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Through a unique partnership with
Emerson Network Power in Carlsbad,
the March of Dimes, California State
University San Marcos (CSUSM) and
Tri-City Medical Center, a new two-
year $10,000 scholarship residency
program for nursing students has been
established. The Emerson Residency
Scholarship is awarded annually
to two CSUSM nursing students
interested in pursuing a nursing
specialty in maternal-child health.
The students, both juniors
at CSUSM, are Jaleh Jaffari, of
San Marcos, and Tara Naughton,
of Oceanside.
The scholarships are the brainchild
of Emerson’s vice president of human
resources, John Hardy, who wanted
to ensure that deserving nursing
students had opportunities to further
their career aspirations.
“Emerson is thrilled to associate
with the university, the medical
center and March of Dimes to make a
difference in [the] careers and lives of
two nursing students,” Hardy said.
As part of the scholarship, each
student participates in a two-year
externship program with Tri-City in
labor and delivery, postpartum and the
neonatal intensive care unit, training
alongside Tri-City’s registered nurses.
“I sincerely hope that as a registered
nurse I am able to give back to my
community in such a way that mirrors
Emerson’s commitment to improving
lives through education,” said Jaffari.
Naughton said the scholarship
“allows me to work harder than ever
before to provide nothing but top-
quality care and to always be learning
and refining my skills.”
Each year, the Tri-City Healthcare
District awards $300,000 in
community grants to nonprofit
organizations serving the health
and wellness needs of residents in
Carlsbad, Oceanside and Vista.
This year the board awarded
funds to 23 nonprofit organizations
to help them supplement and
complement Tri-City Medical Center’s
work in meeting the region’s most
critical health needs—access to
care; mental health; and conditions
related to lifestyle, including diabetes,
childhood obesity and nutrition.
The Community Healthcare Alliance
Committee (CHAC) administers the
grant program, and a 10-person
volunteer committee of district
residents evaluates grant applications.
“We received many extraordinary
proposals, and we are pleased and
proud to know that so much good will
be done as a result of these grants,” said
Charlene Anderson, CHAC chairwoman
and a member of the Tri-City Healthcare
District board of directors.
This year, three collaborative
programs working directly in
conjunction with Tri-City Medical
Center were funded in addition to
20 individual programs. Awardees in
the collaborative category included
the San Diego County Medical Society
Foundation’s Project Access, KOCT–
Oceanside Community Television’s
Community Health Matters program,
and Vista Community Clinic and North
County Health Service’s Emergency
Department Care Continuum Program.
For more information on the 2013
grant process and applications, visit
www.tricitymed.org/grants
.
Jaleh Jaffari
Tara Naughton
1
EMERSON NETWORK
POWER SCHOLARSHIPS
BOARD AWARDS $300,000 IN GRANTS
Community
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Healthy You |
Fall 2012