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Merck Scholars Program to Offer Scholarship to Case Management Academy

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Posted: 7/1/2000

Merck & Co. will offer a full scholarship to the Case Management Academy presented by the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing.

The scholarship includes the following:

  • Full Case Management Academy tuition which includes room and board

  • One week “preceptorship” with an expert case manager at Johns Hopkins, or other qualified institution, within 6 months of the Case Management Academy which includes:

    • room and board for scholar

    • stipend of $1500 to Scholar’s employing institution (to cover the cost of replacement staff during Scholar’s absence) to be paid upon completion of preceptorship

Applicants for scholarship must:

  • be a Registered Nurse with a minimum of a baccalaureate degree

  • be currently practicing or committed to a position as a case manager

  • be clinically responsible for a case load which consists primarily of patients with cardiovascular disease

  • submit a completed application form including a short form resume

  • submit a letter from Nursing Director (or other appropriate supervisor) addressing the benefit which scholarship would afford the employing organization

  • submit a personal statement (of no more than 500 words) addressing his/her motivation for seeking scholarship and commitment to the role of cardiovascular case manager

The terms of the scholarship are as follows:

  • scholarships are available through a competitive application process

  • application criteria are determined jointly by The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing and Merck & Co., Inc.

  • the number of scholarships available for any one session of the Case Management Academy is determined solely by Merck & Co., Inc.

  • only one nurse from any single organization will be awarded a scholarship to any one session of the Case Management Academy

  • Scholars will have no obligation to provide services to Merck & Co., Inc. in return for scholarship support.