UArizona Nursing Receives $2.6M Grant to Support Doctor of Nursing Practice Students’ Clinical Placements

July 19, 2023
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Allen Prettyman , PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP and Lindsay Bouchard , DNP, PMHNP-BC, RN

The University of Arizona College of Nursing is proud to acknowledge the achievements of Drs. Allen Prettyman, clinical professor, and Lindsay Bouchard, associate clinical professor, who recently received a $2.6 M four-year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant to increase the number and diversity of family nurse practitioner, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, and certified nurse midwife students trained with UArizona Nursing and federally qualified health center partners in Southern Arizona. 

Grant Details: Allen (PI) and Bouchard, Lindsay. HRSA 1T94HP49356 “ANEW Program; Project IMPACT Immersive Managed Practice Adaptable Clinical Training,” 

The students, who are part of the College’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, will be prepared through immersive education and training to provide primary care services, mental health and substance use disorder care, and maternal health care for the diverse populations in the rural, border, and medically underserved communities in Southern Arizona.