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Seniors in the Nursing Program who study at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids attend the 2016 Celebrate Spirit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each year, a group of students is admitted into the McAuley School of Nursing who will only rarely be seen on the McNichols Campus, where hundreds of other students are working on their undergraduate nursing degree.<\/p>\n

These students\u201460 a year\u2014take their classes at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, though their nursing courses are taught by a five-member faculty of Detroit Mercy professors. Core courses and prerequisites are taught by Aquinas College faculty.<\/p>\n

The BSN degree is from Detroit Mercy, and most of these students travel to the McNichols Campus only for Celebrate Spirit, the Mass that officially begins each school year, and then graduation.<\/p>\n

What makes the 16-year-old partnership with Aquinas unique is the commitment the two schools have to making it work, said Jaime Sinutko, Ph.D., MSN, RN, associate dean for undergraduate nursing degrees at Detroit Mercy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe working relationship is so strong,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s seamless for the students and they get a great experience, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suzanne Keep, Ph.D., RN, is chair for the undergraduate program at Aquinas and an assistant professor with the program on the west side of the state. She says the size of the program allows the students and faculty to really get to know each other, making for a special bond.<\/p>\n

A program where junior nursing students mentor freshmen and seniors mentor sophomores also helps bring students together and encourages them during the challenging times.<\/p>\n

The Aquinas program has a partnership with Mercy Health St. Mary\u2019s healthcare system, where students do most of their clinical placements and lab work for class.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe relationship with St. Mary\u2019s has been great for the students and for St. Mary\u2019s because they get strong graduates,\u201d Sinutko said.<\/p>\n

Keep seconds that: The percentage of graduates passing the licensure test are regularly above the national average for these students.<\/p>\n

In addition, \u201cWe\u2019ve had wonderful success with our students getting accepted into excellent, well-known graduate nursing programs across the country,\u201d Keep said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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