LEARNING NEVER ENDS Continuum offers an amazing array of educational opportunities to advance our nurses’ careers. With courses taught within our hospitals, at our nursing schools and at the Offices of Continuing Education at Beth Israel or St. Luke’s-Roosevelt, nurses can be sure to find a class that meets their interest, scheduling and career needs. At basic, intermediate and advanced levels, our courses range from half- and full-day onsite recertification classes to Critical Care courses that last two weeks. Nurses can choose from day, evening and weekend classes that cover current medical, surgical or clinical topics, management and personal development, alternative care trends, and a full range of computer instruction. Our courses even draw nurses in from hospitals outside Continuum. In addition, we have two of the country’s oldest and most venerated nursing schools within our health partnership: Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing and the Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing. Both are fully accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, and are committed solely to the education of nurses. Affiliated with other city institutions of higher learning (like New York University, Pace University and St. Francis College), they offer Continuum Graduate nurses even more educational opportunities, including the ability to apply existing credits towards a BS degree. Nursing education moves into the spotlight in May during Nurse Recognition Week. Mixing together educational programs with fairs, meals, award presentations and high-profile speakers (Senator Hillary Clinton spoke in 2003), Continuum makes sure our nurses know how much they are valued.