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VUSN Alumni Leadership News
August 15, 2015
Mary Kate FitzPatrick, DNP ’12, has been named chief nursing officer at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She had been clinical director for Neurosciences and Women’s Health and Neonatal Nursing Divisions at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
VUSN students work Room In The Inn health event
August 13, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) students helped more than 85 members of Nashville’s transient population during a recent Room In The Inn health event. Room In The Inn is a network of more than 180 congregations in Middle Tennessee that offers emergency services, transitional programs and long-term solutions to help people who live on…
VUSN Alumni Leadership News
August 11, 2015
Mary Kate FitzPatrick, DNP ’12, has been named chief nursing officer at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She had been clinical director for Neurosciences and Women’s Health and Neonatal Nursing Divisions at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Read more Christopher Hulin, MSN ’95, was named president of the Middle Tennessee School of…
Pinning ceremony celebrates School of Nursing students
August 6, 2015
Nearly 300 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) students were recognized for completing their programs of study during a pinning ceremony held Sunday at the Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville. Professional pins of Nursing were awarded to 267 students who completed their Master of Science in Nursing, pin guards were presented to eight students who…
VUSN mourns loss of Alum Diana Dauksch Mick
July 30, 2015
Diana Dauksch Mick, born September 30, 1944, died after a battle of 23 years with MDS on July 29, 2015. Family and friends were with her at her home as she slipped into eternity and into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ. Diana was a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, receiving her…
VUSN video workshop helps teens cope with type 1 diabetes
July 30, 2015
A group of adolescents gathered at the downtown Nashville Public Library last week for a three-day Digital Storytelling Workshop to learn how to write, edit and produce a video about managing their type 1 diabetes. The project is part of research by Shelagh Mulvaney, Ph.D., associate professor of Nursing, and her team into the design,…
