David Frank This is Me

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1. 1. thedesertsun.com | School caters to disadvantaged nursing prospects

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   Published on: 12/26/2004   Last Visited: 12/31/2004

   "Come in and we'll do whatever we can," said David Frank, 54, director and president of California Nurses Educational Institute in Cathedral City. "If you have kids, if you're low-income or you just can't pay the tuition, we'll make it as easy as possible."
   
   Seventy percent of the candidates who walk through the doors are minorities, low-income or single moms that were referred by welfare programs. CNEI's goal is to steer people away from welfare by training and finding them employment.
   
   Frank founded CNEI, a nonprofit organization, in 1978 and for the first 20 years, only offered continuing education for nurses.
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   Frank, a Vietnam veteran, is also pushing for a county-sponsored program for medical corpsmen returning from Iraq who wish to get vocational nursing licenses and start working.
   
   "We are starting to get many inquiries from soldiers," said Frank.
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   "David and I really care for our students.
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   Frank and Trodd are both registered nurses but have a passion for teaching.
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   Frank agreed: