Phillips School of Nursing to Launch Second Degree Accelerated BSN Program
The Phillips School of Nursing (PSON) at Mount Sinai Beth Israel announced today that it has received approval from the New York State Education Department to offer a second degree accelerated bachelor of science in nursing (ABSN) beginning in the spring of 2017.
Designed for students and professionals who already have a bachelor’s degree in another discipline, this full-time program leads to an ABSN degree in as little as 15 months. Following a New York State mandate, the first cohort will accept 40 students. The program is intended for academically talented, compassionate professionals who are highly motivated to become registered nurses. Graduates are eligible for licensure as registered nurses and qualify for admission to graduate programs.
The degree consists of a minimum of 120 credits, of which 54 will be designated for nursing courses offered at the School; the remaining credit hours may consist of previous coursework in the natural and social sciences and the humanities completed through an earned bachelor’s degree. The accelerated program uses theory and hands-on training to prepare students to care for diverse populations.
PSON’s program features nearly 600 hours of clinical experiences at sites throughout the Mount Sinai Health System. Students will have the opportunity to learn alongside some of the best nursing preceptors in a variety of environments including community hospitals, academic medical centers, and neighborhood health care centers—all providing high-quality care to culturally and ethnically diverse men, women, and children.
PSON’s accelerated nursing program is currently accepting applications, and the first classes will begin in January 2017. For more information on PSON’s accelerated nursing program, visit pbisn.edu or call 212-614-6114.
About Phillips School of Nursing
Founded in 1904, Phillips School of Nursing (PSON) at Mount Sinai Beth Israel is dedicated to the professional education of undergraduate nursing. As part of Mount Sinai Beth Israel, students benefit from an impressive array of clinical experiences, in the hospital and in the community, throughout the Mount Sinai Health System. In addition to the ABSN, the school offers an RN to BSN program and a fast track Associate’s in Applied Science in Nursing degree. The school has designed a variety of innovative curriculums responding to the special needs of working adults interested in entering the nursing profession, nurses interested in advancing their career, and foreign educated physicians and nurses who wish to pursue nursing practice in the United States. In 2014, the National League of Nursing designated the school a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education in the category of Student Learning and Professional Development. Located in the Chelsea section of Manhattan, convenient to public transportation,
the school currently enrolls close to 300 students. PSON is accredited by The New York State Board of Regents and the Commissioner of Education. The School is accredited in nursing by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (AAS program), the New York State Board of Regents and the Commissioner of Education (AAS and RN-BSN), and is in new applicant status with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (RN-BSN program)
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, over 400 outpatient practices, nearly 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,300 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties.
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