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Save the Date
November 15, 2012
We will celebrate the IOTA Chapter’s 60th anniversary in 2013. This is a very exciting time in the history of our chapter and we are planning on celebrating this significant historical event with our members. In honor of our 60th anniversary, we will be hosting the National President of Sigma Theta Tau, Suzanne Prevost, PhD,…
Case Wins State Award for Excellence
November 15, 2012
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Instructor and clinician Jane Case, DNP, FNP-BC, recently received the 2012 Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Excellence Award from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners at the 27th National Conference in Orlando, Fla. Only one nurse practitioner from each state was chosen for this competitive award. “Jane embodies all the qualities we…
New Program Directors
November 15, 2012
Michelle Collins, PhD, CNM, has been named program director for the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery program. Collins is an associate professor of Nursing who has been teaching in the VUSN Nurse-Midwifery program for seven years. Before joining Vanderbilt, she worked as a nurse, charge nurse and educator for 15 years in hospital and…
VUSN Student Heads to China on Boren Fellowship
November 15, 2012
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing student Erin Dittmer has been awarded a David L. Boren Fellowship to study in China during the 2012-2013 academic year. Sponsored by the National Security Education Program, the David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are a federal initiative designed to build a broader and more qualified pool of U.S. citizens…
VUSN Helps Open New Clinic
November 15, 2012
The clinic team on opening day, from L to R: Terri Crutcher, Christian Ketel, Bonnie Pilon, Aaron Scott, Bryn Evans and Kimberly Word. Photo by Joe Howell. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and Urban Housing Solutions have partnered to open a new clinic in one of the most underserved communities in Nashville. The Clinic at…
Class Notes – Spring 2012
April 18, 2012
40s Bettie Ann White Cleino, BSN ‘44, MSN, PhD, was inducted into the Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame on Oct. 13, 2011. She believes her nursing career was set in motion by the advanced education she received at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. In her acceptance speech, Cleino quoted Lulu K. Hassenplug by saying, “We…
