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Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation Awards Scholarships to Leaders in Nursing
Date:8/19/2008

rology. Raised in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, she gives back to her home state, working in the pediatric gastroenterology department at Blank Children's Health Center in Des Moines. Hill is constructing a plan to open a clinic for children with obesity-related gastrointestinal issues. Through this clinic, overweight children will learn how weight affects health, and each child will meet with gastroenterologists, dietitians, counselors, personal trainers and other experts. In addition to helping the child and child's family, Hill plans to distribute educational materials to school nurses and other appropriate influencers in the form of handouts, DVDs and presentations.

NPHF/AstraZeneca 2007-2008 Diversity Scholarships

Ninety-four percent of the existing NP workforce is Caucasian. "NPHF and AstraZeneca strongly support efforts to ensure that the NP profession is representative of our nation's population diversity," says Zimmer. "These $5,000 scholarships provide educational support for minority students, who will be among those in the profession meeting the public demand for culturally relevant care."

Ukamaka Oruche, MSN, PMHNP

Originally from Fishers, Ind., Oruche is focused on child and adolescent mental health, working with children in outpatient mental health clinics, schools and juvenile detention centers. Her mission is to make care accessible to her patients and to minimize the stigma associated with mental health illnesses. Oruche commutes to visit patients, minimizing barriers to care and increasing the involvement of family members. With such a diverse group of patients, she knows first-hand the importance of using culturally sensitive treatment approaches, and invites staff and patients to attend monthly cultural competency meetings.

Jimmy Reyes, MSN, A/GNP

Raised in Santiago, Chile, Reyes learned about the nursing profession early in life from his grandmother, who was a nurse. He relocated to North Liberty, Iowa, and is c
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