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VUSN WHNP Alum, Alethea Robbins, Joins PeaceHealth Medical Group
October 7, 2017
Alethea Robbins, ARNP, became a member of PHMG’s Obstetrics and Gynecology team of providers. Alethea earned her degree as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee.
VUSN Alum, Nancy Anness, helps uninsured and underinsured patients seek free medical care at Saint Thomas Medical Mission
September 30, 2017
Nancy Anness, a Saint Thomas family nurse practitioner who helped launch the initiative in 2008, said the event was born out of a desire to help those struggling to obtain basic healthcare. Since then, the hospital, owned by Ascension, has helped 20,000 people through free clinic events. On Oct. 14, 2017, Saint Thomas Health will also…
American Cancer Society funds VUSN researcher’s study of cancer survivors and sexuality
September 26, 2017
When and in what manner do patients with head and neck canceer want to discuss the impact the disease may have on their sexuality? That’s one of the questions Assistant Professor Bethany Rhoten, Ph.D., R.N., will investigate through a Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center-administered pilot program from the American Cancer Society.
School of Nursing researcher receives federal Career Development award
September 25, 2017
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Assistant Professor Deonni P. Stolldorf, Ph.D., has received a career development award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The $138,059 mentored award (K01-HS-025486-01) is renewable for three years. Stolldorf will use the K01 Research Scientist Development Award to investigate…
VUSN MSN Alum, Karen McIntosh, named VP of care transition for Washington Regional Medical System
September 24, 2017
VUSN MSN Health Systems Management alum, Karen McIntosh was named vice president of care transition for Washington Regional Medical System. She was director of clinical integrity. McIntosh completed a master’s degree in health systems management from Vanderbilt University, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and an associate’s degree in nursing…
Daughter follows mother into nursing through VUMC Nursing Explorer program
September 21, 2017
VUMC’s Nursing Explorer program has been helping students learn about nursing for 20 years. High school student Reed Sparta is a current Explorer member; she was inspired by her mom Elizabeth Sparta, BSN ’84, R.N., a Vanderbilt School of Nursing alumna who works in VUMC’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.