Ross nursing and medical training scholarships are offered by Dr. Robert Ross, Co I 272nd Infantry Regiment, who was drafted October,1944, almost 24 years old. After a shorten infantry basic training at Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, AR because of The Battle Of The Bulge, he joined the 69th Infantry Division in France, January, 1945 as a replacement. Robert Ross missed the comradery of being at Camp Shelby but made wonderful friends moving through France, Belgium and Germany with members of Company I 272nd Infantry Regiment.
Life has been good to Robert. He offers to share some of his success with descendants and relatives of the 69th, as well as those of the 461st, 661st and 777th who were part of the 69th as it completed its mission in WWII.
Ross is the Chairman of two schools in the nursing and medical fields located on the island of St. Kitts in the Eastern Carribean. They are the International University of Nursing, St Kitts and the University of Medicines and Health Sciences, St. Kitts.
He will give partial scholarships of $2,000 per semester for nursing students and the same for medical students to descendants or relatives of members of those units to attend either of these schools whether the ancestor is alive or deceased.
Semesters begin in Sepember, January and May for both schools. The cost of room. board, books, etc is approximately $5000-$6000 per semester for each. To learn more about tuition fees, admissions and course requirements for either school, use its telephone, e-mail address or Website below.
The International University of Nursing partners with accredited U. S. nursing schools to offer the Associate and Bachelors degrees in nursing. The Associate degrees consist of 6 semesters. The first three semesters are conducted at the St. Kitts campus, after which students transfer to one of its affiliated U. S. nursing schools for the 4th, 5th and 6th semesters. The Bachelor Degree program consists of 8 semesters. The first 6 semesters are conducted at the St. Kitt campus, after which students are transferred to one
of its affiliated U. S. schools for the last two semesters. Graduates receive dual degrees, one from the the U. S. college and one from IUON. IUON has a 95% passing rate on the NCLEX exam (licensing exam) which is higher than the national average. The graduates are employed at salaries of $60,000 to as high as $90,000 per year. Acording to the National League of Nursing, in 2005 more than 147,000 applicants were turned down by U. S. nursing colleges because those programs are at capacity levels. Almost every nursing program has a wait list of 2-5 years or longer, IUON have no wait list, subject to approval by the Admissions and Financial Aid Department.
For information about the university please call 1-212-868-4720 and identify yourself as a descendant or relative of the member and his unit, or e-mail Admissions Department at admissions@iuon.org Please visit its Website at www.iuon.org Complete details of all aspects of the school and costs are on the Website.
The University of Medicine and Health Sciences offers the M. D. degree. Students complete the first four semesters of basic sciences at the St. Kitt campus, a 5th semester in Maine, and and the 3rd and 4th years of clinical rotations at teaching hospitals. For more information about the medical school please call 1-212-868-0855 and identify yourself as above, or see the Website www.umhs-sk.org.You may send E-mail to admissions@umhs-sk.org Complete details of all aspects of the school and costs are on the Website.
To learn more about Robert Ross, go to the following Website: www.ross-founder.com