Accelerated Programs

UR Medicine Admits First Cohort, Expands Tuition-Free Nursing Scholars Program
Tuesday, Jun 6, 2023 To combat the rising nursing shortage in the region, the University of Rochester Medical Center and School of Nursing have announced an expansion of their pioneering UR Nursing Scholars Program.

UR Medicine Launches Tuition-Free Nursing Education Program
Thursday, Jan 12, 2023 To combat the region’s nursing shortage, the University of Rochester Medical Center and School of Nursing today announced an innovative program to provide a tuition-free nursing education for 33 students per year, with the first cohort expected to enroll in Fall 2023.

School of Nursing Offers 24-Month Pathway for Accelerated Nursing Program
Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 The University of Rochester School of Nursing is now accepting applications for a new 24-month option in the Accelerated Bachelor’s Program for Non-Nurses. The degree pathway allows aspiring nurses to complete the program in six consecutive semesters to earn a second bachelor’s degree in nursing.

A Worthy Faux: Simulation Events Create Powerful Learning Environment
Wednesday, Jul 6, 2022 "So far, it’s the most realistic education we’ve gotten in the program,” Sean Goonan, RN, BS, OCN, a 2021 adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner graduate, said after participating in his first Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). “In my opinion, it’s almost the equivalent of walking into a real patient’s room for the first time.”

Coming Full Circle
Friday, Oct 6, 2017 Raleigh Galbraith smiles down at three-week-old Ava as her professor shows her how to best listen to the preemie’s tiny heart. He sanitizes his hands one more time, grabs the miniature stethoscope from the side of the crib, and gently adjusts the 4-pound baby’s onesie.

Emotions ride high during APNN graduation ceremony | University of Rochester School of Nursing
Wednesday, Dec 30, 2015 One by one, they paraded across the stage accompanied by tears and laughter. Awaiting them at the other end was a diploma, a pin and the beginning of a new life.