In 2008, the School of Nursing was approved by the Peace Corps as a Paul D. Coverdell Program (henceforth referred to as the Peace Corps Fellows). This program is available to returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who pursue graduate studies in a variety of subject areas. More than 40 universities currently participate in this program, offering financial assistance to RPCVs, and opportunities for them to use the knowledge and skills they developed during their overseas service during their graduate work as they participate in service learning projects with underserved communities. Information about this program is available at the Peace Corps website.  Click here for more information about our specific program Peace Corps Fellows.

Through this program, RPCVs will be able to apply either to the BSN program as a second degree student, or to  the Accelerated Master's in Nursing Pathway (AMNP) Clinical Nurse Leader program. To learn more about the BSN program, please click on the following link. BSN Program  The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) is a leader in the health and delivery system in all settings in which health care is delivered. The CNL assumes accountability for patient care outcomes through the application of evidence-based information to design, implement and evaluate patient care. Following program completion, graduates are eligible to sit for a national board certification as a CNL through the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. To learn more about the AMNP program, please click on the following link. AMNP Program

A key component of the Fellows program involves partnering with community organizations to provide opportunities for students to address selected community or health problems through their clinical practicum experiences. Fellows will address two major health issues during these community experiences: reduction of health disparities, and addressing the nursing shortage.

The School of Nursing is honored to have been accepted as a Peace Corps Fellows program!  In 2010 the School of Nursing accepted its first RPCV's, Erin Gockel and Katie Rozofsky (pictured below with Dr. Lynda Wilson and Rustin Johnson).  The School of Nursing is privileged to have them as they have learned much from their Peace Corps experiences which enriches our nursing programs and will enrich our profession!  Katie, who is in the AMNP program,  completed her Peace Corps service in Surinam in 2008 and Erin, who is in the BSN program,  completed her's in Azerbaijan in 2008.  They both shared their Peace Corps experiences and how it now applies to nursing during an outstanding presentation on April 13, 2011 in the UAB Center for Nursing Research.  To see Erin's presentation click here, and to see Katie's presentation, click here.  The third Peace Corps fellow admisted to the program in Fall 2011 is Bryant Laney who completed his Peace Corps service in Zambia in 2008.  A forth Peace Corps Fellow, Andrea Torre, was admitted to the program in January 2012.  We are proud to have all of these fellows as students in the UAB School of Nursing! 

To complete an application, please click on the following link Peace Corps Fellows Application