News Release

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June 5, 2006

Technology Grant a Boost for Boise State College of Health Sciences

The Boise State University departments of Nursing, Respiratory Therapy and Radiologic Sciences have been awarded a $213,580 Idaho Technology Incentive Grant from the Idaho State Board of Education. The grant will allow each department to integrate the use of technology throughout its curriculum.

Through this grant the departments will:
-convert traditional classroom skills into video simulations for increased practice of ever more complex medical scenarios,
-create a computer-based learning simulation skills lab to increase student satisfaction and confidence,
-provide training for faculty in the use of computer simulations for learning, and
-provide each faculty with PDAs and clinical decision support software as advanced educational tools.

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Contact: Pam Springer, Department of Nursing, (208) 426-4143, pspring@boisesetate.edu 
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
 
July 12 is the deadline for degree-seeking students to submit admission materials to Boise State University for the fall 2006 semester. Students must meet the deadline if they plan to take more than seven credits or apply for federal financial aid. For more information, call (208) 426-1820 or go online at http://admissions.boisestate.edu.

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