Brenda Janotha Secures HRSA Award to Boost Rural Nursing Education
Stony Brook School of Nursing (SON) Associate Dean Brenda Janotha, EdD, DNP-DCC, ANP-BC, FNP-C, FAANP, has secured a key federal award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Through the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention – Transition to Practice Program (NEPQR-TPP), Dr. Janotha will receive $2.9 million over four years to fund her Rural Integration & Success for Emerging (RISE) Nurses Pathway project.
RISE seeks to expand the supply of bachelor’s‑prepared registered nurses, build a sustainable rural faculty and preceptor pipeline, and enhance clinical training capacity through structured, competency‑based transition‑to‑practice education.
The project will partner with Eastern Long Island Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to strengthen academic-clinical practice integration, advance health equity, and improve care delivery in communities of need by expanding learning opportunities on the east end of Long Island.
"RISE represents a transformative investment in the future of nursing and rural health care,” said Dr. Janotha.
“By expanding opportunities for aspiring nurses, supporting the advancement of practicing nurses, and strengthening our clinical and academic partnerships, this initiative will help ensure that rural communities across eastern Long Island have access to a highly skilled, practice-ready nursing workforce for years to come," she added.
Leveraging the SON’s strengths in competency-based education, simulation, and academic-practice partnerships, RISE will require collaboration across many areas of the school and its health system partners.
“Dr. Janotha’s achievement reflects the highest ideals of academic nursing leadership and community partnership,” said SON Dean Patricia Bruckenthal, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN.
“Her innovative RISE Nurses Pathway will create meaningful, lasting impact for the communities we serve, and we are proud to celebrate this important achievement,” Dr. Bruckenthal added.
