Ground has been broken on the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando. It will be a state-of-the-art facility at Medical City in the Lake Nona area of Orlando.
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Dr. Mary Lou Sole, dean of the College of Nursing at UCF, said that this new facility will enable the college to graduate an additional 150 nurses per year.
The cost of the pavilion project is $68m. Donors such as the state, AdventHealth, Orlando Health, the Helene Fuld Health Trust, and Dr. Phillips Charities have made the project possible.
The new pavilion will feature a STIM Center for Simulation, Technology, Innovation and Modeling, which covers three times the simulation and lab space of the current building for nursing. Dr. Sole said that this new space is the core of what will enable the college to increase its enrollment and educate more nurses to help with the critical shortage in the field.
UCF said that 85% of its nursing graduates remain in the state and over 60% stay within the area of central Florida, suggesting that this will address the nursing shortage.
The Nursing Pavilion is expected to open in Fall 2025.
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