CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY’S HEALTH SCIENCES SIMULATION LAB RECEIVES CRITICAL FUNDING FOR LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
award of $450,000 from the FY22 Omnibus Appropriations Bill.
This critical financial investment will be dedicated to the purchase
of science laboratory equipment for the University’s Health Sciences
Simulation Lab.
The new equipment will be part of CSU’s state-of-the-art
Health Sciences Simulation Lab, which will train thousands of
students for jobs in the medical profession. The College of Health
Sciences and the College of Pharmacy at CSU are critical to sustaining a pipeline of underrepresented professionals by educating
a caring and competent, and diverse student body. CSU graduates
have 100 percent job placement in nursing and occupational
therapy and the College of Pharmacy is first in the Midwest for
graduating underrepresented students with doctoral degrees.
“The COVID-19 pandemic magnified alarming disparities
in our healthcare system and exacerbated workforce shortages.
Chicago State University has been leading the way in training
students to address these challenges. That’s why I secured this new
federal investment in CSU’s Health Simulation Lab to help train a
diverse, highly-skilled workforce of medical professionals,” said
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.
“The Health Sciences Simulation Lab will provide top-level
training to our students and supply the diverse leadership needed
in the health profession,” said Zaldwaynaka (“Z”) Scott, Esq.,
President of Chicago State University. “Located in the heart of
Chicago’s South Side, CSU is uniquely positioned to be the center
of training for Health Sciences professionals that represent the
patients they serve.”
In 2019, Governor JB Pritzker released $2.5 million of
funding toward the creation of CSU’s Health Sciences Simulation
Lab. The funding was part of the administration’s Rebuild Illinois
capital plan. This initial funding did not include the purchasing of
laboratory equipment.
The University serves as a prominent civic space on the
greater South Side of Chicago by hosting a multitude of athletic,
educational, cultural, and recreational activities. The University is
located near public transit that provides convenient access to the
campus. Visit www.csu.edu.
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