School of nursing news
Students who serve: Holly Carlson, U.S. Army
Nov 09, 2020Holly Carlson is a proud military brat. Before serving in the Army Nurse Corps, she grew up on the move across the United States following her father, a retired Air Force pilot. Of the family’s five children, four have gone into military service: Carlson’s older brother is an A-10 pilot in the Air Force, her sister is an Army military intelligence officer, and her youngest brother is in the Navy ROTC. She’s also in a military marriage — her husband, Nicolai, is a naval officer pursuing dual master’s degrees in architecture and civil engineering at the University of Michigan.
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Celebrating Veterans Week at the U-M School of Nursing
Nov 06, 2020Since Florence Nightingale's groundbreaking service in the Crimean War, nurses have played an essential, lifesaving role in militaries around the world. In the United States, nurses have served at home and abroad as some of the most distinguished and respected professionals in the Armed Forces.
Today and every day, we are thankful for veterans and proud to salute those who have served and continue to serve in the United States Military. Throughout the week, we’ll be celebrating veterans and service members in our U-M School of Nursing community by sharing the stories of... Read more
2020 Rho Chapter Awards
Nov 03, 2020Each year, Sigma Rho Chapter nursing honor society recognizes excellence in nursing with its chapter awards program.
Although due to COVID-19, we were unable to celebrate in-person, we proudly salute our awardees for the 2020 Sigma Rho Chapter Excellence Awards. Thank you for your leadership and dedication in our nursing community!
Join us in congratulating the 2020 awardees:
Excellence in Research: Christopher Friese Ph.D., RN, AOCN, FAANExcellence in Leadership: Bonnie Hagerty, Ph.D., RNExcellence in Education: Rhonda Schoville, Ph.D., MSBA, RNExcellence in Practice: Regi... Read more
County ends stay-in-place order as U-M COVID-19 cases drop
Nov 03, 2020The Washtenaw County Health Department’s stay-in-place order for University of Michigan undergraduate students ends at 7 a.m. Nov. 3 and will not be extended, following a decrease in the proportion of county COVID-19 cases associated with U-M.
In a Nov. 2 press release, the health department said U-M student cases now represent 33 percent of the county’s total number, compared with 60 percent when the order was issued Oct. 20.
Read more from The University Record.
Congratulations to the U-M School of Nursing faculty and alumni being inducted as AAN fellows
Oct 29, 2020Three members of the U-M School of Nursing community will be inducted as fellows of the American Academy of Nursing during a virtual ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 5:30 p.m. EST. Join us in congratulating Assistant Professor Sue Anne Bell, (Ph.D. '14), FNP-BC, and alumni Lauren Underwood (BSN ’08), MSN, MPH, RN, and Pamela Martyn-Nemeth (MSN ’82), Ph.D., RN, FAHA, who will be inducted alongside more than 200 other distinguished nurse leaders in AAN's 2020 Class of Fellows.
Watch the ceremony live on YouTube.
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We dare to care for the caregivers
Oct 28, 2020When Melissa Harris began her undergraduate studies at the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, she didn’t know what kind of nurse she wanted to be, but she was sure of two things:
“I kept saying, ‘I don’t want to do geriatrics, and I don’t want to do psych,’” Harris recalled.
Nearly a decade after that proclamation, Harris has built a career working in inpatient geropsychiatric units. And now, in the third year of her Ph.D. program at the U-M School of Nursing, her research on depression in dementia caregivers has garnered national attention, including a... Read more
Alumna receives American Academy of Nursing's COVID-19 Courage Award
Oct 26, 2020U-M School of Nursing alumna Doris Grinspun (MSN '91), Ph.D., RN, FAAN, LLD(hon), Dr(hc), O.ONT, is one of four nurses selected for the American Academy of Nursing's COVID-19 Courage Award for her exceptional work to save lives, advance health equity and protect communities.
Grinspun, who serves as chief executive officer of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO), was selected as the recipient of the COVID-19 Courage Award in Policy for deploying her expertise translating evidence to influence policy decisions. A seasoned health care... Read more
U-M School of Nursing Dean Patricia Hurn reappointed through 2026
Oct 23, 2020At the recommendation of Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Susan Collins, the University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved the reappointment of Patricia D. Hurn, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, as dean of the School of Nursing for a second five-year term, effective Aug. 1, 2021, through July 31, 2026.
“Dean Hurn’s commitment to the School of Nursing has included global outreach and providing the highest quality educational experience to students, and dedication to the faculty and staff,” Collins said. “I am confident that she will continue to guide the future leaders... Read more
Undergraduate student Stay in Place order
Oct 20, 2020U-M School of Nursing undergraduate students, faculty and staff,
Today, the Washtenaw County Health Department, in collaboration with the university, issued a 14-day Stay in Place order for our undergraduate students. We fully support this action, as it enhances protections for our students and the welfare of our community. The university is also implementing steps beyond the order out of an abundance of caution and to provide choices for students and instructors.
First of all, thank you to each of our students for your commitment to a public health-informed fall and return to... Read more
Five U-M faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine
Oct 19, 2020Five University of Michigan professors have been elected to the highest honorary society in the United States for researchers in medicine and health.
They study everything from the brain to health care policy and cancer care, and all have demonstrated decades of expertise and achievement.
Today, F. DuBois Bowman, Justin Dimick, Christopher Friese, Karin Muraszko and Henry Paulson join a select group of fewer than 60 current and emeritus U-M faculty and living former faculty, in the National Academy of Medicine.
Read more from Michigan News.
