Drexel
University
Collaborates with AMN Healthcare Inc. to Provide Nurses with Online Education Opportunities
Philadelphia, PA – October 12, 2005 – Drexel University , Philadelphia’s technological University, recently launched an educational partnership with AMN Healthcare Inc., a leading temporary healthcare staffing company and the largest nationwide provider of travel nurse staffing services.
Through this partnership, nurses employed by AMN Healthcare’s temporary staffing brands will have the opportunity to take online degree and certificate programs through Drexel University via AMN Healthcare’s online education site, RN.com (
www.rn.com
) and receive special discounted tuition rates.
An established leader in online learning, Drexel University offers AMN Healthcare’s travel nurses a full catalog of Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and National League for Nursing (NLN-AC) accredited online bachelor’s, master’s and certificate programs in nursing in the areas of clinical trials, nursing education, acute care, leadership and management, psychiatric mental health and more.
AMN Healthcare selected Drexel University as an online education provider for AMN Healthcare’s busy nurses because of the continuity between Drexel’s online and on-campus degree and certificate programs. Drexel’s online programs follow the same academic standards (i.e., admissions criteria, curricula and accreditations), are taught by the same renowned faculty and therefore lead to the same respected degree as the on campus programs—with no commuting or career interruption.
“ Drexel University’s reputation and prestige were two key reasons for selecting this program,” said Kim Windsor, vice president, Clinical Service, AMN Healthcare Inc. “In evaluating a number of programs, we found the flexibility of the Drexel program to be most in line with the needs of our travel nurse population. This wonderful opportunity offers AMN’s travel nurses the chance to advance their education without disrupting their careers. Additionally, the discount offered to our nurses through Drexel is a great incentive for our nurses to continue their educational advancement,” added Windsor.
For the past several years, Drexel eLearning, the online education subsidiary of Drexel University, has been partnering with corporations, health systems and associations alike throughout the United States to provide their employees and members with career advancement opportunities through Quality Education Online at a cost they can afford with the flexibility they need.
“We are very excited about the launch of the Drexel and AMN Healthcare education partnership,” said Dr. Kenneth Hartman, academic director of Drexel eLearning. “We have established great working relationships with over 25 health systems in the past few years and have played a key role in helping them to provide quality education opportunities for their nurses. We are looking forward to this opportunity to partner with AMN Healthcare in making our fully accredited online nursing programs available to AMN Healthcare’s travel nurses worldwide,” added Hartman.
For more information about partnering with Drexel University, please visit www.drexel-partners.com, email
corporate@drexelelearning.com
, or call (866) 440-1945.
About Drexel e-Learning:
Drexel e-Learning, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Drexel University, specializing in innovative, Internet-based distance education programs for working professionals and corporations in the U.S. and abroad. Drexel University is continually ranked one of the best national doctoral universities by U.S.News & World Report and is regional accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges & Secondary Schools.
Drexel University ’s College of Nursing and Health Professions is a national leader in nursing education, drawing on its 130-year legacy of educating nurses for successful careers and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).
About AMN Healthcare:
AMN Healthcare Inc., a leading healthcare staffing company, is the largest nationwide provider of travel nurse staffing services. The company recruits nurses and allied health professionals nationally and internationally and places them on temporary assignments, of variable lengths, at acute-care hospitals and health care facilities throughout the United States.
For more information about Drexel’s online degree programs, visit www.drexel.com, email
info@drexel.com
, or call (877) 215-0009.
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News Contact:
Dr. Kenneth Hartman
Drexel eLearning
(215) 895-0501
kenhartman@drexel.edu
