Teaching and Discovering Innovations -- $100 million
BJC helps build the future of health care by educating health professionals
and supporting the advancement of health through medical research. Whether at
our own nursing institutions or through academic collaborations, BJC helps
ensure the ongoing training and development of health care professionals that is
so critical to the health of the community and the future of health care. BJC
invested $84 million in the training of health care professionals during 2007.
Bringing Nurses Back to the Bedside
Georgeanna Ensley received her master’s of science in rehabilitation nursing
and started on the fast track in her nursing career. She first worked as a
clinical nurse specialist for an out-of-state freestanding rehabilitation
hospital, in a neuro intensive care unit, then assisted in opening rehab units
and was promoted to vice president of professional services. On the road for
nine years, she redefined her career goals and realized how much she missed
being at the patient bedside. Read more
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Bright Beginnings
Life as a medical resident is busy enough as it is. But Calvin Barnes, MD, a
second-year resident in diagnostic radiology, makes time for even more.
On a typical day, Dr. Barnes rotates throughout different areas in radiology
to learn how to interpret CAT scan, ultrasound, mammogram and MRI results.
Outside the clinical setting, he dedicates his time to being an active member of
the Residents and Fellows Diversity Initiative, a program established by the
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Center for Diversity and Cultural Competence.
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Health professional education at BJC in 2007
- 1,101 students from Washington University School of Medicine
- 763 medical residents from Washington University School of Medicine
- 701 advanced study fellows from Washington University School of Medicine
- 705 nursing and allied health students at the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish
College
- 3,556 class attendees at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center Clinical Nursing Institute
- 133 nursing and allied health professionals at Alton Memorial Hospital in collaboration with Lewis and Clark Community College
