School of nursing news
Michelle Pardee joins in interprofessional town hall
Oct 27, 2017Assistant Professor of Nursing Michelle Pardee recognizes the value of interprofessional education for students and her own practice.
She participated in an interprofessional town hall organized by the Center for Interprofessional Education, and explained how it is useful in this Michigan Daily article.
Professor Julia Seng, Ph.D., named associate dean of strategic affairs
Oct 27, 2017Effective January 1, 2018, Seng will help lead UMSN's most critical strategic projects.
"She is an extremely clear thinker with an incisive view of strategies and their implementation," said Dean Hurn. "In her new role, she will be perfectly positioned to move forward important strategic projects necessary for UMSN to be all that it can, and should, be."
Professor Seng's research focuses on the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on women's health and childbearing. Her projects approach this topic from a variety of perspectives. She used ... Read more
Student spotlight: Increasing opportunities through the Student Nurses’ Association
Oct 26, 2017When Karissa Koomen took on the role of president of the Student Nurses’ Association (SNA) at the University of Michigan’s School of Nursing (UMSN), she and fellow board members knew they wanted to make a significant change.
“We had great events but our attendance was not the best,” said the UMSN senior. “A lot of students were missing out on the benefits so we decided to change the format from open meetings to having actual members.”
The new approachThe board got to work creating an official membership for students. The change was well received, as evidenced by... Read more
Community health immersion in India (Photo essay)
Oct 25, 2017
Each summer, the University of Michigan School of Nursing leads a community health immersion experience in India. This year, 10 nursing students were joined by seven students from U-M‘s College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA).
The two and a half week trip traditionally begins with a tour of India’s Golden Triangle. The students visited three of India’s most popular destinations- Delhi, Agra and Jaipur- to explore India’s culture and history. The U-M group also visited well-known sites such as the Taj Mahal, as well as palaces, markets... Read more
Leadership insight: Q&A with Lisa Kane Low
Oct 24, 2017Dr. Kane Low, Associate Dean for Practice and Professional Graduate Studies, sat down with Jaime Meyers to discuss her vision for advancing UMSN’s graduate programs and enhancing opportunities for practice collaborations.
Jaime Meyers (JM): Your role is a new one that was created to fit the school’s changing needs. What are some of the challenges that come from developing a new position?
Lisa Kane Low (LKL): When the position was first launched it was done with one configuration in mind. At the time, graduate programs were in U-M’s Rackham Graduate School and there... Read more
Bringing the ‘nursing lens’ to health care and education
Oct 20, 2017A conversation with UMSN’s 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, Joanne Disch
Joanne Disch (UMSN Ph.D., 1985) is the inaugural winner of the University of Michigan School of Nursing’s (UMSN) Distinguished Alumni Award. Receiving her Ph.D. in nursing from UMSN in 1985, with a focus on healthcare economics, Disch has gone on to a career dedicated to safety in health care and person and family centered care. She will receive her award on Friday, October 27 at the Homecoming Reunion.
Disch has been a powerful voice for nurses and the critical roles they play, especially... Read more
Kayoung Lee, Ph.D. candidate from South Korea, receives Karl C.K. Ma fellowship
Oct 18, 2017Kayoung Lee is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, in the department of systems, populations, and leadership. She is a recipient of the Karl C.K. Ma Endowed Graduate Scholarship fund, an endowment intended to support careers in public service by providing student funding to graduate students in the Schools of Nursing, Education and Social Work.
Lee has a background as a nurse in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit at Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea.
She says: "Throughout my nursing education, I have learned... Read more
Faculty Impact: A midwife with a global perspective and passion for women's health
Oct 16, 2017Ruth Zielinski was just eight-years-old when she found her calling but that didn’t mean her education and career path would be seamless.
Born in the United States, Zielinski spent a significant amount of her youth in the Middle East while her father, a minister, worked at a missionary hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), then known as the Trucial States. That’s where Zielinski was first drawn to the maternity ward and the midwives from all around the world.
“They hired me for twenty-five cents an hour to wash the babies,” said Zielinski. “I loved it. I was always... Read more
UMSN Associate Dean earns prestigious research award
Oct 11, 2017The University of Michigan's Janean Holden, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, is the recipient of the 2017 Welch/Woerner Path Paver Award from the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing (FNINR). The esteemed award honors a mid-to-late career nurse scientist who has achieved breakthroughs in research and positively influenced the next generation of nurse researchers.
Holden is the Associate Dean for Research and Rackham Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN). She is also the Barbara A. Therrien Collegiate Professor of Nursing.
Holden has developed an... Read more
Leadership insight: Q&A with Janean Holden
Oct 10, 2017Dr. Holden, Associate Dean for Research and Rackham Graduate Studies, sat down with Jaime Meyers to discuss her role in leading research at UMSN.
Jaime Meyers (JM): Your job title is Associate Dean of Research at UMSN. Can you give us a “big picture” explanation of what that entails?
Janean Holden (JH): The department chairs work with the individual faculty for research and I work with the chairs on the larger picture. When I work directly with faculty, my role is more of a supportive one. We talk about funding and research ideas. I participate in our think tanks,... Read more
