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2nd annual What2Be Scholarship Contest
“I Can Make A Difference”
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Scholarships, tours and volunteer opportunities
Kettering College of Medical Arts
Miami Valley Hospital
Upper Valley Medical Center
Wright State University College of Nursing and Health
Kettering College of Medical Arts
Scholarships
• www.kcma.edu/financialaid
Campus tours, planning sessions
• Kettering Admission Planning Session (KAPS) every Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Boonshoft Center, 3737 Southern Blvd., next to Kettering Memorial Hospital.
• For details: www.kcma.edu/Admissions/kaps.shtml.
• Anyone interested in programs at KCMA may take a guided tour of the college. No appointment is necessary.
• For details, call (937) 395-8601. If you are unable to attend the KAPS meetings, schedule an individual visit with the recruiter (937) 298-3399, ext. 55604.
Miami Valley Hospital
Minority Nursing Scholarship
• We offer minority nursing scholarships. For information contact: Cookie (937) 208-5428
Respiratory Scholarship Program
• Amount: up to $10,000 toward a respiratory degree.
• Eligibility: prefer a 3.0 GPA but not required; must be entering last year of formal schooling.
Student Nurse Externship Program
• Exposure to clinical environment and orientation to the RN role.
Student Nurse Sponsorship Program
• Participants are employed by MVH with part-time benefit eligibility, work and educational opportunities.
Nurse Internship Program
• General nursing orientation, classroom education and hands-on experience on selected patient-care units.
• Call Center of Nursing Excellence (937) 208-2879
Volunteer Program
•Many schools now require students to complete public service work. Thirty-nine high schools in Montgomery County are part of the Volunteer program. Volunteers also come from medical academies such as Greentree Health Sciences Academy, Isus Health Academy and Patterson Co-op Nursing Program.
• The Volunteer Program also works with The Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) to place their clients in a hospital setting in order to help them develop skill sets, raise esteem and build community awareness.
• Age 14 and up.
• Scholarships may be awarded to any student who has completed 100 hours of volunteer service by senior year.
• Details: www.miamivalleyhospital.org. and click on “Ways to Help”
Upper Valley Medical Center
Volunteer program
• Age 16 and up.
• Contact Lori Skinner at (937) 440-4994.
Scholarships
• The UVMC Foundation and the UVMC Auxiliary offer scholarships annually to individuals aspiring to a health-care career.
• For more information, contact the UVMC Foundation office (937) 440-7541.
• Scholarship applications are available in February, and scholarships are awarded in late spring, early summer.
Wright State University
Scholarship program
• Contact: www.wright.edu/admissions/finaid or www.wright.nursing.edu.
Campus Tours
• Wright From the Start
• Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 from 9:00 a.m.-Noon, Student Union
• Saturday, February 27, 2009 from 9:00am-Noon, Student Union
