School Of Nursing
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Memorial service for emerita VUSN professor Virginia George set for Oct. 8
A memorial service for Virginia Maxwell George will be Monday, Oct. 8, at the School of Nursing. Read MoreSep 23, 2018
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School of Nursing named best school for men
The American Association of Men in Nursing has named Vanderbilt University School of Nursing an AAMN Best School of Nursing. The honor recognizes a nursing school for significant efforts in recruiting and retaining men in the profession. Read MoreSep 20, 2018
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School of Nursing construction to temporarily close 21st Ave. S. sidewalk
Pedestrians should use the Wesley Place/University School of Nashville side of 21st Avenue S. and cross using the crosswalks at Scarritt Place and Edgehill Avenue. Read MoreSep 20, 2018
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Vanderbilt University launches Bass Military Scholars Program
A $25 million gift from the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation will support up to 40 scholarships for military veterans pursuing graduate and professional degrees at Vanderbilt University in law, management, education, medicine and nursing. Read MoreSep 12, 2018
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Faculty involvement, interest help draw incoming nursing students
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing welcomed 421 new students in August. Incoming master’s, doctor of nursing practice and Ph.D. in nursing science students each named the school’s faculty as one of the reasons they chose to attend. Read MoreSep 6, 2018
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Recent School of Nursing recognitions and honors
Faculty and students in the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing have recently been recognized for career accomplishments, research, scholarship and leadership. Read MoreAug 23, 2018
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Health care workforce expert to give Nursing Dean’s Diversity Lecture
Montana State University's Peter Buerhaus, a former longtime Vanderbilt School of Nursing professor and an internationally recognized health care economist and workforce expert, will give the School of Nursing Dean’s Diversity Lecture on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Read MoreAug 13, 2018
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School of Nursing pins record-breaking number of graduates
The largest number of students—370 graduates—in the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s 108-year history graduated from their academic programs and were celebrated in pinning ceremonies Aug. 5. Read MoreAug 10, 2018
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Virginia George, originator of VUSN’s family nurse practitioner program, dies
Virginia Maxwell George, professor of nursing, emerita, and an early champion of nurse practitioners, died July 26 in Nashville. George was founding director of Vanderbilt’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program, one of the first in the Southeast. Read MoreAug 1, 2018
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Minority undergraduates explore nursing during VUSN summer programs
Undergraduates primarily from historically black colleges and universities considering careers in health care participated in two new programs launched at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing this summer. Read MoreJul 27, 2018
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School of Nursing receives $1.28 million HRSA grant for future faculty
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has received a $1.28 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty in U.S. colleges and universities. Read MoreJul 11, 2018
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Boomers, Elders and More: How to talk to your loved one’s heath care provider
Join Kanah Lewallen DNP, AGPCNP-BC with Vanderbilt School of Nursing as she discusses how a caregiver and care receiver can get the most out of their appointments with their health care provider. Read MoreJul 11, 2018
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Vanderbilt Law and Nursing student clinic provides seniors with legal, medical documents
Older adults who need advance care plans and power of attorney documents can get them free of charge thanks to a new interprofessional pilot project involving Vanderbilt law and nursing students. Read MoreJun 28, 2018
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Walker named director of Eskind Biomedical Library
Philip Walker has been named director of Vanderbilt's Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library, which will reopen Aug. 1 after extensive renovations. Read MoreJun 27, 2018
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School of Nursing issues progress report on new building
Dean Linda Norman recently took a construction update tour of the School of Nursing's new expansion project. The nearly 30,000-square-foot addition is scheduled to open this fall. Read MoreJun 21, 2018
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School of Nursing buildings to close temporarily starting June 27
The School of Nursing buildings at 461 21st Ave. S. will be closed 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, through 6 a.m. Thursday, July 5, due to a planned power outage for major electrical work. The school will remain open with faculty and staff working from off-campus locations. Read MoreJun 18, 2018
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VUSN’s Jones receives 2018 Rebecca Clark Culpepper Award
Pam Jones, senior associate dean of clinical and community partnerships, received the Rebecca Clark Culpepper Education and Mentorship Award given jointly by Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nursing during VUMC’s annual Nursing Honors awards ceremony May 25. Read MoreJun 6, 2018
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New co-directors of Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning named
Shannon Cole, instructor of nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, and Dr. Melissa Hilmes, assistant professor of radiology and radiological sciences at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, have been named co-directors of the Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning (VPIL). Read MoreJun 1, 2018
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School of Nursing recognizes faculty, staff, colleagues and honorary nurses
Two longtime friends of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing were named honorary VUSN nurses, a leading researcher was recognized for service to faculty and students, and outstanding faculty and staff members received awards during the School of Nursing’s spring Faculty/Staff Assembly May 17. Read MoreJun 1, 2018
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School of Nursing recognizes faculty, staff, colleagues and honorary nurses
Two longtime friends of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing were named honorary VUSN nurses, a leading researcher was recognized for service to faculty and students, and outstanding faculty and staff received school awards during the School of Nursing’s spring Faculty/Staff Assembly May 17. Read MoreMay 31, 2018