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VUSN lands HRSA Nurse Faculty Loan Forgiveness Grant
July 16, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has received $1.3 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) to help increase the number of qualified nursing faculty. “The Institute of Medicine, Joint Commission, Robert Wood Johnson, and other groups have challenged education institutions to increase the number of nurse educators…
Faculty Workshops: August 2015
July 15, 2015
Faculty Workshops – August 2015 Intro to Blackboard Date: Monday, August 24 Time: 2:00pm-3:30pm Location: Stevenson Center, Room 2200 See map Facilitator: Stacey Johnson, CFT Assistant Director for Educational Technology Audience: Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors Intro to Blackboard is a workshop for instructors new to the Blackboard course management system, or for those…
VUSN’s Adams and Wolgast Selected as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing
July 15, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Professor and Faculty Scholar Susie Adams, PhD, APRN, PMHNP, FAANP, and Assistant Professor and Director of the Healthcare Leadership Program Kelly Wolgast, DNP, MSS, RN, FACHE, have been selected as a Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. This recognition reflects consistent contributions to the profession of nursing throughout their…
Students Use Evidence-Based Knowledge in Homeless Community Outreach Project
July 14, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing PreSpecialty students in Enhancement of Community and Population Health helped more than 85 members of Nashville’s transient population during a Room In The Inn health event in June, the culmination of two semesters of weekly sessions with a population included those without shelter, homeless Veterans, and those homeless recently discharged…
VUSN Hosts Simulation Debriefing Workshop
July 14, 2015
Marjorie Miller, MS, RN, Certified Healthcare Simulation Education, nursing education consultant and lead faculty with the California Simulation Alliance recently presented “Debriefing Dynamics: Essential Elements of Simulation Debriefing” to more than 30 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) faculty and staff members. In the workshop, Miller discussed simulation as an educational strategy and emphasized the…
Janie Daddario Retirement Party
July 6, 2015
Retirement Party for Janie Daddario Please join Dean Linda Norman as we bid farewell to Janie Daddario Tuesday, July 14 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Living Room Click here to RSVP. Click here for a slideshow of Janie at VUSN from over the years!
