Foreign Trained RN and Medical Doctor to RN ProgramsMedical Doctor to RN Programs

Training & Employment Funds’ Track Record

TEF training nurses since 1969

TEF graduated 1,200 nurses in last 3 years

5 years experience and results re-training foreign nurses and medical doctorsmedical doctors

Two Program Models

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Medical Doctorto RN

f fImprove socio-economic conditions of foreign trained RNs and MDs interested in becoming RNsR d l ’ iti tReduce employers’ recruiting costsMeet the demands of NYC’s immigrant and Spanish speaking residentsSpanish-speaking residentsImprove patient satisfaction scores by increasing number of bi lingual RNs with cultural awarenessnumber of bi-lingual RNs with cultural awareness and competency

Over 3 million New York City residents are foreign born-- over 1/3 of the City’s totalforeign born over 1/3 of the City s total population

27% of NYC is Latino yet only 4.8% nurses are Latino

RN and MD to RN Programs169 STUDENTS ~ 36 COUNTRIES

AlbaniaBelize

Belarus

Uzbekistan

AlbaniaCanada

ColombiaChina

Ukraine

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Tajikistan

Sierra Leone

E tEgypt

GuatemalaRomania

EthiopiaGhana

Russia

GuyanaGuatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Puerto Rico

PhilippinesPoland

PakistanPeru

Nigeria Mexico Ivory Coast

India

NicaraguaMoldova

Lithuania

LatviaLiberia

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Foreign Trained RN & MD to RN PROGRAM MODELPROGRAM MODEL

NURSING PROGRAMPRE-NURSING BRIDGE

LANG SKILLS/ MATH /

NURSING PROGRAM

1CONTEXTUALIZED LANG 1

NURSING/LANG SKILLS

LANG SKILLS/ MATH / NURSING

1

2

CONTEXTUALIZED LANG SKILLS

1

2 MATH

3 CLINICAL ROTATION

“Bridge” as Key to Program ModelBridge as Key to Program Model

• Starting point for college-level workStarting point for college level work• Importance of cohort-based model

P t• Peer support• Opportunity to further assess readiness to

pursue course of study• Skilled, knowledgeable faculty, g y

FUNDINGTANF Health Worker

Training InitiativeTraining InitiativeNYS DOL & DOH

$3.5m over 5 years

• Assessment• Tuition & instructionTuition & instruction• Lost staff time• Wage subsidiesg• Administration• OTPS

FundingHealth Worker

Retraining InitiativeRetraining InitiativeNYS DOL

$ 1.6m over 3 years

• Assessment• Tuition & instructionTuition & instruction• Lost staff time• Administration• OTPS

FOREIGN TRAINED RN &MD to RN PROGRAMsMD to RN PROGRAMs

ASSESSMENT

TABE

WRITING CREDENTIALS REVIEW

ESL ASSESSMENT

NURSING TESTCREDENTIALS REVIEW

INTERVIEW

CREDENTIALS VERIFICATION - CGFNS

ROUND I ROUND II

Funding: TANF – CB Funding: TANF – HCRAAssessment: Assessment:

TABECUNY / ACT WRITING SAMPLE

TABECUNY / ACT WRITING SAMPLE

SL SLVsQUESTIONNAIRE:

NURSING / MD SKILLS

QUESTIONNAIREESL ESL

Citizen - Language – Employ-Minor Child - Income - Spec Assist

+Yrs Educ < Nursing / Medical S h l C i l Titl

INTERVIEW

School – Curriculum - Title -Experience – Last Practice

ROUND 1: Foreign Trained RN Program

HOW?

1218

ESL TESTING6

Ad dIntermediate Basic

12ESL TESTING

AdvancedIntermediate

LANGUAGE SKILLSESL ESL

Nursing Review Computer Skills Hospital RotationNursing Review - Computer Skills - Hospital Rotation

ROUND 2: Foreign Trained RN Program

9 MONTHS FULL-TIME

ROUND 2: Foreign Trained RN Program

LANGUAGE SKILLS SUPPORT

NURSING / CLINICAL SKILLS

NCLEX PREPARATION

RELEASE TIME WITH WAGE SUPPORT

ROUND 2: Foreign Trained MD to RN Program

2 YEARS. 1/2 TIME to FULL-TIME

ROUND 2: Foreign Trained MD to RN Program

LANGUAGE SUPPORT

ACCLIMATE TO ROLE CHANGEACCLIMATE TO ROLE CHANGE

SECOND DEGREE - BSN CREDENTIAL

NCLEX PREPARATION

CLINICAL SKILLS

NCLEX PREPARATION

RELEASE TIME WITH WAGE SUPPORT

Our Training Partner: Lehman College

CUNY th CCUNY on the Concourse

An attempt to create a higher ed cationAn attempt to create a higher education environment at one of the main population hubs in the BronxCUNY sharing space with 1199 to address need for healthcare trainingAn extension of the communityFunctions as a higher education CBOConsortia: unions, colleges, CBOs,

government agencies

1199SEIU~CUNY: One-Stop Philosophy

RECRUITMENT

COUNSELING & ASSESSMENT

Program WorkshopsProgram Workshops

N i P ti i U it d St t• Nursing Practice in United States• Cultural Diversity & Cultural Competency• Colloquial Expressions & Medical

Terminology• Pharmacology• Legal Issues in Nursing• Clinical Nursing Documentation Review• Resume Preparation and Interview SkillsResume Preparation and Interview Skills

Program OutcomesProgram Outcomes• 168 enrolled, 157 completed program• 93 passed NCLEX exam to date• 94 placements*94 placements

– 66% hospital– 15% nursing home15% nursing home– 9% homecare– 4% school settingg– 2% health care centers– 4% student / graduate nurse*g

DoingDoingMOREMOREwith Less

Pre-training Behavior = Program Behaviorg g

English proficiency not predictor of program success

Comprehensive Pre - Training Assessment

Predictors of Program SuccessNursing / Medical Experience

Last Practice

MotivationMotivation

Angela LopezAngela Lopez

• Foreign-trained MD to RN ProgramForeign trained MD to RN Program• 1199SEIU member

W k d hl b t i t• Worked as phlebotomist• Worked full-time while attending school• Married with two children• Inducted into National Society of NursingInducted into National Society of Nursing• Received honors in Nursing

Foreign Trained RN & Foreign Trained RN & MD to RN Programs