Missouri State University-West Plains’ (MSU-WP) nursing program will be the topic of the Friends of the Garnett Library meeting on March 8. The group will gather from noon to 1 p.m. at the Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., on the MSU-WP campus. Lisa Wade, director of nursing/dean of nursing and allied health, and Carla Huddleston, assistant professor of nursing, will … [Read more...] about Nursing program topic of March Friends of the Garnett Library meeting
Officials with the Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree program are seeking comments from the public regarding the program in preparation for a five-year site visit by the Missouri State Board of Nursing (MSBN). The site visit is scheduled for Feb. 8 and 9, 2024. The MSBN team of surveyors will review the nursing program … [Read more...] about Comments sought for ASN Program site visit
Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) has been awarded a $500,000-plus grant to help fund expansion of its nursing program. Lisa Wade, dean of nursing and allied health, said the $532,944 grant comes from the Missouri State Board of Nursing’s Nursing Education Incentive Program (NEIP). The NEIP program was established in 2011 in order to increase the physical and … [Read more...] about Nursing program receives grant to help expansion efforts
Area residents interested in applying to the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) regular track program at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) have until March 1 to submit their application. The March 1 deadline is for students who wish to apply for a seat in the cohort that will run from August 2023 through January 2025. The deadline was extended from Feb. 1 to … [Read more...] about Submit applications by March 1 for August 2023 nursing cohort
Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will start the new year with a new leader for its nursing and allied health programs. Amy Ackerson, who has led the department since 2012, stepped down as the dean of allied health and nursing Dec. 16 to become the education director/nurse manager at the Missouri State Board of Nursing (MSBN). She begins her new duties Jan. 3, … [Read more...] about Ackerson leaves MSU-WP; new dean appointed for nursing, allied health