Middle school students get early hands-on experience in nursing summer camp
Nursing Camp Aims to Tackle Nursing Shortage
Music City Freedom Fest Juneteenth
NursesMC Nashville was honored to sponsor and celebrate the Music City Freedom Fest Juneteenth event at Hadley Park, June 15-16, 2024. We met more than 100 attendees who were excited to hear about the opportunities a career in nursing can offer — starting in high school! A special thank you to our friends and family who came out to […]
Belmont University ICON Makes Generous Donation
Dr. Andrea Poynter (at right) is on the move—and she is not leaving her current position on the faculty of the Gordon E. Inman College of Nursing (ICON) at Belmont University empty handed. As the recently hired executive director of NursesMC Nashville, Dr. Poynter saw an opportunity to secure simulation and lab equipment, as well as supplies for the new school as […]
America faces a one-million nurse shortage. Here’s how Nashville is filling the gap
MNPS Board of Ed Holds Hearing on Charter School Applications
On April 23rd, the Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education met to consider applications for new Nashville charter schools. Both Dr. Mamie Williams, Chair of the NursesMC Nashville Board of Directors, and our Executive Director Dr. Andrea Poynter explained how a NursesMC nursing high school will benefit Nashville students and the entire community.
NursesMC Nashville Names Executive Director
Today Nurses Middle College (NursesMC) named Dr. Andrea Poynter, an assistant nursing professor at Belmont University, to lead a new nursing public high school with plans to open in Nashville in the fall of 2025. Poynter has worked as a nurse for 17 years and served as a nursing faculty member for 10, most recently […]