Project Diversity

Con Alma HEALTH Foundation is also investing in nursing’s future through Project DIVERSITY, a unique partnership between Con Alma HEALTH Foundation, the New Mexico Community Foundation, University of New Mexico Hospitals Nursing Division, and the UNM Office of Diversity. Together we are taking steps to create a nursing pipeline with an eye toward a diverse workforce.

Project DIVERSITY is part of a national program known as Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future led by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Northwest Health Foundation. Middle- and high-school students who are Hispanic, Native American, African American or other students of color are pursuing their dream of joining the health care workforce with a nurse mentor by her or his side. With intensive tutoring, mentoring, experiential learning opportunities and a structured curriculum that prepares them for the rigors of a nursing program, these students will be ready to take next steps into their future.

Information about Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future is available at http://www.partnersinnursing.org.

Read the full report, "The Power of Partnership, Project DIVERSITY, A Report to the Community."

Watch a video about Project DIVERSITY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G_Ai6hSjVk