JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYEST. 1876

AMERICA’S FIRST RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

Homepage
Home / Hopkins Nursing News / News / Merck Scholars Program to Offer Scholarship to Case Management Academy

Merck Scholars Program to Offer Scholarship to Case Management Academy

or
Merck Scholars Program to Offer Scholarship to Case Management Academy

News Release index

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.