New Mexico State University's College of Health and Social Services will receive $269,989 for each of the next three years to train nurses in comprehensive geriatric education. The project, Enhancing Capacity for Aging on the Border, is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The project aims to enhance geriatric education for students in the college's nurse practitioner and master's in nursing programs by infusing the curriculum with geriatric content, establishing linkages with a geriatric education center and establishing traineeships. Wanda Borges is an associate professor in NMSU's School of Nursing and the principal investigator for the project.

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