Nancy Wise
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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School of Nursing Pinning ceremony marks program completion
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) recognized graduating Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice students during a traditional Pinning ceremony on Thursday, May 10, at Nashville’s Scarritt Bennett Center. Read MoreMay 23, 2018
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School of Nursing graduates ready for future opportunities
Last week’s Commencement marked a milestone for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing when it awarded 73 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees, the greatest number since the program began in 2008. Read MoreMay 17, 2018
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School of Nursing lecture on pregnancy and cardiovascular health set for June 4
Pregnancy, cardiovascular disease and maternal mortality will be the topic when Mulubrhan Mogos, PhD, MSc, speaks Monday, June 4, noon-1 p.m., in Nursing Annex room 162 as part of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean’s Diversity Lec-ture Series. Read MoreMay 17, 2018
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Radix set for upcoming VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture
Asa Radix, MD, MPH, an internationally recognized medical expert and researcher on the health needs of transgender and LGBTQ people, will give the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) Dean’s Diversity Lecture on Monday, May 7, noon-1 p.m., in VUSN’s Nursing Annex room 155. Read MoreApr 12, 2018
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Transgender expert Asa Radix to give May 7 VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture
Asa Radix, an internationally recognized medical expert and researcher on the health needs of transgender and LGBTQ people, will give the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean’s Diversity Lecture on Monday, May 7. Read MoreApr 11, 2018
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Nursing professor’s video wins advertising’s ADDY awards, heads to nationals
A video created to recruit families for a research study run by Terrah Akard, associate professor of nursing and pediatrics, has advanced to the national American Advertising Awards competition. Read MoreMar 29, 2018
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School of Nursing pinning ceremony recognizes student completion of programs
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing recognized Nurse-Midwifery and Doctor of Nursing Practice students with pinning ceremonies that marked the completion of their programs in December. Read MoreJan 25, 2018
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Phillippi’s study of team-based maternity care bolstered by grant
Julia Phillippi, PhD, CNM, has received a K08 Career Development Award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Phillippi, a Vanderbilt University School of Nursing assistant professor and certified nurse-midwife, will use the three-year, $399,374 mentored award to conduct a randomized trial of an interdisciplinary team-based maternity care model and examine the preferences of patients and providers. Read MoreJan 4, 2018
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Nursing advocate set for VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture
Alicia Georges, EdD, a leading nursing advocate and the national volunteer president-elect of 38 million member AARP, will be the first speaker in the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s (VUSN) 2018 Dean’s Diversity Lecture series. Read MoreDec 14, 2017
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Advocate for nurses and Americans 50-plus to give VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture Jan. 9
Alicia Georges, a leading nursing advocate and the national volunteer president-elect of the 38 million-member AARP, will be the first speaker in the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s 2018 Dean's Diversity Lecture series. Read MoreDec 12, 2017
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School of Nursing presents first Divisional Commodore Award
Ryan E. McNew, manager of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Frist Nursing Informatics Center (FNIC) Support, has been named the school’s first Divisional Commodore Award recipient. Read MoreDec 8, 2017
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VUSN doctoral students honor Dietrich, Hande
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing doctoral students recently recognized Mary Dietrich, PhD, and Karen Hande, DNP, ANP-BC, with the school’s student-voted Dean Colleen Conway-Welch faculty awards. Read MoreNov 30, 2017
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Study to explore cancer survivorship, sexuality
Amid the intense discussions around head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment and survivorship planning, sexuality — an important quality of life issue — may understandably not be discussed. When and in what manner do patients with HNC want to talk about the impact the disease may have on their sexuality? Read MoreNov 9, 2017