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Education and Scholarships

Wellmont-King College Nursing Scholarships

Dr. Frank Blanton Employee Education Fund (BRMC)

Wellmont-King College Nursing Scholarships

Each year our hospitals hire many new nurses and each year the pool of nurses gets even smaller. In 2005 Wellmont Health System announced a strategic plan to help address this shortage by partnering with King College to form the Wellmont-King College School of Nursing. This program offers area students the opportunity to pursue nursing and offers our region a real world solution to the nursing shortage. Courses are offered in both Bristol and Kingsport locations, where students participate in both academic and clinical training. Your contribution to support student scholarships for the Wellmont-King College School of Nursing will help these current and future nurses achieve their educational goals while assuring our hospitals will have the best-trained nurses both now and in the future. Each scholarship recipient who is offered a position signs a length of service guarantee to assure that your support will help our Wellmont hospitals. The annual need for this program is approximately $500,000. Your gift to help fund scholarships can be made in honor or memory of someone whose life has been touched by nursing care. Give online to this fund.

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Marta F. Pugh Nursing Scholarship Fund

This fund was established in loving memory of Marta F. Pugh who lost her courageous battle with cancer in 2005. Being a nurse and medical educator herself, Marta understood the importance of expanding one’s knowledge through training, education and practical hands-on experience. The Marta F. Pugh Nursing Scholarship Fund assists students enrolled in the Wellmont-King College School of Nursing with the cost of their education, helping these future nurses achieve their educational goals while assuring our hospitals will have the best-trained nurses both now and in the future. Give online to this fund.

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Dr. Frank S. Blanton, Jr. Education Enhancement Fund

Healthcare is about people caring for people and we must have intelligent, well-trained, supportive staff, in order to provide exceptional care. In 2002, the Dr. Frank S. Blanton, Jr. Education Enhancement Fund was established to support advanced and continuing education opportunities for healthcare workers at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Through this fund, employees are able to attend seminars, college courses and continuing education classes to keep them up-to-date with the advances in the healthcare industry. Your gift to the Dr. Frank S. Blanton, Jr. Education Enhancement Fund will assist Bristol Regional Medical Center in continuing to attract and retain the best and brightest employees who are committed to the health and well-being of patients, their families, and this community. Give online to this fund.

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Employee Education

Healthcare is about people caring for people and without an intelligent, well-trained, supportive staff we would not have the exceptional care that is provided at your hospital. To attract and retain the best and brightest employees we need to be able to offer educational opportunities that will allow our caregivers to keep up on the latest developments in their respective fields. Your gift to the hospitals’ Employee Education Funds will help assure funding is available for employees to attend seminars, college courses and continuing education classes to keep them up-to-date with the advances in the healthcare industry. Give online to this fund.

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The Fund for Medical Education

The Fund for Medical Education provides funding for continued medical education for physicians, nurses, technicians, and other clinicians. Named scholarships may either be funded annually or endowed to create a permanent legacy. These scholarships may be associated with programs at particular colleges and universities in our region or remain undesignated. Give online to this fund.

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The Fund for Nursing Education

The Fund for Nursing Education provides funding to promising nursing students who commit to practice in our hospitals. Named scholarships may either be funded annually or endowed to create a permanent legacy. These scholarships may be associated with programs at particular colleges and universities in our region or remain undesignated. Give online to this fund.

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