School Of Nursing

  • Vanderbilt University

    Murley to oversee VUSN’s educational informatics

    Jerry Murley, M.Ed., was recently named assistant dean for Educational Informatics at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN. Read More

    Aug 1, 2013

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    Schorn named to key post at VUSN

    Mavis Schorn, Ph.D., CNM, has been named senior associate dean for Academics at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Read More

    Jul 11, 2013

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    Vanderbilt planning for the future

    An executive committee has been named and will meet regularly this summer to develop a framework of ideas to guide a university-wide academic strategic planning process that will set the course for Vanderbilt’s future. Read More

    Jul 5, 2013

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    New deans in place at three Vanderbilt schools as fall semester approaches

    Three of Vanderbilt’s graduate and professional schools have new deans effective July 1. Read More

    Jun 27, 2013

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    Cal Turner Fellows laid groundwork on Nashville housing fund

    A group of Cal Turner Fellows who brought renewed attention through a two-year research project to Nashville's dire need for more affordable housing help lay the foundation for Mayor Karl Dean’s recent announcement on a housing trust fund. Read More

    Jun 10, 2013

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    Norman named dean of School of Nursing

    Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., who for 22 years has spearheaded curricular innovations at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), will become the school’s new dean pending Board of Trust approval, effective July 1. Read More

    Jun 7, 2013

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    Retiring Vanderbilt University School of Nursing dean honored for her service

    Friends, supporters and colleagues gathered to honor retiring dean Colleen Conway-Welch for her visionary leadership of the Vanderbilt School of Nursing. Read More

    May 24, 2013

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    Study finds disagreement on the role of primary care nurse practitioners

    While physicians and nurse practitioners agree on general principles, survey reveals differences on specific policies (Vanderbilt University) Primary care physicians and nurse practitioners significantly disagree on some proposed changes to the scope of nurse practitioners’ responsibilities, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study released… Read More

    May 16, 2013

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    Nursing School graduates set for crucial health care roles

    Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., CNM, dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, told graduates during Commencement and Investiture ceremonies last week that “advanced practice nurses, nurse scientists, nurse managers and leaders are crucial to health care and to our country.” Read More

    May 16, 2013

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    Photo: Nursing awards

    Marilyn Dubree, MSN, R.N., executive chief nursing officer, left, and Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., CNM, dean of the School of Nursing, center, with Margie Gale, MSN, R.N., Employee Assistance Program nurse wellness specialist, who received of the Rebecca Clark Culpepper Education and Mentorship Award during the 2013 Nurses Week Awards and Recognition Ceremony last week in Langford Auditorium. Individual nurses, teams and supporters of nursing were acknowledged for their ongoing dedication to patients and families. Read More

    May 9, 2013

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    Free online nutrition course kicks off May 6

    There is still time to join more than 66,000 students around the globe who have registered to take a free online course on nutrition from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. The course begins May 6. Read More

    May 3, 2013

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    Interdisciplinary health course boosts global experience

    A recent addition to interdisciplinary electives illustrates how Vanderbilt educators are working to bring future health care providers together to prepare for work in an increasingly global and multicultural world. Read More

    Apr 25, 2013

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    Nursing society chapter celebrates 60th anniversary

    The Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), founded at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing, recently celebrated its 60th anniversary with a guest lecture by Suzanne Prevost, Ph.D., RN., president of the nursing research honor society. Read More

    Apr 18, 2013

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    Vanderbilt Guatemalan field station new interdisciplinary hub

    Vanderbilt University’s expanded commitment to research and sustainable development in Guatemala is reflected in this spring’s opening of a Guatemala City field station that is home to 13 projects. Read More

    Apr 18, 2013

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    Photo: Distinguished visitor

    (photo by Joe Howell) The Clinic at Mercury Courts staff recently welcomed Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Beth Harwell, right, for a tour of the new facility, a comprehensive clinic that provides care to the homeless and transient populations in Nashville. Here,  Aaron Scott greets… Read More

    Feb 14, 2013

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    Grant boosts VUSN’s Clinic at Mercury Courts

    More than 1,200 underserved and disadvantaged people in Nashville will gain access to high-quality primary care thanks to a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Division of Nursing grant recently awarded to the Clinic at Mercury Courts. Read More

    Jan 31, 2013

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    Superfoods: Eat more, lose weight

      What if you could eat more and still lose weight? How about reduce disease and increase your lifespan? Sounds too good to be true, but Vanderbilt’s Barb Cramer talks with Vanderbilt School of Nursing’s nutrition expert Jamie Pope about choice foods that can help you… Read More

    Jan 17, 2013

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    Providers key to reform: Bredesen

    More than 200 students, faculty and community members gathered Monday to hear former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen discuss his thoughts on meaningful health care reform, as part of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Centennial Lecture Series. Read More

    Jan 17, 2013

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    Vanderbilt and Nashville: Good Neighbors

    Vanderbilt has grown up alongside its hometown to play a leading role in the life of the larger community—employing nearly 25,000 people; providing a Level 1 trauma center and top-ranked hospitals that admit around 65,000 patients a year; and generating millions of dollars for the local economy through athletics, cultural events, and a vast array of intellectual offerings. And that’s just for starters. Read More

    Jan 14, 2013

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    VUSN lecture: Bredesen on health reform Jan. 14

    The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Centennial Lecture Series presents “Health Reform—An Unfinished Business,” featuring Governor Phil Bredesen.  … Read More

    Dec 14, 2012