School Of Nursing
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Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Law School climb in 2022 ‘U.S. News’ rankings
Vanderbilt University’s graduate programs showed continued strength in the 2022 "U.S. News & World Report" Best Graduate Schools rankings, which were released today. Read MoreMar 30, 2021
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International climate webinar hosted by School of Nursing April 8
The Vanderbilt School of Nursing will host “Green Recovery, Climate Solutions and a Just Transition,” a public webinar and discussion, on Thursday, April 8, from 1 to 2 p.m. CT. The free webinar, part of the Solve Climate by 2030 project, will feature youth involved in climate issues and leaders in conservation and sustainability, including Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain, who heads Vanderbilt’s FutureVU initiative. Read MoreMar 26, 2021
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Vanderbilt School of Nursing hosts global climate education initiative
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is joining fellow Tennessee school University of the South and more than 100 universities in 50 countries around the world to focus on a critical question: What can be done to help solve climate change while supporting struggling communities that have faced joblessness, sickness and loss? On Thursday, April 8,... Read MoreMar 25, 2021
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Pamela Jeffries named dean of School of Nursing
Pamela R. Jeffries, an internationally recognized leader and innovator in nursing and health care education, will become dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, effective July 1, pending Board of Trust approval. Read MoreMar 24, 2021
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Akard appointed to lead PhD in Nursing Science program
Associate Professor Terrah Foster Akard, PhD’08, MSN’01, FAAN, has been named director of the PhD in Nursing Science program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Read MoreMar 20, 2021
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Arnow named director of Nursing and Health Care Leadership specialty
Associate Professor Debbie Arnow, DNP’11, MSN’96, has been selected as the new academic director for the Nursing and Health Care Leadership specialty in the master of science in nursing program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Read MoreMar 17, 2021
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Faculty Fellowship Challenge significantly expands faculty fellowships and directorships
Vanderbilt University’s Faculty Fellowship Challenge, launched in September 2018 to create fellowships and directorships to fuel research discoveries and expand teaching opportunities, successfully concluded in December 2020 with 36 positions created, supported by 31 unique endowments from alumni and other donors. The university backed the challenge with a matching investment. Read MoreMar 12, 2021
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Interview: Interventions and Other Suicide Prevention Measures Employed or Adapted in the Context of COVID-19
Psychiatry Advisor spoke with VUSN professor Susan (Susie) Adams, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, recently as she co-authored a paper regarding the role of primary care providers in suicide prevention during the pandemic. Read MoreMar 4, 2021
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John Dowlen, VUSN FNP Alumnus, hired at CHI Memorial Medical Group (TN)
CHI Memorial Medical group announces John Dowlen, FNP-C, has joined CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – Soddy-Daisy. Mr. Dowlen is certified in basic life support as well as nonviolent crisis intervention. He’s also an ordained minister. He... Read MoreMar 4, 2021
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NPs and PAs Weigh In on Sugar and Alcohol Guidelines
VUSN Professor Dr. April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, was recently interviewed by the Clinical Advisor per the controversy over USDA-HHS Dietary Guidelines. Dr. Kapu commented: “Obesity and detrimental effects of alcohol have tremendous negative consequences on health. I would encourage the USDA-HHS to continue study into the effects of sugar and alcohol consumption and evidence-based... Read MoreMar 2, 2021
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Removing the stigma of HIV and AIDS
In Tampa, Florida, in the early 1980s, young men were coming home to their parents to die. As a registered nurse, Julie Barroso cared for many of these AIDS patients in their final days. Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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In the thick of it: COVID fighters with the Navajo Nation
Vanderbilt alumni Annie Moon, MSN’03, and Dr. Jill Moses, MD’91, confront a continuing COVID-19 crisis as they deliver health care to the Navajo Nation. Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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School of Nursing mourns loss of Tom Christenbery, beloved professor and champion of compassion in nursing
Professor of Nursing Thomas Christenbery died unexpectedly in his sleep Feb. 16. In his two decades at Vanderbilt School of Nursing, the popular professor taught and mentored hundreds of students and colleagues, encouraging them to reach for new possibilities. Read MoreFeb 17, 2021
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Pulling Through: For alumni working in VUMC’s COVID-19 unit, the pandemic has offered lessons in heartbreak and resiliency
In January 2020, the accelerating spread of SARS-CoV-2 made it apparent that VUMC’s two-bed Contagious Disease Response Unit, created for the rare victim of Ebola or other more-isolated emerging pathogen, would not suffice if Nashville were to be hit hard. So administrators began planning for a major outbreak. Read MoreFeb 16, 2021
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Despite limitations of pandemic, research continues at Peabody College, School of Nursing
During the Research Ramp-up process, more than 3,000 Vanderbilt research personnel have returned to in-person research activities, while many others have continued remotely through perseverance and ingenuity. The efforts of Peabody College's Amy Needham and the School of Nursing's James Muchira are highlighted. Read MoreFeb 3, 2021
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Virtual events mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Vanderbilt; paid staff holiday observed Jan. 18
A series of virtual events for the Vanderbilt community will celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. Beginning this year, MLK Day is a paid staff holiday, aligning with VU’s efforts to strengthen equity, diversity and inclusion. Read MoreJan 14, 2021
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Payne, Vanderbilt nurse and bioethicist, dies
Associate Professor of Nursing Kate Payne, a bioethicist, attorney and beloved nurse leader at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, died Jan. 6 after a brief and unexpected illness. Read MoreJan 14, 2021
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Making ‘good trouble’ topic of MLK Day lecture hosted by VUSM and VUSN Jan. 18
David A. Acosta, the chief diversity and inclusion officer for the American Association of Medical Colleges, will deliver the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration lecture co-sponsored by the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing on Monday, Jan. 18. Read MoreJan 12, 2021
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Team works around the clock to bolster Vanderbilt safety during COVID-19 pandemic
They’ve worked together for months to keep a bustling urban campus with thousands of members open and running in the midst of a pandemic: Meet the team instrumental in leading Vanderbilt’s ambitious and successful Return to Campus Plan. Read MoreJan 8, 2021
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Godchaux family’s transformational legacy continues with $6.6 million in gifts to Vanderbilt School of Nursing
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing received gifts this year totaling $6.6 million from the estates of Agnes G. Kirkpatrick Godchaux and Frank Godchaux III, BS’49, and Charles Godchaux, BA’52. These are among the largest scholarship gifts that the nursing school has ever received. Read MoreDec 15, 2020