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VUSN Alum Kalpana Deshpande promoted by Nashville Fire Department
February 23, 2016
VUSN Alum Kalpana K. Deshpande holds a Master’s of Science in Nursing from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and joined the department in 1986 as a paramedic was promoted to EMS Assistant Chief.
VUSN Alum Robert Spencer Named Director of Dickson Nursing Program
February 22, 2016
Freed-Hardeman University has named the director of the university’s nursing program at Dickson scheduled to begin Fall 2016. Robert Spencer, a seasoned nurse educator and practitioner, began working with FHU Monday, Feb. 15, 2016.
Nursing Leadership in Global Health
February 9, 2016
“Nursing Leadership in Global Health” John C. Welch, CRNA, MSN Friday, Feb. 12, 3-4 pm VUSN Nursing Annex 167
VUSN Alum Amber Vermeesch to Represent at National Convention
January 28, 2016
Serving vulnerable populations. It was something Amber Vermeesch knew she’d be involved with no matter where she was at in her career. It led her to a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from Davidson College in 2001. It’s now leading Vermeesch, a nursing professor at UP, to represent nursing faculty at the American Association of…
MLK lecturer highlights the power of perseverance
January 21, 2016
As a child in Africa, Rita Adeniran, DNP, R.N., had never heard of Martin Luther King Jr. It wasn’t until she was an adult that she learned of his teachings and used them to inspire her to be a strong, successful black woman. She shared her story during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative…
Dr. James Powers, “Demential and Antipsychotics in the Long Term Care Setting”
January 15, 2016
SPRING SEMESTER LECTURE SERIES Interprofessional Approach to Mental Health “Dementia and Antipsychotics in the Long Term Care Setting” Thursday/JAN 21, 2016 202 LIGHT HALL 12-1 PM VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER James S. Powers, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Dr. James Powers received his MD from the University of Rochester and did his residency…
