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Honoring of the Hands Celebrates Nurse-Midwifery Student Milestone
September 10, 2015
A cohort of VUSN nurse-midwifery students was recently recognized at an Honoring of the Hands ceremony held in the School’s Godchaux Hall Living Room. This ceremony with students, faculty and community nurse-midwives celebrates Nurse-Midwifery Specialty students who are going into their final clinical rotation. Nurse-midwifery faculty members and community nurse-midwives participate to show their support.
School Awarded AANA Post-Doctoral Fellowship
September 10, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing was recently awarded support for a two-year, full-time, in-residence postdoctoral fellowship by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Foundation for a health services research topic related to anesthetic operative phenomena. “The AANA Foundation is providing this support at an important time in health care delivery,” said Ann Minnick, PhD,…
Vanderhoef to direct Psychiatric Mental Health NP Program
August 20, 2015
Dawn Vanderhoef, Ph.D., DNP, has been named director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN). The program is one of the school’s largest specialties and is ranked as the No. 4 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program in the country, according to the most recent U.S. News…
Geriatric nursing group honors two from VUSN
August 20, 2015
Two Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) faculty members were recently honored by the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA). Linda Beuscher, Ph.D., assistant professor of Nursing, was named to receive the association’s Award for Excellence in Research, and Megan Simmons, DNP, assistant professor of Nursing, was named to receive the organization’s first-ever Rising Star…
VUSN Welcomes Incoming PhD, DNP and MSN Students
August 19, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing welcomed 428 new students pursuing Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice or Ph.D. degrees. This year there are 140 new students who have degrees in fields other than nursing who are beginning their pursuit of an MSN degree to become an advanced practice nurse. The school admitted…
Faculty Recognitions
August 18, 2015
Dr. Susie Adams, a professor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, has been elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Pam Jones, senior associate dean for clinical and community partnerships for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, has been recognized as the top representative of advanced practice nursing in Tennessee by the American…
