Brenda Janotha Secures HRSA Award to Boost Rural Nursing Education

Stony Brook School of Nursing Associate Dean Brenda Janotha has secured a key federal award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Through the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention – Transition to Practice Program (NEPQR-TPP), Janotha will receive $2.9 million over four years to fund her Rural Integration & Success for Emerging (RISE) Nurses Pathway project.

RISE seeks to expand the supply of bachelor’s‑prepared registered nurses, build a sustainable rural faculty and preceptor pipeline, and enhance clinical training capacity through structured, competency‑based transition‑to‑practice education.

The project will partner with Eastern Long Island Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to strengthen academic-clinical practice integration, advance health equity and improve care delivery in communities of need by expanding learning opportunities on the east end of Long Island.

“RISE represents a transformative investment in the future of nursing and rural health care,” said Janotha.

Read the full story at the School of Nursing website.