MinuteClinic $2,500 Scholarship Winner!

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$2,500 Nursing Scholarship Awarded to Amanda Farrell of Shorewood

MinuteClinic, Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies
Sponsor Scholarship Program

Woonsocket, RI, May 13, 2013 — Amanda Farrell of Shorewood won a $2,500 scholarship as part of the “Together We Care™” Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Program sponsored by MinuteClinic, the walk-in medical clinics inside more than 640 select CVS/pharmacy stores in 25 states and the District of Columbia, and Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies. Farrell is studying to be a nurse practitioner at Alverno College.

The “Together We Care™” Program awarded 30 scholarships to future nurse practitioners through The Foundation of the International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc (ISTS). The scholarships help to cover tuition, books and academic fees for the 2013-2014 academic year.

“Nurse practitioners are an important part of the MinuteClinic model as we grow and open 150 clinics nationwide in 2013. As the nation’s largest employer of nurse practitioners, we support the education of men and women to become nurse practitioners,” said Angela Patterson, Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer for MinuteClinic. “These dedicated professionals will play an essential role in helping to address the nation’s primary care shortage and make high quality, convenient and affordable health care services more accessible to the American public.”
  
The scholarship winners are in programs leading to licensure as an APRN with a Family Nurse Practitioner specialty or other special interest in community or public health at a nationally accredited nurse practitioner master’s program. High academic performance and strong community involvement was also considered when reviewing the applications.

About MinuteClinic
MinuteClinic is a division of CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS), the
largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States. MinuteClinic
launched the first retail medical clinics in the United States in 2000 and is the largest provider of retail clinics with more than 640 locations in 25 states and the District of Columbia. By creating a health care delivery model that responds to patient demand, MinuteClinic makes access to high-quality medical treatment easier for more Americans. Nationally, the company has provided care through more than 14 million patient visits, with a 95% customer satisfaction rating. MinuteClinic is the only retail health care provider to receive three consecutive accreditations from The Joint Commission, the national evaluation and certifying agency for nearly 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. For more information, visit www.MinuteClinic.com <http://www.MinuteClinic.com> .

About Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies
The Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies is made up of the various consumer brands and divisions of Johnson & Johnson.  Participating brands are as follows: AVEENO®, BAND-AID® brand, BENGAY®, CLEAN & CLEAR®, DESITIN®, Johnson & Johnson RED CROSS®, JOHNSON’S® Baby, LUBRIDERM®, NEOSPORIN® and RoC® are brands marketed by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company Division of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. LISTERINE®, REMBRANDT®, ROGAINE®, TUCKS® and VISINE® are brands marketed by Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. CAREFREE®, STAYFREE® and K-Y® Brand are brands marketed by McNEIL- PPC, Inc.  LACTAID®, NECTRESSE™, SPLENDA® and VIACTIV® are brands marketed by McNeil Nutritionals, LLC. NEUTROGENA® is a brand marketed by Neutrogena Corporation.  TYLENOL®, SUDAFED® and ZYRTEC® are brands marketed by McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc.  ONETOUCH® is a brand marketed by LifeScan, Inc.

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