WIIN in the News: Oregon Healthcare System Stronger Due to WIIN Program

The Workforce Improvement with Immigrant Nurses (WIIN) program is an Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) approved, re-entry program to provide a pathway to licensure and practice for nurses who have earned their credentials in foreign countries to return to work as nurses in the United States. The five quarter term program will prepare you to take the National Certifying and Licensing Examination (NCLEX-RN), opening the way to rewarding work as a registered nurse.

What can I expect if admitted to the program?

• Pharmacology, communication, and medical terminology courses build essential nursing skills in US healthcare system.
• Nursing transition course helps you understand nursing in the US and to pass the NCLEX-RN. Nursing skills and physical assessment combine with nursing theory review in a case study format emphasizing critical thinking.
• Several weekend seminars on relevant nursing issues throughout each term.
• After successful completion of the NCLEX-RN, supervised clinical opportunities lead to a smooth transition to the US healthcare workplace.
• Assistance with education credential evaluation, professional testing and licensing applications and job placement.

Additional program information

WIIN is in its seventh year and is fully accredited by the Oregon State Board of Nursing as a re-entry program in nursing.

The number of students selected for each cohort is limited. A candidate currently working in healthcare will have an easier transition into WIIN and to employment as a registered nurse.

The WIIN Program is for nurses trained in other countries who would like to become nurses in the United States. The WIIN Program has served 62 foreign-educated nurses from 33 countries in six cohorts of students. (September 2010)

WIIN is located on at the Clackamas Community College Harmony Campus. Classes are scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and a full day on the second Saturday of each month.

What are WIIN students saying?

"It is a golden opportunity to re-enter a nursing career in the USA with substantial support from the WIIN staff. WIIN staff will do their best to make your dream come true. It has changed so many students' lives. Go for it!"

~ WIIN Graduate and US Registered Nurse

Who do I contact for more information?

Please contact Cathy Boucher at (503) 594-6012 or by E-mail at cathyb@clackamas.edu for more information.