University of Massachusetts Amherst ARMY ROTC

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MISSION: To provide nursing leadership and quality nursing care, both in peacetime and during contingency operations, within a professional military system and in support of the mission of the Army Medical Department.

Army Nurse Corps…
- dedicated team
- highly competent and knowledgeable in core nursing skills
- dedicated to be the premiere nursing organization in our country
- providing leadership to the Army Medical Department
- providing professional and compassionate care to our Army families, both at home and abroad

Course Descriptions

Generic Courses - The Generic Course training is a wonderful program offered to junior officers (those who qualify when they access to Active Duty; all Army ROTC accessions) to receive specialized training in the Critical Care, Psychiatric-Mental Health, OB-GYN or Perioperative Nursing course within their initial tour of duty (first 3-4 years on Active Duty). It is very much encouraged for junior officers to take advantage of this opportunity and attend one of the courses. Officers, who have prior nursing experience, must have at least six months Army nursing experience before specifying a course and must have at least one year remaining on active duty at the completion of the course. The courses available for attendance through the Generic Course Guarantee program are Critical Care, Psychiatric-Mental Health, OB-GYN, and Perioperative Nursing Course. Officers who desire to attend the Emergency Nursing course (M5) or Community Health Nursing course must decline their Generic Course Guarantee.

Obstetrical/Gynecological Nursing - prepares nurses to care for patients in all aspects of the childbearing spectrum; pregnancy counseling, pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. The OB/Gyn nursing course lasts 16 weeks and is offered at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.

Critical Care Nursing - covers anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, physics, diagnostic procedures, psychological and sociological problems, and ethical and legal considerations in the care of critically ill patients. The Critical Care Nursing course lasts 16 weeks and is offered at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas, Madigan Army Medical Center in Washington, and Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Perioperative Nursing - prepares nurses for all phases of operating room nursing, including advanced skills related to specialty areas in surgery and the principles and techniques of supervising and managing an operating room. The Perioperative Nursing course lasts 16 weeks and is offered at Brooke Army Medical center in Texas and Madigan Army Medical Center in Washington.

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing - prepares nurses to provide specialized care to emotionally distressed individuals both as inpatients and outpatients, and to provide consultation within the general hospital community. The Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing course lasts 22 weeks and is offered at Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Georgia.

Community Health Nursing - provides the skills and knowledge to function in specialty areas of preventive medicine and community health care. The course lasts nine weeks and is offered at Brooke Army Medical center in Texas.

Emergency Nursing - prepares nurses to function in a clinical setting of emergency nursing, focusing on fundamentals of Emergency Nursing such as respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, trauma management and infectious diseases. The Emergency Nursing course lasts 16 weeks and is offered at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas.

Eligibility

You must meet the following general eligibility requirements to receive an Army ROTC scholarship.

   • Be a United States citizen.
   • Be 17 years of age within the first semester of your freshman year, and must not reach your 31st birthday by 31 December of the year in which you will graduate from college and receive your commission.
   • Be a high school graduate or possess an equivalent certificate before September of the year you will enter college. If you are taking or have taken college courses, you must be considered a beginning Freshman and have 4 academic years remaining for a baccalaureate degree upon enrollment in the fall of the year you will enter college.
   • If you are in an accelerated program and will complete your senior year of high school and first year of college concurrently - you must have 4 academic years remaining in an approved baccalaureate degree program upon enrollment in the fall.
   • If you are a college freshman in a documented five year program with 4 years remaining in fall, you must submit verification from your university that your course of study is a five year program and that you will have four full years remaining. Contact the Army Professor of Military Science (PMS) at your university for a copy of a planned academic program worksheet.
   • Have no moral obligations or personal conviction that will prevent you from -
         • Supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies - foreign and domestic.
         • Conscientiously bearing arms.
   • Satisfactorily explain any record of arrest and/or civil conviction.
   • Have a minimum high school GPA of 2.5
   • Receive at least a minimum SAT score of 920 or an ACT composite score of 19.
   • All scholarship applicants' physical ability must be assessed. We will request that your guidance counselor arrange for you to take The President's Challenge Physical Fitness Test. The required information will be sent directly to your high school.