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  • Vanderbilt University

    Change of Shift: A conversation with Dean Linda Norman

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 20, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Maternal Health Crisis

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 20, 2021

  • Older Navajo woman wearing a mask to avoid COVID

    In the Thick of It: COVID fighters with the Navajo Nation

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 20, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Legacies of Pioneering Deans Fuel Recent Graduates to Follow Their Passions

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 20, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Twice the Hope: Celebrating the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 20, 2021

  • Vanderbilt professor Tom Christenbery leans against porch rail in portrait for Summer 2020 Vanderbilt Nurse magazine.

    School of Nursing mourns loss beloved professor Tom Christenbery

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 20, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    News Around the School: U.S. News & World Report rankings keep VUSN among nation’s best

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 19, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    News Around the School: Pamela Jeffries Named Dean of School of Nursing

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 19, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    News Around the School: AAMN Again Names Vanderbilt a Best School for Men in Nursing

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 19, 2021

  • New Julia Eleanor Blair Chenault Endowed Chair of Nursing, Julie Barroso

    News Around the School: Barroso receives Vanderbilt’s Julia Eleanor Blair Chenault Endowed Chair of Nursing

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 19, 2021

  • Logo of HEED award--Higher Education Excellence in Diversity 2020

    News Around the School: VUSN earns national HEED award for diversity

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 19, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Photo Essay: Celebrating Dean Linda Norman

    In her 30 years at Vanderbilt School of Nursing, Linda Norman has been teacher, administrator, leader, colleague and dean--and always a nurse. These photos represent those roles and memorable occasions in her career and eight years as dean. Read More

    Jul. 19, 2021

  • Gold VU logo next to headshot of Pam Jones

    News Around the School: Pam Jones receives inaugural Chancellor's award

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 15, 2021

  • Front view of new Vanderbilt School of Nursing building on a sunny day with students walking down steps to the street

    News Around the School: New academic directors and leaders named

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 15, 2021

  • White dice spellling out teach in front of books

    Five faculty named VU Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jul. 8, 2021

  • Linda Norman looks on as Chancellor Diermeier removes a drape from an oil portrait of her

    Vanderbilt celebrates Dean Norman for accomplishments, leadership

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jun. 30, 2021

  • Dr. Melissa Stec

    VUSN DNP and MSN Alumna, Melissa Stec, Joins Wilson Health Medical Group ObGyn practice (OH)

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jun. 27, 2021

  • A young woman holding a positive pregnancy test sits with her head covered in her crossed arms

    ‘Secret shopper’ study sheds light on barriers to opioid treatment for women

    Investigators analyzing comments received during a 2020 Vanderbilt University Medical Center study that showed women have a difficult time accessing treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) have shed further light on barriers to care. Those included everything from long on-hold times to difficult interactions with clinic receptionists during phone calls seeking appointments, said Vanderbilt University School of Nursing assistant professor Julia Phillippi, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, lead author on the qualitative study published in "Women's Health Issues." Read More

    Jun. 25, 2021

  • Black mother tenderly kisses her infant on the head

    Maternal health expert wins NIH grant to study disparity in births among Black and white women

    Assistant Professor of Nursing Jeremy Neal, PhD, FACNM, has been awarded an R21 exploratory/development grant of more than $250,000 from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to assess the differences in labor progress and care among Black and white women with low-risk pregnancies. The study will focus on the frequency of cesarean births among the two groups. It will be the first to describe obstetric care in this way at a high-volume, academic medical center, and its findings will inform how health care providers can improve standards of care to ultimately decrease the disparity in cesarean births. Read More

    Jun. 25, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University School of Nursing building

    School of Nursing receives 10-year CCNE accreditation

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Jun. 24, 2021

  • Two nurse-midwives, Alexandra Speros and Grace Zimmerman smile at the camera

    VUSN Nurse-Midwives step up to save lives in two emergencies

    The mother of the groom was choking at a wedding reception. A person needed CPR on a plane. Two Vanderbilt Faculty Nurse-Midwives stepped up and saved lives. Read about CNMs Grace Zimmerman and Alexandra Speros, MSN'19, in "VUMC Voice." Read More

    Jun. 21, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    2021 Founder’s Medalist has global reach

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    May. 26, 2021

  • School of Nursing carved in limestone arch

    University announces new vaccine requirements and protocols for masking, gatherings and activities

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    May. 25, 2021

  • School of Nursing among nation’s best in 2022 “U.S. News & World Report” rankings

    School of Nursing among nation’s best in 2022 “U.S. News & World Report” rankings

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing was again named a Top 10 graduate nursing school, as ranked in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School survey. Read more for full rankings. Read More

    May. 20, 2021

  • Dressed in academic regalia, faculty emeriti Susie Adams and Melanie Lutenbacher process into Commencement 2021

    Vanderbilt University confers emerita status on five School of Nursing faculty; Dean Norman named dean emerita

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    May. 20, 2021

  • MSN graduates and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NPs Michael Booth, Austin Rockenhaus and Ashley Arlington.

