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 nation’s leading integrated academic health systems and one of the largest in the New York metropolitan area. The Health System includes approximately 48,000 employees, more than 9,000 physicians, and 8,600 nurses across seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, over 600 research and clinical laboratories, a school of nursing, and schools of medicine and graduate school of biomedical sciences.
As a leading learning health system, Mount Sinai combines clinical expertise with scientific discovery to improve patient care while training the next generation of health care and biomedical leaders. The Health System provides care across every stage of life, from prenatal care through geriatrics, while advancing personalized medicine through artificial intelligence, data science, and biomedical research.
Mount Sinai is consistently recognized among the nation’s leading academic health systems for patient care, research, and education. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in New York and recognized as one of the world’s top Smart Hospital by Newsweek. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranks No. 11 among U.S. medical schools for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and No. 1 among freestanding medical schools, reflecting the strength of its scientific enterprise and leadership in biomedical research.
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