{"id":131002,"date":"2026-03-06T05:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/131002\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T05:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:38:12","slug":"cooper-university-health-care-and-drexel-partner-to-expand-nursing-education-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/131002\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper University Health Care and Drexel partner to expand nursing education access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cooper University Health Care<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/drexel.edu\/cnhp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Drexel University\u2019s College of Nursing and Health Professions<\/a> announced a strategic workforce collaboration that will <a href=\"https:\/\/duo.online.drexel.edu\/coopernursing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">expand access to nursing education<\/a> and create clearer pathways from learning to professional practice.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative is part of Drexel\u2019s latest effort to address the growing need for nurses across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Through the partnership, Cooper team members who are interested in nursing careers can access Drexel\u2019s nursing certificate and degree programs at an increased discounted rate, and Drexel nursing students can participate in enhanced co-op and clinical practice opportunities that can lead to employment upon graduation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my current role at Cooper University Health Care, I get to help grow the next generation of nurses. I realize that things are changing in health care so quickly that I wanted to be a part of the change,\u201d said Tim Marks, DNP, assistant vice president, Clinical Workforce Development and Academic Partnerships at Cooper and a Drexel alumnus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud of the partnerships I have developed because that\u2019s going to help nurses prepare for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cooper team members and their immediate family members will have expanded access to more than 25 accredited undergraduate, graduate and professional nursing credential and degree programs at Drexel through partnership-based tuition support, beginning in September 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Bridge to Practice initiative is an immersive clinical workforce model that gives Drexel\u2019s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in nursing students early exposure to specialty practice environments at Cooper while strengthening readiness for professional transition.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the partnership, Cooper will continue to expand Drexel clinical placement opportunities across women\u2019s health, pediatrics and other high-demand specialties. This experiential model will provide students with immersive clinical training and hands-on learning opportunities while creating potential pathways for future employment at Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a time when health systems across the country are navigating significant workforce challenges, partnerships like this are essential,\u201d said Emily Roper, Ph.D., dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy creating pathways from education to employment and expanding access for working professionals, we are strengthening the nursing pipeline in a way that is intentional, innovative and responsive to community needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The enhanced partnership will also identify other co-op opportunities for Drexel\u2019s undergraduate students at Cooper and advance collaborative research initiatives focused on health care workforce development, clinical outcomes, nursing innovation and models of care delivery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cooper University Health Care and Drexel University\u2019s College of Nursing and Health Professions announced a strategic workforce collaboration&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131003,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[40453,21342,18072,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-131002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-cooper-university-health-care","tag-drexel","tag-nursing","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}