Nursing Education Fair to be Held at Wake Forest Baptist

October 23, 2008

An Education Fair for all employees and members of the public to learn more about nursing as a career will be held on Thursday Nov. 6 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the back of the Ardmore Cafeteria at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

The Nursing Professional Development Council of Wake Forest Baptist is sponsoring the fair. Those interested in pursuing a career in nursing or advancing their current degree are invited to meet with nursing representatives and get information from at least a dozen schools. Information on nursing specialty certifications will also be available.

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Media Contacts: Bonnie Davis, bdavis@wfubmc.edu; or Shannon Koontz, shkoontz@wfubmc.edu, at 336-716-4587.

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is an academic health system comprised of North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Brenner Children’s Hospital and Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which operates the university’s School of Medicine and Piedmont Triad Research Park. The system comprises 1,154 acute care, rehabilitation and long-term care beds and has been ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report since 1993. Wake Forest Baptist is ranked 32nd in the nation by America’s Top Doctors for the number of its doctors considered best by their peers. The institution ranks in the top third in funding by the National Institutes of Health and 4th in the Southeastern United States in revenues from its licensed intellectual property.

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