ELKO – Nursing and paramedic programs at Great Basin College will be graduating early in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as other hands-on programs adapt to distance learning. “Great Basin College has been providing for its students and giving back to the communities it serves in rural and frontier Nevada for over 50 years. Now, during this COVID-19 crisis, GBC continues to serve,” stated a press release from the college.
“We accelerated the nursing program for our second-year students so they can graduate early in Elko, Pahrump, and Winnemucca. There is a shortage of nurses in rural communities so everyone counts,” Donnelli said.
With the COVID-19 virus impacting the nursing workforce throughout the country it is important to make sure GBC looks at ways to graduate nursing students without delay. Paramedic students will also be graduating early to help fill the void that Nevada could potentially face with Emergency Medical Services.