Translate your experiences from villages around the world to the “villages of Baltimore”–all while building your future career as a leader in nursing and healthcare.
Contact Information
Office of Admissions
[email protected]
410-955-7548
Program Director
Dr. Nancy Glass
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Apply to Hopkins Nursing
Take prereqs at Hopkins
What Do Fellows Do?
Improve people’s lives in underserved communities
Build upon the skills developed during Peace Corps service
Advance Peace Corps’ third goal: Bringing the world home
Serving the Community
After taking the course Community Outreach to Underserved Communities in Baltimore, all Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows work or volunteer in the school’s Community Outreach Program. They work in community agencies with health and wellness programs such as:
Improving access to care
HIV/AIDS counseling
Women’s health
Refugee health
Senior health and wellness
Children’s health and youth development
International Opportunities
Some students travel abroad to learn and work in international locations for short-term opportunities during their educational tenure. These opportunities are highly selective and may include clinical experience, community assessment, research training, or student-led initiatives. Others work with or learn from faculty involved with global health initiatives, and the school’s Center for Global Nursing helps students on a career path in global health.
Additional Benefits
Priority in the admissions process
Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Scholarship
Eligibility for the Gurtler Scholarship
Personal career mentoring
Feeling right at home with other Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) in your class
Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows hold monthly meetings, plan school-wide activities during Peace Corps Week, join in volunteer days, and enjoy a great community of other RPCVs.
At Johns Hopkins, you’ll find:
First Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Program established at a U.S. nursing school
Largest Coverdell Fellows Program in nursing and healthcare
Coverdell Fellows with experience in more than 40 countries
Students and faculty who work 12,000+ hours annually in 40+ community-based programs
Top-ranked nursing master’s program (U.S. News & World Report)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing share about their experiences and life at Hopkins. The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing offers the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Scholarship & Fellows Program for RCPVs.
Our People
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