Aspiring Nurse Program Signing Ceremony

On August 9, WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals hosted a formal signing ceremony welcoming its third cohort of fifteen BridgeValley Community and Technical College (BridgeValley) nursing students who were recently accepted into the WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurse Program. Because tuition support generally already exists for nursing students in terms of student loans, grants, and scholarships, the Aspiring Nurse Program provides each student with up to $25,000 to support their real needs: day-to-day life expenses.

“The Thomas Hospitals family is pleased to welcome our third cohort of nursing students to this incredible program,” Dr. Greg Rosencrance, president and CEO of WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals said. “We greatly value our health system’s commitment to supporting nurses, as well our ongoing partnership with BridgeValley to champion nursing education.”

Each student accepted into the program will receive up to $25,000 over the course of four semesters including a sign-on bonus upon hire in exchange for a three-year work commitment following graduation. Students accepted to the program will also receive support from academic success coaches and complete clinical rotations at Thomas Hospitals to ensure they receive high quality, hands-on clinical immersion experiences to assist them as they transition to professional nursing practice.

BridgeValley was selected as one of the first community colleges to participate in the program. The partnership between WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals and BridgeValley Community and Technical College demonstrates a commitment to collaborative education and workforce development.

For more information, visit WVUMedicine.org/Aspiring-Nurse-Program.