Advancing Health Equity
through Student Empowerment
and Professional Success
Joanne Noone, PhD, RN, CNE
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health
Board Quarterly Board Meeting
October 28, 2015
Oregon Nursing &
Population Demographics
One School of Nursing – Multiple
Campuses
Oregon Health & Science University
School of Nursing
Virtual
Portland
La Grande
Monmouth
Ashland
Klamath Falls
Advancing Health Equity through Student
Empowerment & Professional Success Model
Social
Determinant
Strategy
Educational
opportunity
Academic
socialization
Academic
Socialization
Campus
Culture
Empowerment
Economic stability Financial
resources
Socioeconomic
opportunity
Community &
Professional
Network
Social inclusion
Campus Culture
Health equity
Curriculum
Development
Financial
Resources
Student
& Success
Curriculum
Community/
Professional
Network
CapacityBuilding for
Health Equity
HealthE STEPS Team
Joanne Noone
Project Manager
Ashland Faculty Coordinator
Rana Najjar
Monmouth Faculty Coordinator
Peggy Wros
Project Director
Leela DaCosta
David Cortez
Monmouth Diversity Coordinator
Ashland Diversity Coordinator
Support Provided
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Scholarships/stipends/NCLEX prep support
Mentorship
Individualized case management
Workshops
– Scholarship search
– Essay writing
– Mock interviews
– Graduate school opportunities
– Financial literacy
Scholarship Recipient Data
URM
59
67
Ed
DisAd
87
84
Fin
Disad
87
0
20
40
60
80
95
100
14-15
13-14
Year One Trainee Data
• 41/44 retained through Year 1 (93.2%)
• 15 students graduated
• 12/14 passed their license exam on first try –
85.7% pass rate (better than national pass rate
of 81.74%)
• 9/12 (75%) of graduates working in a
medically underserved area
Students say…..
“Thank you for this great
opportunity. This
scholarship is fantastic! I
am going up to Salem with
my mentor tomorrow to
spend the day with
ORANA (ORegon
Association of Nurse
Anesthesia) on their
legislative day. I am very
excited.”
OHSU Ashland Student
Success!
I wanted to share a great success story. I worked last
year with a Native American pre-nursing student. I
showed her the Path to Scholarships essay format
through the Edudaris, and she applied for a lot of
scholarships. Anyway, I saw her at a concert the week
before last, and she told me that she won $28,000 in
scholarships this year! She also won a Ford scholarship,
but she ended up getting so much other funding that
she can’t use it. She has a 4.0 pre-nursing GPA and will
be applying for our nursing program this year. I’m going
to encourage her to apply for our pre-nursing stipend.
Diversity Coordinator
Outreach
David Cortez and David Martinez
from Center for Diversity and
Inclusion at NPAIHB Powwow
Peggy Wros representing
SON at the OHSU Tribal
Gathering in January 2013
Pipeline Activities
“Nursing was a great class! It really
taught me about different options in
the medical field. I learned SOOO
many new things. It was also REALLY
fun and we got to experience real life
things that were interesting.”
2013 Academia Latina Participant
“I want to be a doctor so
being in this class helps me
learn new skills and how to
talk to patients.”
2015 Konaway Participant
Konaway Nika Tillicum Camp,
2013 with Trish Kohan
Questions
What is the role of nurses in improving the
health of Native Americans in our region?
How could it be improved/expanded?
Is it an interest/priority for tribal leaders to
increase the number of Native American
nurses in the workforce?
If so, how can we partner with Native
American groups throughout the state to
increase Native American student interest in
nursing?
What advice do you have for us?
Thank you
This project is supported by the
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) Nursing Workforce
Diversity Program Grant Number
D19HP25901 Advancing Health
Equity through Student
Empowerment & Professional
Success (HealthE STEPS , $1.05
million. This information or content
and conclusions are those of the
author and should not be construed
as the official position or policy of,
nor should any endorsements be
inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S.
Government.