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USF St. Petersburg launches freshman nursing pathway to expand local nurse pipeline
Summary
The City Council heard a presentation from USF St. Petersburg on a new freshman-to-BSN nursing pathway that will admit an inaugural cohort in fall 2026, add simulation space in the Band Aid Building and aim to keep graduates working locally with nearby hospital partners.
Council members on Oct. 2 heard a presentation from University of South Florida St. Petersburg officials on a new freshman nursing pathway designed to increase the local supply of registered nurses.
USF St. Petersburg Vice Provost Thomas Smith told the council the campus will recruit an inaugural freshman cohort now for fall 2026 and move those students into the nursing curriculum in 2028. “We will be accepting into, the there's a new freshman cohort who will be... next August,” Smith said. Council member Gina Driscoll introduced the item and said she brought it forward because “we all know that there is, a critical need for more nurses in the field.”
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