nursescholar@agrisafe.org
985.327.1748

The Nurse Scholar Program is a distance learning opportunity available to rural nurses designed to increase knowledge base in prevention, identification, and assessment of diseases related to agricultural work exposures.

Training topics include, but are not limited to:

• Integration of agricultural health into practice
• At-risk populations
• Injury prevention
• Zoonotic diseases
• Hearing conservation
• Chemical exposures
• Respiratory health
• Ergonomics
• Personal protective equipment
• Skin cancer
• Behavioral health

Rural nurses are eligible to apply. Applicants must commit to completion of the full course.

The cost of the program is $500.

A 50% nonprofit registration rate is available for nurses working for nonprofit organizations, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, government agencies, and educational institutions.

Participants receive 18 credit hours of continuing education.

Register for the course using the links on the program website.

The course is open from March 2 through November 13, 2020. If applying for a scholarship, wait to get confirmation of the scholarship before registering for the course.