School of Nursing
Change in deadline: Macy Faculty Scholars Program limited submission opportunity
Dec. 20, 2013—Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate each from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program. The deadline has changed.
Photo: VUSN Pinning
Dec. 19, 2013—School of Nursing Dean Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., awarded a VUSN pin to 16 students at Sunday’s pinning ceremony at Benton Chapel.
Use water at ‘comfortable’ temperature to wash hands and fight global warming
Dec. 10, 2013—Vanderbilt University researchers say to take down the water temperature a degree or two when washing your hands to help battle global warming.
Limited submission opportunity: Macy Faculty Scholars Program: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Dec. 6, 2013—Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate each from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program.
Summit explores future of health education system
Nov. 21, 2013—More than 50 health education professionals and students gathered for a daylong summit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to explore interprofessional collaboration efforts to meet the growing needs of today’s health care delivery system.
Lyder, UCLA nursing dean, to give MLK Day lecture
Nov. 19, 2013—Courtney H. Lyder, dean of the UCLA School of Nursing, will present “To Dream Again: Lessons From My Mentors” at noon Monday, Jan. 20, in 208 Light Hall. Lyder’s talk is in conjunction with Vanderbilt’s 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series and sponsored by the School of Nursing and School of Medicine. Lyder is...
Photo: Military perspective
Nov. 14, 2013—U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. (retired) Kimberly Siniscalchi addressed a packed audience at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing this week, in honor of Veteran’s Day.
New faculty: Todd Monroe explores how neurobiology can better guide pain management
Oct. 7, 2013—When Todd Monroe’s grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer late in the course of her dementia, the nursing home staff caring for her struggled to assess her pain.
Norman: To succeed, VUSN must collaborate and innovate
Oct. 4, 2013—In her new role as dean, Linda Norman's top priority is to increase the School of Nursing's work with interprofessional education, practice and scholarship.
New Medical Faculty 2013
Oct. 4, 2013—See a complete list of new School of Medicine faculty for 2013.
School of Nursing receives renewal of HRSA grants
Sep. 12, 2013—Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has received a $427,499 award from the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) for 2013-14, marking the 10th consecutive year that VUSN has received the grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Register now for nursing leadership symposium
Sep. 5, 2013—The Nursing Leadership in Global Health Symposium takes place Feb. 27-28, 2014.