Dina Salvatore
2010-2011 Winner | Master’s Degree
From her start in the health field as an LPN, (Central School of Practical Nursing) Dina Salvatore completed her Associate degree in Nursing in 2008 at Excelsior College.where she is now pursuing her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Dina lives on the rural island of Martha’s Vineyard which has a shortage of healthcare providers and it’s here that she intends to utilize her nursing skills focusing largely on health promotion and disease prevention. This rural community is federally designated as a HPSA area (healthcare professional shortage area) and Dina’s goal is to “give back to this community”.
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Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established by nurses for nurses in 1912, and since then, the organization has awarded over 1,500 scholarships to support the pursuit of advanced degrees in nursing.
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