NTXASC is a collaborative community effort to increase the number of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) in North Texas and improve access to forensic nurse exams, specifically in rural and medically underserved areas.

HSC’s College of Nursing received a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop and implement the program.

Registered nurses will learn how to provide forensic exams and high-quality trauma-informed care to sexual assault and domestic violence survivors, as well as adult and adolescent SANE training. Tarrant County College will provide Medical Translator certification to NTXASC consortium-sponsored SANE RN trainees. Program participants will gain clinical experience at North Texas Area Community Health Centers, JPS Health Network and One Safe Place.

Registered Nurses with their associate degree who want to become SANEs can receive an award toward tuition for HSC’s RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

• Increase the number of trained and certified SANEs in North Texas, including bilingual SANEs
• Increase the number of available training sites throughout North Texas;
• Expand access to forensic nurse examinations;
• And foster an environment supportive of SANE training, practice and retention.

Dean Cindy Weston, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Project Director & Lead Investigator

“People who have experienced a highly traumatic event and are in an extremely vulnerable state should have access to trained nurses who can provide the care they need to advance a path to healing.”

College of Nursing NTXASC Project Roles

Contact nursing@unthsc.edu for additional information.