Rafael Jose Ramos
2012-2013 Winner | Master’s Degree
Rafael Jose Ramos is using his NEF scholarship award as a graduate student of Nursing Anesthesia at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. He worked for 3 years at a Cardio-thoracic Intensive Care Unit at Stanford Hospitals in California before deciding to further his education and pursue a degree in anesthesia. Rafael, who grew up in the Philippines, credits his interest in anesthesiology to a Nurse Anesthetist who took time to explain everything about his procedure to him while he awaited surgery. His experience as a patient inspired his nursing career. Upon completion of his degree he plans to enlist in the army. One day he will return to academia and teach at a graduate nursing level either in the Philippines or the United States.
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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.
NEF’s named scholarships, created with a minimum donation of $50,000, honor and memorialize nurse leaders, from Isabel Hampton Robb to Thelma Schorr to Susan Bowar-Ferres. 100% of donations help to keep NEF scholarships funded in perpetuity; organization expenses are covered by prudent management of NEF’s investments.