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Pictured at

the “Finish in
Four” signing
ceremony are:
(l-r, bottom

row) Dr. Anne
McGinley, of
Camden County

College; Dr.
Lisa Easterby,
of Our Lady of
Lourdes School

of Nursing; and
Dr. Filomela
Marshall, of
Thomas Edison

State College;
along with Our
Lady of Lourdes

School of Nurs-
ing students (l-r,
top row) Zach-
ary Weidensaul,

Samantha Brant,
and Gerard
Schuler.

PROVIDING A PIPELINE
New dual admission program enables

nursing students to ‘Finish in Four’

amden County College and Our Lady of degree to 80 percent by 2020,” says Dr. Filomela Marshall,
Lourdes School of Nursing are collaborating dean of the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing at Thomas

with the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing Edison State College. “Many hospitals and healthcare organiza-
at Thomas Edison State College to create a tions have shown an increase in hiring nurses with a BSN. This

dual admission nursing program that enables trend is driven by the research that demonstrates the educa-
students to complete a bachelor of science in
tional level of professional nurses is clearly linked to better

nursing (BSN) degree in four years.
patient outcomes.”
CThe “Finish in Four” program will allow graduates of the The program will create a pipeline of baccalaureate-

nursing cooperative program offered by Camden County Col-
prepared nurses to provide healthcare services to underserved
lege and Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing to transfer populations in Camden and throughout the Delaware Valley.

and apply up to 80 credits to the online RN-BSN program at The public-private collaboration provides a smooth transi-

Thomas Edison State College.
tion for eligible students enrolled in the nursing cooperative
“This partnership answers a key recommendation from the program offered by Camden County College and Our Lady of

Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing, which calls Lourdes School of Nursing, where students complete a nursing
for an increase in the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate
diploma and an associate in science degree.

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