Maulah Adanri and Paul Smith (Nursing) have been selected as Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholars by the School of Nursing. Each of these doctoral students will receive $20,000 for their nursing studies during the next two years, making them part of a national effort to combat the nursing faculty shortage and prepare future nurses as America's healthcare system continues to evolve. Adanri is pursuing a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree. She is currently the manager of the Cardiac Telemetry, Progressive Care, and Centralized Monitoring Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Smith is pursuing a Ph.D. in nursing, nurse educator track. He is currently an assistant professor of nursing at Linfield College in Oregon, where he teaches a variety of courses in traditional and online classrooms. The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare awarded UNLV's School of Nursing $20,000 to support one Ph.D. and one DNP student. The School of Nursing then selected Adanri and Smith as the recipients. The Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program supports more than 250 scholars in all 50 states.
