ENFERMERÍA - UCF Hispanic Serving Institution

Learn about the Hispanic Serving Healthcare Professionals Graduate Certificate Program

Project ENFERMERÍA (Educating Nurses for Engagement, Research, Mentoring Excellence & Reinforcing Interpretation Access) is aimed at increasing Hispanic representation in UCF nursing graduate programs and equipping nursing graduate students of all backgrounds to provide culturally congruent care to Hispanic/Latino communities. This project is funded through the Promoting Post-Baccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans Program (Title V, Part B), administered by the U.S. Department of Education. As such, this project abides by the Department’s non-discriminatory policy, Title VI.

Title V Part b – ENFERMERÍA

Project ENFERMERIA includes intentional strategies that will build institutional capacity to equip more nurses to provide culturally congruent care and meet the language needs of the Central Florida region. This will be accomplished through twelve project activities under four activity areas:

Faculty Recruitment

Endowed Faculty Excellence Awards in Hispanic Healthcare
Provide increased financial incentive for Spanish-English bilingual adjuncts
Workshop: Strategies for Recruiting Diverse Healthcare Educators
Preparing Tomorrow’s Faculty Program

Curriculum Expansion

New Course: Exploring Transcultural and Culturally Congruent
Care for The Hispanic Population
New Course: Healthcare Delivery for Hispanic Populations
New Certificate Program: Hispanic Serving Healthcare Professionals

Enrollment

Spanish Information Sessions for Nursing Graduate Programs
Workshop: Holistic Admissions Workshop
National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) Chapter

Holistic Support

Academic Success Coaching
Mentoring Programs
Financial Support

Measurable Objectives

By 2027, 80% of CON faculty/staff/administrators will have participated in holistic admissions/culturally-aware-responsive mentoring training workshops.
By 2024, 100% of all postbaccalaureate applications will be reviewed following established holistic protocols.
By 2027, there will be a 10% increase in the number of Hispanic faculty members (i.e., combining both tenure-track and adjunct/clinical preceptor positions).
Starting in 2024, there will be an annual increase of 10% of Hispanic CON students enrolled in the postbaccalaureate programs.
By 2027, the Hispanic MSN 3-year graduation rate will have increased to 60%.
By 2027, the Hispanic doctoral (DNP and PhD) 5-year graduation rate will have increased to 30%.
By 2027, the average number of UCF Hispanic postbaccalaureate BSN graduates entering the healthcare workforce will triple from recent averages (2017-2021=1.2/yr).
By 2025, 75% of the nurses graduating from CON graduate certificate, MSN, and doctoral programs, will have received some benefit of career advancement (e.g., change in job responsibilities, increased salary).