News Around the School Category
Texas Alumni Event
September 14, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Alums Kell Douglas BSN ’75, Angela Donahue BSN ’76, and Doug Arrington, MSN ’88, will be hosting a special evening event for VUSN alums, preceptors, students and their guests in the Dallas and Ft. Worth area on Oct. 8. Dean Linda Norman will share updates about the exciting happenings of…
School Awarded AANA Post-Doctoral Fellowship
September 14, 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,…
Faculty and Students Recognized at ACNM Annual Meeting
August 7, 2015
A group of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing faculty and students played an active role in the 60th American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. in June. The annual conference attracts more than 2,000 participants for four days of national speakers, education sessions, workshops and recognitions. Highlights included: Student Recognitions: Ali Sevilla…
Gilmer Selected as Nashville Business Journal’s Health Care Hero
May 12, 2015
Gilmer has received numerous awards for her research and teaching expertise and has been a leader in several international health projects. She helped establish the core palliative care service at Vanderbilt’s Children’s Hospital and is director of the Pediatric Palliative Care Research team. Her newest project is advancing knowledge of pediatric oncology and animal assisted…
School of Nursing Advances Four Spots in U.S. News Ranking
April 17, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is ranked No. 11 among more than 500 nursing schools in the latest U.S. News and World Report “Best Graduate Schools” edition released in March. VUSN moved up four spots to No. 11 from the last ranking four years ago. “We are very proud that we advanced four places, and it…
Health Coaching for Positive Change
April 17, 2015
The first cohort of Health Coaching certificate program students at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) recently completed their 28-week course of study, preparing them to help patients set realistic health goals and provide support in reaching those goals. “It’s hard to motivate people to change by telling them they have elevated lipids, for example….
