PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services, today announced that the Company has funded 15 Stephanie Carroll scholarships in honor of Nurses Week.
The scholarships are awarded to nursing students enrolled in a nursing program accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education who have chosen long-term care or geriatrics as their practice area after graduation. Nursing students in an undergraduate or graduate program are also eligible to apply for the Stephanie Carroll scholarships.
More details about the scholarship program and a copy of the application may be downloaded from the The National Association Directors of Nursing Administration (NADONA) website, www.nadona.org.
About PharMerica
PharMerica Corporation is a leading institutional pharmacy services company servicing healthcare facilities in the United States. PharMerica operates institutional pharmacies in 41 states. PharMerica’s customers are institutional healthcare providers, such as nursing centers, assisted living facilities, hospitals and other long-term care providers. The Company also provides pharmacy management services to long-term care hospitals.
About NADONA
The National Association Directors of Nursing Administration’s mission includes the development and promotion of ethical principles and practices within the long-term care continuum; service to those who work in the long-term care continuum; and promotion of quality of care for those individuals in the long-term care continuum. NADONA’s programs support its mission and those who work for or on behalf of NADONA understand and abide by its mission and purposes.
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