, MGH
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5. What is the CLC?
The CLC is a workforce development project realized from two grants from Partners HealthCare totaling almost $1M. This three year initiative is designed to achieve, in part, the vision of diversity by facilitating the successful progression of over 30 racially and ethnically diverse students through the generic undergraduate nursing program at UMass Boston’s College of Nursing & Health Sciences.
The CLC intends to supports the clinical leadership development of 37 students in order to affect a smooth transition into clinical practice upon graduation.
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6. What is the Vision of Diversity?
The concept of diversity encompasses recognizing, accepting and respecting that each individual is unique, with individual differences along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.
It is the exploration of these differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment.
It is about understanding and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual. (interbiznet.com 2002 )
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7. Why is there a need for the CLC program?
According to the Sullivan Commission’s 2004 report, African American, Latino Americans and Native Americans comprise 25% of the U.S. population but only 9% of the nation’s nurses.
The need for increased diversity of the healthcare workforce has been identified as a critical factor in addressing health disparities.
In Boston, the Mayor’s Task Force to eliminate health disparities has called for increasing resources to train, recruit and retain persons from underrepresented groups of color in the health care professions. (The Disparities Project 2005, Boston Public Health Commission)
The Institute of Medicine’s 2004 report, In the Nation’s Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity in the Health Care Workforce, noted that, “Increasing racial and ethnic diversity among health care professionals is important because evidence indicates that diversity is associated with improved access to care for racial and ethnic minority patients, greater patient choice and satisfaction, and better educational experiences for health profession’s students, among many other benefits.”
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8. Racial & Ethnic Group Composition of US & RN’s Population
*US Population according to the 2000 Census (US Census Bureau, 2001b) : million
**Number of Registered Nurses according to the National Sample Survey of RN’s : 2.7 million
*** AI/AN = American Indian/Alaskan Native
****NH/PI = Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
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9. CLC Student Composition
Cohort I – began in Fall 2007 with 18 students. 7 graduated in 05/08 and an additional 3 will be graduating in 12/08. The remaining 8 will graduate in 2009.
Cohort II – began in Fall 2008 with 11 students that are on track to graduate in 05/10. An additional 8 students were added to the program in Spring 2009 and will be graduating in 12/10.
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10. What are the Program Admissions Criteria?
Full time, first semester junior matriculation in the undergraduate nursing program
Racially and ethnically diverse students with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or greater
A record of demonstrated leadership activities in class, evolving excellence in clinical practice, and participation in community activities
Satisfactory letters of recommendations from faculty members, work and community service organizations
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11. What are the benefits to the CLC participants?
Clinical rotations at Partners HealthCare Institutions and employment at a Partners HealthCare agency upon successful CLC program completion and graduation
Tuition, fees, stipends and assistance with paying for an NCLEX review course
One-on-One personal and professional mentoring from experienced registered nurses throughout the Partners HealthCare System
Participants receive a range of academic & professional career support services to facilitate success in the baccalaureate nursing program and the workplace
Students learn and apply the 21st Century Skills
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12. What are the 21st Century Skills?
Life and Career Skills Include
Flexibility and Adaptability
Initiative & Self-Direction
Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
Productivity & Accountability
Leadership & Responsibility
The elements described as “21st Century Skills” represent the skills, knowledge and expertise students should master to succeed in work and life
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13. CLC Student Comments
“On this day we remember those around us that we are thankful for… so I’ll think about how blessed I am to have Partners and UMass believe in me and offer me such an opportunity!”
- CLC Student
“For the 1st time in my life, I am at a loss for words…I get a call saying that I was placed in NICU at Brigham and I am absolutely in tears right now. This rings a familiar bell…sitting in a chair at the NICU at Brigham is where I decided I wanted to be a nurse.”
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14. What does a mentor/mentee relationship encompass?
Establishing a mutually respectful relationship that allows for honest dialogue and reflection, focusing on leadership skills and succeeding as a diverse nurse at a Partners HealthCare agency
Mentors & mentees maintain weekly contact via phone, and in person where they discuss goals and acquiring/improving 21st Century skills
They engage in activities and mentor discussions that facilitate the acquisition of knowledge concerning:
1. Life and Professional Goals
2. 21st Century Skills
3. Mentor’s strategies for success in a Partner’s HealthCare agency
4. Leadership opportunities & meetings
5. Partners HealthCare agency philosophy and how it is actualized
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15. CLC Mentor Comments
“ I would like the opportunity to give a newly licensed nurse the same nurturing and support that my mentor gave me when I first started out.”
- CLC Mentor
“ It allows you to share accumulated knowledge and experience while gaining a better understanding of yourself through helping others.”
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16. What are the benefits to the Partners HealthCare System?
CLC students will work full time as RNs at a Partners HealthCare agency for a period of time equal to the number of years he or she participated in the program
CLC students will demonstrate leadership abilities in a tangible manner (i.e., committee membership or scholarly activities) within their first year of employment at a Partners HealthCare agency
The CLC creates a close collaboration between academia and the practice setting by focusing on maximizing the potential of minority nursing students while in school and as a new registered nurse upon graduation
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17. What are the benefits to the Partners HealthCare System? Cont.
The CLC fosters the professional development of its mentors as they take on the responsibility of the mentee - and encourages and motivates mentors to seek additional education and leadership roles within Partners
Mentors develop skills they can utilize as preceptors to new registered nurses
The CLC provides Partners HealthCare with a more diversified staff that will be entering the agency with an in-depth knowledge of Partners
All involved with the CLC promote the discovery of positive strategies for integrating diverse cultures in a setting that more accurately reflects the patient population that is being served
The development of a network of diverse CLC graduates who will serve as mentors to the next generation of diverse registered nurses throughout the Partners HealthCare System
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18. Where are the CLC students now?
Cohort I was established with a mix of juniors and seniors while cohort II exclusively took in 1st semester juniors
COHORT I
Alessandra Adamo – Graduation 05/09
Joanne Bodkin – MGH
Channine Bun – Graduation 05/09
Jean Martel Cothias – BWH
Denise DePina – Graduation 05/09
Ana C. Duarte – MGH
Ervelange Exantus – MGH
Frew Fikru – Graduation 05/09
Alana Gurley – In Transition
Kevin Kimani – In Transition
Ying Law – In Transition
Daphnee Magloire – Graduation 05/09
Solomon Mugati – Graduation 12/09
Silvianne Ngueya – Graduation 05/09
Anh T. Nguyen – In Transition
Maureen Pierre-Louis – MGH
Alexis Seggalye – Graduation 05/09
Lunick Toussaint – MGH
COHORT II
Neldine Alexandre – Graduation 05/10
Larissa Alves – Graduation 05/10
Jannine Austrie – Graduating 12/10
Airiau N. Constant – Graduating 12/10
Cintia K. Crespo – Graduation 05/10
Eneida O. Da Costa – Graduating 12/10
Renata C. De Carvalho – Graduation 05/10
Anouchka Edouard – Graduating 12/10
Farah E. Fevrin – Graduating 12/10
Lyns W. Hercule – Graduating 12/10
Joseph Valery – Graduation 05/10
Trinh Nikki T. Ly – Graduation 05/10
Ricky J. Pamphile – Graduating 12/10
Kenelle Presume – Graduation 05/10
Melissa Romain – Graduation 05/10
Lucette Teixeira – Graduating 12/10
Jessica Thai – Graduation 05/10
Yanique Toussaint – Graduation 05/10
Christian Young – Graduation 05/10
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“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”
- Maya Angelou
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