Curry Nursing Professor Honored with Scholarship

Michelle McMahon, Assistant Professor of Nursing, received the Tufts Health Plan Nurse Scholar Award for the 2008-2009 academic year. This $10,000 scholarship given in conjunction with the Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) and the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (MDHE) was granted to clinical nurses enrolled in doctoral nursing programs within the University of Massachusetts system, to address the nursing shortage by supporting the academic endeavors of PhD candidates committed to teaching nursing in Massachusetts.