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May 22, 2019
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing lost two trailblazing and visionary icons just 80 days apart in 2018 – one a longtime dean who transformed nursing education at Vanderbilt and nationally, and the other a champion of nurse practitioners and founder of the school’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program. They were both strong women known to speak…
VUSN DNP Alumna, Barbara Wadsworth, named commencement speaker for the College of Graduate Studies at Immaculata University
May 20, 2019
The Immaculata community welcomed VUSN DNP Alumna, Barbara Wadsworth (of Blue Bell, PA), senior vice president of patient services and the chief nursing officer of Main Line Health as the commencement speaker for the College of Graduate Studies on May 19, 2019. Wadsworth has dedicated her life to helping others as a nurse and as senior…
VUSN MSN Alumna, Angela Douglas, named Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio Women of Distinction honoree
May 20, 2019
These women were recognized for their remarkable achievements as business, community, academic, and civic leaders dedicated to supporting opportunities for women and girls.
VUSN DNP Alumna, Cerrissa Hugie, named keynote speaker of Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s practical nursing program spring graduation
May 15, 2019
VUSN DNP Alumna, Cerrissa Hugie, served as keynote speaker of Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s practical nursing program spring graduation on May 14, 2019. She earned her master’s and doctorate in nursing practice from Vanderbilt University within the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Lifespan) specialty.
School of Nursing graduates inspire optimism about health care’s future
May 13, 2019
Dean Linda D. Norman, DSN, FAAN, told the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s 2019 graduating class that she is optimistic about the future of health care because of them. “You are the answer to society’s health care challenges,” she said. “Not just because you are needed as providers, but because each of you is a…
Brooke Faught, DNP, named 2019 Founder’s Medalist
May 10, 2019
The 2019 Founder’s Medalist for the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing was already a successful entrepreneur, institute director and nurse practitioner before earning her doctor of nursing practice. During her two-year doctor of nursing practice program at VUSN, Brooke Faught worked 60+ hours a week as director of the Women’s Institute for Sexual Health. The mother of three daughters (one with special needs), Brooke also volunteered in the community, gave professional presentations and served on the executive board of directors for two different professional organizations. Her DNP project focused on ways that providers might help young women with Down syndrome receive relevant and appropriate sexuality education.
