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Kupiri Ackerman-Barger1, Patricia A Fernandez, Aron King
1Kupiri Ackerman-Barger is associate dean for student affairs and health equity, diversity, and inclusion at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis, in Sacramento, where Patricia A. Fernandez and Aron King are doctoral nursing students, Victoria Ngo is director of health equity, diversity, and inclusion, and Jessica Draughon Moret is associate professor of clinical nursing. The authors acknowledge Cecilia Martino for project coordination support; Garrett Chan for sustainability consultation; Jann Murray-García for student encouragement and curriculum development; Jennifer Edwards for designing and leading the simulation activities; Amelia Lawless for initial project development; Theresa Pak for nursing volunteer stakeholder engagement; Mercedes Piedra for early design of the pre-post survey; and Steven J. Cavanagh, Hendry Ton, and David Lubarsky for institutional support. Contact author: Kupiri Ackerman-Barger, packerman@ucdavis.edu. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
The Summer Health Institute for Nursing Exploration and Success (SHINES) program, developed at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis, in Sacramento, is a city-wide formal outreach initiative offering educational enrichment activities for underrepresented public high school and community college students interested in the field of nursing or other health professions. In this article, the authors share how they introduced students from an underserved geographic location to the nursing profession and to careers in other health professions. They also assessed changes in knowledge and participants' experiences after attending the two-week program and suggest avenues for future direction and research.
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