PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK

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PARTNERSHIPSTHAT WORK!

• Henry Ford Community College
• Dearborn, Michigan
• Dr. William Barber, VP of Academic Affairs for
  Career Technical Programs
• Katherine Howe, Dean of Nursing
• Ronald Bodurka, Dean of Health Careers

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Partnerships That Work!

• Accelerated Nursing Program
• Henry Ford Community College
• Henry Ford Health System
• Henry Ford Early College
• Henry Ford Community College
• Henry Ford Health System
• Dearborn Public Schools

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Partnerships That Work!

• Keys to Success
• Success of program over parochial interests of
  institutions
• Shared Vision
• Communication
• Deal with problems, both big and small
• Sensitivity to each institutions culture

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Accelerated Nursing Program

• Blending of Two Cultures

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HFCC/HFHS Accelerated Nursing Curriculum

• Response to shortage of nurses
• Accelerated curriculum
• Unique opportunity for hospital employees
• Maintain benefits and go to school
• All expenses with payback requirement
• AAS degree program at their hospital

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College Issues

• BON Approval Requirements
• NLNAC Accreditation Requirements
• Required Faculty Credentials
• Union Contract Issues
• School Policies
• Management of Papers
• College Intranet Access

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Hospital Issues

• Security/Parking Access Issues
• Room Management Issues
• Dress Code Issues
• Employee Job Descriptions
• Payment Issues- Detroit Taxes
• Employee Work Hours/Benefits
• Employee Re-Payment Issues

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Logistical Issues

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• Keeping Student Issues Separate
• Housing of Student Files
• Office/Lab Staff Availability
• Student Access to Support Services
• Attrition Issues
• Faculty Mileage Issue
• Ownership of Supplies/Equipment

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Keys To Success

• Overall Commitment to Program Success
• Consistent Scheduling
• Clear Delineation of Responsibilities
• Know Boundaries- Student or Employee
• Communication Is Vital

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How Successful?

• Approximately 150 graduates over three years
• First two cohorts funded by a grant
• Third cohort self-funded by hospital
• Current benchmark program in state

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Henry Ford Early College
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Partnerships that Work

• A large medical system with multiple hospitals
  and outpatient clinics.
• Having difficulty recruiting a quality technical
  staff
• New hospital being proposed

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Partnerships that Work

• The medical center is located in an urban center
• The area has been in economic decline for a
  number of years
• High unemployment rates
• Public school system graduating only 25 to 37 of
  their students

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Partnerships that Work

• Challenges
• Where will the clinical workforce for the future
  be found?
• Is there a way to help prepare the students from
  surrounding communities for these jobs?

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Partnerships that Work

• Henry Ford Early College is a strategic alliance
  borne of a workforce need and to meet a social
  concerns by multiple parties.

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Henry Ford Early College

• Five year program
• Receive High School Diploma Granted by Dearborn
  Public Schools
• Receive Associate Degree, Certificate, or
  substantial progress toward attainment thereof
  Granted by HFCC
• Employment opportunity at Henry Ford Hospital
  upon graduation

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Benefits

• Small school learning environment
• Mentors for every student
• College courses start in 10th grade
• Power of site adult learning environment forces
  rate of maturation

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Enrollment

• Started with 50 students in first year
• Build to 300-400 students

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Curriculum Development

• Primary focus centered on
• State high school graduation requirements
• College graduation criteria
• Health career certification/licensure preparation
• Curriculum plans available for ten health programs

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Student Time

• Monday Thursday at Henry Ford Community College
  Dearborn Heights Campus
• Science laboratories at HFHS
• Fridays at Henry Ford Health System

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Respiratory Therapist Educational Plan
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Henry Ford Early College Career Options

• Respiratory Therapist
• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Pharmacy Technician
• Surgical Technologist
• Radiographer

• Medical Practice Clinical Management
• Medical Practice/Facility Business Management
• Ophthalmic Tech
• Biotechnology

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Student Profile

• Earn As, Bs or Cs
• Have had few, if any disciplinary problems in
  school
• Have an interest in a health related career
• Are willing to emphasize academics over
  extracurricular activities found in the
  traditional high school

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Student Demographics

• Currently 116 students enrolled
• 45 from Dearborn Public Schools
• 55 from 13 other Wayne County School Systems
• 70 female 30 male
• Ethnically and racially diverse

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Henry Ford Early College

• National Middle College Consortium membership
• http//www.mcnc.us
• Gates Foundation grant funding

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The Middle College-Early College Model

• Community collaborations between school districts
  and colleges, parent and business
  representatives.
• Make college attainable, reduce repetition in the
  curriculum, yield coordinated student services
  and eliminate the need for remediation.

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National Middle College Consortium Conditions for
Funding

• College Locations located on college campuses.

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National Middle College Consortium Conditions for
Funding

• Small Enrollments small student enrollments of
  no more than 100 students per grade, beginning
  grade 9

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National Middle College Consortium Conditions for
Funding

• A Five Year Academic Plan academic plan that
  offers a combination of high school and college
  classes that culminates in a Associates Degree or
  up to 60 transferable college credits.

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First Year 2007 08
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5101 Evergreen Rd Dearborn, MI 48128 Contact
Cyndi Sheuer [phone] cscheuer_at_hfcc.edu
18700 Audette Dearborn, MI 48124 Contact Paul
Smith [phone] smithp_at_dearborn.k12.mi.us