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Awards recognize commitment, dedication to service
June 26, 2014
Credo and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced Tuesday during the Summer 2014 Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium. The Credo Award winners were Kathy Byington, MSN, APRN, case manager for Pediatric Orthopedics; Bryn Evans, faculty practice program operations manager for the School of Nursing.
VUSN’s Sarah Fogel Inducted into the American Academy of Nursing 2014 Class
June 23, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC (June 23, 2014)—The American Academy of Nursing has selected 168 nurse leaders for induction as fellows during the Academy’s 2014 Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference on October 18, 2014, in Washington, DC. The Academy is comprised of more than 2,200 nurse leaders in education, management, practice, policy, and research. The Academy fellows include…
Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance awards grants to support community engagement in celebration of its 15-year anniversary
June 19, 2014
In celebration of 15 years of partnership between Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) is awarding grants to support activities that promote ongoing, mutually beneficial, health research partnerships between community organizations and academic researchers.
Patient satisfaction awards honor providers, units
June 12, 2014
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt won the Top Performer Award for “Inpatient Services — Children’s Hospitals” in the 2014 Excellence in Healthcare Award, sponsored by Professional Research Consultants Inc. (PRC), Vanderbilt’s patient satisfaction surveyor. The recognition means that the hospital scored the highest of the 20 children’s hospitals in the PRC national…
9 Things to Know About Nurse Practitioners
June 10, 2014
You probably say “I’m going to the doctor” when heading to a health care visit, but it could well be “I’m going to the nurse practitioner” instead. When faced with the choice of primary care providers, you might like to know a bit more about this growing group of health professionals.
Congratulations to VUSN’s Michelle Collins, PhD, CNM, who was recently inducted as a fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwifery.
June 5, 2014
MIDWIVES INDUCTED AS FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES ACNM Members Honored with Prestigious Distinction Silver Spring, MD – The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) honored 13 midwives who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and contributions to the midwifery community throughout their careers. A limited number of midwives are selected for this highly coveted…
