Mission FAQs Learning Styles Project Modules Web Resources Contact Us  What is Avanzar? This is a federally funded Health Resources and Services Administration Nurse Education Practice and Retention Grant with a purpose of increasing the enrollment and graduation of baccalaureate-prepared nurses who will ultimately enter nursing practice.  What does Avanzar mean? Avanzar is Spanish for “to advance.”  Do you have to be Hispanic to join Avanzar? Absolutely not. Any UTSA pre nursing student can join.  What are the goals for Avanzar? Avanzar is designed to help individuals, particularly Hispanics and at risk students, to successfully complete their education, thereby advancing their careers in professional nursing. Avanzar will address the nursing shortage by providing more baccalaureate-prepared nurses who are ready to practice in urban, rural or medically underserved areas.  How does Avanzar meet those goals? Avanzar will meet the goals by bridging the baccalaureate nursing program at the University of Texas at Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing (UTHSCSA SON) with the pre-nursing program being developed at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) principally through faculty advising, supporting the formation of a pre nursing student society organization and other activities aimed at increasing your academic success at UTSA and nursing school.  Do you have to be in Avanzar to be in the Pre Nursing Society? No not at all. The society is a student run organization; Avanzar is here to support your activities in the organization.  How do I join Avanzar? Go by the Health Professions Office and complete a questionnaire and an IRB consent form. This IRB consent form will allow us to include you in our database, be included our email distribution list so that you will be informed of upcoming events, and allow us to keep track and follow your success in nursing school.           AVANZAR is funded by HRSA, Education Practice and Retention Grant. Grant No.  D11HP07309 Project Director: Dr. Norma Martínez Rogers, Associate Professor/Clinical Faculty Advisor : Dr. Adelita G. Cantu, Instructor/Clinical Site Designed By: Heather Cura, Web Specialist For more information: cantua2@uthscsa.edu Phone: (210) 567-5834 Cell: (210) 542-0039 Fax: (210) 567-5738      UTSA Health Professions Office: http://www.utsa.edu/healthprofessions/ © 2007-2009 UTHSCSA School of Nursing Created: April 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Updated: 31 Jan 2009 By: Heather Cura Links provided from Health Science Center School of Nursing pages to other websites do not constitute or imply an endorsement of those sites, their content, or products and services associated with those sites.