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FMC Nursing Sabbatical Program
FMC offers nurses professional development through a Nursing Sabbatical program.
The Nursing Sabbatical program affords nurses at FMC a creative option for professional development and self-actualization by providing nurses financial support and time away from their clinical duties for the purpose of developing a project or endeavoring in professional growth through research, writing or the development of a program.
Please access the links below for program information and an application form. You may save the files to your personal drive or a floppy disk. Once you have the forms saved, you may enter the information into the files electronically.

Nursing Sabbatical Information and Forms:
Tip: Create a back-up file or duplicate your completed application to protect from loss of information.)
A Web site that provides tips on preparing a paper suitable for publication.

Biannual submission, proposals accepted:
  • November 1-30, committee review in December, awards in January. Proposals accepted
  • April 1-30, committee review in May, awards made in June
Name Status Unit/Department Phone Number
Tammy Bailey RN Cardiac 336-718-5200
Panissa Bryant RN 9th General/HN/Education Council 336-718-5474
Patricia Ford RN Behavioral Health/Chair 336-718-3510
Christina Grabus RN IMSCU/Nurse Manager 336-718-5458
Todd Hurst RN 6th W Diabetic/Education Council 336-718-6150
Betsy Johnson RN Oncology/HN 336-718-9181
Elizabeth Parnell, Director RN Director/Nursing Admin 336-718-6082
Jeanine Ulsenheimer RN Corporate Education 336-718-5906
Brenda Weatherington RN ED/Nursing Research Council 336-718-2293