An immigrant to the United States at age 9, Janassa Kapadia winner of the Estelle Massey award, credits her grandfather, a physician in Bombay, for her interest in the health care field. She first earned a BA degree in Spanish at the University of North Carolina in 2005 and then went on to acquire a BSN at St. Louis University. Her work as an RN in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis gave her a desire for a higher level of involvement in care and motivated her to pursue a Masters degree in Nursing with a specialization in Nurse Anesthesia at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.
NEF’s only purpose is to provide nursing scholarship assistance to make graduate level nursing education possible. NEF is one of the largest, national, private, professionally endorsed source of funds for advanced nursing study with over one hundred years of service to and for professional nursing.
NEF’s Board of Directors is comprised of leaders from nursing, education, technology, and business communities. Members donate their time and talent to the advancement of the nursing profession. NEF operates with exceptionally low overhead. NEF employs only one individual who serves in several capacities. NEF is a non-profit organization with 501(c) status; thus, your contributions are fully tax-deductible.
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