School of nursing news
Student spotlight: Lessons in leadership and student government
Sep 11, 2017Angela Rysdyk is taking on her senior year at the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) with a lot of goals. She’s balancing the usual senior year intentions, like finishing with high grades and preparing for the nursing board exam, with leading the UMSN student body as Nursing Student Government (NSG) president.
“I really want more people to learn about NSG and get involved,” said Rysdyk. “NSG is a way for members to develop their leadership skills and learn how to use them in the workplace. It’s got a lot of really smart, driven and creative people who want... Read more
Welcome, new UMSN faculty!
Sep 07, 2017Diane Accurso, MBS, BSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
Diane Accurso brings a wealth of project management and employee instruction/training experience to UMSN, including expertise in global and corporate settings. She currently teaches U-M undergraduate clinical courses and has taught accounting and finance courses to graduate nurses pursuing healthcare administration degrees. She helps students focus on safe patient care and encourages ongoing quality improvement in the health care arena. In addition, Accurso often relies on organizational techniques to help nursing students... Read more
MNRS/SAGE best student paper award goes to UMSN alum
Sep 01, 2017Clayton Shuman, Ph.D, RN, recent UMSN alum, won the Midwest Nursing Research Society/SAGE best student paper for a paper he wrote with Dr. Marita Titler and Dr. Robert Ploutz-Snyder.
"Development and Testing of the Nurse Manager EBP Competency Scale" was published by the Western Journal of Nursing Research. The paper was written while Shuman was a Ph.D. student. He has now joined the faculty at UMSN as assistant professor.
UMSN alumna named AACN Distinguished Research Lecturer
Aug 31, 2017The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently selected Margaret L. “Meg” Campbell, Ph.D., RN, FPCN, as its 2018 Distinguished Research Lecturer. It is one of AACN's highest individual honors. Campbell is a 2006 graduate of UMSN's Ph.D. program.
The award recognizes nurses whose research significantly influences high acuity and critical care. Campbell, a research professor at Wayne State University College of Nursing, Detroit, is an internationally recognized expert in assessment of respiratory distress (dyspnea) and treatment across diagnoses and settings of... Read more
UMSN receives grant for visionary brain mapping project
Aug 25, 2017When the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced an opportunity for “bold and risky” projects aimed at finding new ways to understand the complexities of the human brain and behavior, University of Michigan School of Nursing Professor Ivo Dinov, Ph.D., and a team of colleagues were ready to take on the challenge.
NSF wanted interdisciplinary researchers to cross boundaries and create novel ways to learn about the brain in action. The agency awarded $16 million to 19 research teams across the United States. Dinov’s collaborative proposal, which brings together researchers from... Read more
Joanne Disch (Ph.D., '85) will receive UMSN's inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award
Aug 17, 2017The Alumni Society Board of Governors of the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) and UMSN have named Joanne Disch, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, the inaugural 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award winner.
Disch was selected for numerous accomplishments and qualities, chief among them her leadership in clinical and academic settings.
Her contributions to the clinical practice of nursing are primarily in safety and innovation. She has worked across disciplines in the healthcare field to foster safe practices in new clinicians, and in doing so has proven the powerful influence of nurses... Read more
Incoming freshman and award-winning scientist sets sights on clinical experiences
Aug 16, 2017Most students wait until after they’ve started college to pursue an internship, but incoming freshman Rashad Prendergast got a jumpstart on his research experiences.
He won an all-expenses-paid internship at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rivohot, Israel, and spent July working in an immunology lab with interns from around the world.
“It was a life-changing experience for me - my outlook regarding the world of science has changed,” he said.
“I was able to meet and become friends with various students from all walks of life during my free time, in... Read more
Alumna serves working class communities through occupational health
Aug 16, 2017The first in her family to go to college, Ariana Spiewak, MSN, FNP-C, knew she wanted a career that let her engage with working class populations. A recent alumna (MSN 2017) from the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) primary care family nurse practitioner program with a concentration in occupational health nursing, she does just that through her work at an urgent care clinic in the northern Michigan town of Petoskey, Michigan.
Her motivation to pursue occupational health nursing came from an understanding of labor related health concerns. Most of her family worked in... Read more
UMSN alum Linda R. Cronenwett named AAN Living Legend
Aug 14, 2017Linda R. Cronenwett, Ph.D., RN, FAAN was recently named as one of five Living Legends by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). This is the AAN's highest honor.
Cronenwett received her BSN in 1966 and her Ph.D. in 1983 from the University of Michigan School of Nursing. Read more about the honor.
Faculty impact: An advocate for teens, an adversary of human trafficking
Aug 02, 2017Michelle Pardee’s career is not what she envisioned as an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) nearly 30 years ago.
“I was going to be a head nurse at a hospital and be in that role forever,” said Pardee. “None of this was my plan. Getting my doctorate and being faculty were not on my radar.”
The “this” Pardee refers to is a multifaceted role as lead faculty for UMSN’s Family Nurse Practitioner master’s program, a leadership position with U-M Interprofessional Center for Education and more than 20 years as a nurse practitioner at a teen... Read more