    Dean urges Class of 2021 to work for health equity and autonomy

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    May. 17, 2021

  • Vanderbilt Nursing faculty in academic regalia walk in procession behind the VUSN school banner

    Class of 2020 called “the hope of nursing” during Investiture celebration

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    May. 7, 2021

  • Chancellor Daniel Diermeier stands in front of Kirkland Hall

    Vanderbilt Chancellor Diermeier recognizes VUSN faculty, staff and students on Nurses Day

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    May. 6, 2021

  • Illustration of a nurse in white coat. Text reads: Saluting the Impact of Nurses on the Nation's Health

    Saluting the Impact of Nurses on the Nation's Health During Nurses Month

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    May. 3, 2021

  • Antonia Villarruel headshot in front of greenery

    University of Pennsylvania nursing dean to speak on advancing health equity May 18

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Apr. 29, 2021

  • Vanderbilt gold leaf art above Vanderbilt School of Nursing logo and next to photo of Dr. Mary Lambert, faculty

    New Chattanooga mayor names VUSN's Mary Lambert as head of community health

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Apr. 21, 2021

  • Message to the VUSN community regarding the Derek Chauvin verdicts

    Message to the VUSN community regarding the Derek Chauvin verdicts

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Apr. 21, 2021

  • Class of 2021: Anana Upton, Peabody College

    Class of 2021: Social justice activist strives to make change through health care

    A family legacy of fighting for civil rights fuels Chicago native Anana Upton, whose mission is creating positive change in underserved communities. With a major in child development through Peabody College of education and human development and a plan to become a pediatric nurse, Upton aims to bring social justice through delivering quality, affordable health care. She'll enter Vanderbilt School of Nursing's PreSpecialty program in August as the first step in becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner. Read More

    Apr. 16, 2021

  • Stephanie DeVane-Johnson

    Black women turn to doulas as maternal mortality crisis deepens

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Apr. 14, 2021

  • Heather Mantsch Alumna

    VUSN Alumna, Heather Mantsch, CNP, Joins Range Mental Health Center (MN) as Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Apr. 1, 2021

  • Vanderbilt Giving Day 4.7.21

    Special School of Nursing Giving Day Challenges for April 7

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 30, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    School of Nursing among nation’s best in 2022 "U.S. News & World Report" rankings

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 30, 2021

  • Seven people in safety vests and masks pose with professor Jennifer Wilbeck in front of Nissan Stadium

    Vanderbilt students, staff and faculty volunteer at mass COVID-19 vaccination event

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 25, 2021

  • Solve Climate by 2030 logo

    Vanderbilt School of Nursing hosts global climate education initiative

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 25, 2021

  • New VUSN Dean Pamela Jeffries

    Jeffries named dean of School of Nursing

    Pamela R. Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, an internationally recognized leader and innovator in nursing and health care education, will become dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, effective July 1, pending Board of Trust approval. Jeffries, professor and dean of the George Washington University School of Nursing in Washington, D.C., succeeds Linda Norman, who plans to step down from her leadership role on June 30.  Read More

    Mar. 24, 2021

  • New head of PhD program Terrah Akard at her desk

    Akard appointed to lead PhD in Nursing Science program

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 20, 2021

  • Resetting DUO after New Phone

    Resetting DUO after New Phone

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 18, 2021

  • Debbie Arnow in business suite is on one side of image, VU oakleaf is on other. Label reads Vanderbilt School of Nursing Faculty

    Arnow named director of Nursing and Health Care Leadership specialty

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 17, 2021

  • Stacey Bruff and Sherri Randolph on their wedding day in the VUMC COVID unit

    Tears of joy, tears of sorrow — College sweethearts, a COVID unit wedding, and a love story that ended too soon

    The first week of October, 2020, Vanderbilt School of Nursing alumna Sherri Randolph, MSN'97, planned to marry her college sweetheart, Stacey Bruff. As things turned out, Sherri and Stacey got married a few days earlier, Sept. 21, in the only wedding ever to take place in the COVID unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Tragically and unexpectedly, Stacey died two days after the wedding. Sherri was devastated, and she still has a hard time talking about Stacey without tears welling up. There is a lot of sadness about how things turned out. She knows that all over the world there are millions of lives that have been changed forever by the COVID-19 pandemic, and hers is one of them. So, this is a story rooted in the devastation of the pandemic. But don’t lose sight of this: it is still a love story. Read More

    Mar. 16, 2021

  • Jeaninne Blackwell

    VUSN Alumna, Jeaninne Blackwell, PMHNP-BC, Appointed Leader in new Collaborative Psych Evaluation and Medication Management Services

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 12, 2021

  • VUSN Alumna, Camille Legeay Cook, has died

    VUSN Alumna, Camille Legeay Cook, has died

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 8, 2021

  • Susie Adams

    Interview: Interventions and Other Suicide Prevention Measures Employed or Adapted in the Context of COVID-19

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 4, 2021

  • John Dowlen Alumnus

    John Dowlen, VUSN FNP Alumnus, hired at CHI Memorial Medical Group (TN)

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 4, 2021

  • April Kapu

    NPs and PAs Weigh In on Sugar and Alcohol Guidelines

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Mar. 2, 2021

  • New Julia Eleanor Blair Chenault Endowed Chair of Nursing, Julie Barroso

    Removing the stigma of HIV and AIDS

    On Stepping Forward and Stepping Down School of Nursing’s Dean Linda Norman discusses the School of Nursings past, present and future as she prepares to step down from her position as Dean. Linda Norman joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991 as its assistant dean for administration. Within… Read More

    Feb. 23, 2021