Diversity - UI Multicultural Nursing Association (MNA) | College of Nursing

The UI Multicultural Nursing Association (MNA) student organization brings pre-nursing, BSN, MSN, DNP, PhD and professional nurses together to celebrate community and promote knowledge of leadership in nursing. MNA is open to everyone. We welcome new members on a rolling basis. To join MNA, complete the member form and email it to valerie-garr@uiowa.edu. Subscribe to our MNA listserv to receive email communications from us.

MNA strives to cultivate culturally responsive future nurses to meet the quality care needs of an ever-increasing diverse patient population. MNA is Making Nursing Accessible.

MNA’s V.O.I.C.E.S. in Nursing (Variety of Individuals Championing Education for Success) is our speaker series highlighting a variety of topics such as leadership, health disparities, Strengths, and many health topics related to nursing standards, protocol and careers.

MNA is dedicated to:

Developing student and nurse leaders
Networking with nursing student peers and nursing professionals
Diversifying nursing education pipeline and nursing workforce
Developing and implementing best practices for delivering culturally responsive patient care
Advocating for continued research, education, dissemination of information and policy-making that strives to dismantle health inequities.
Public service and outreach
Advancing professional career pathways
Honoring nursing pioneers from different backgrounds

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MNA Programs

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This is our community service, service-learning, and outreach arm, which stands for “College of Nursing Networks and Engagement in Communities Through Service.”

BSN Admissions Essay Workshop – Held every spring in February-to help nursing interest students who will apply through the BSN standard admissions process craft their nursing admissions essay. Students rave about this workshop, and many students who have attended have said it helped them get admitted to the program. An event announcement is sent to all nursing interest majors. RSVP is required to attend, and seats are filled first come, first serve.

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