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New alumni board leadership
February 1, 2017
Tiffany Street, MSN ‘03, APRN, ACNP-BC, has become president of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) Alumni Association Board, and Ty Williams, MSN ‘03, DNP ‘12, ACNP-BC, FNO-BC, is its new vice president. Street recently moved from Houston to Nashville to serve as assistant director of Advanced Practice at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular…
U.S. Deputy Surgeon General encourages nurses to be bold and influence public policy
February 1, 2017
Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, the U.S. Deputy Surgeon General, visited Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) on Monday, January 10, to speak to a packed audience of students, faculty, alumni and campus leaders. In her presentation, “Health Policy Priorities for Nursing: Past, Present, and Future,” the nation’s top nurse gave . . .
Nine Vanderbilt nurses honored by March of Dimes Tennessee
January 30, 2017
Nine nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) received top honors at the March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter Nurse of the Year Awards, held on Dec. 12 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs. The event, in its seventh year, recognizes nurses who embody leadership, compassion and excellence in…
VUSN and VUSM present MLK Day lecture Jan. 16
January 9, 2017
David Gordon, dean of the University of Akron College of Health Professions, will speak from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, in conjunction with the 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series at Vanderbilt. He will speak in Light Hall, Room 208 and lunch will be provided for the first 100 attendees.
School of Nursing holds December pinning and awards
January 5, 2017
Family and friends of 17 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) students gathered in Benton Chapel Dec. 9, 2016 for pinning ceremonies. Among those receiving the nursing pin were two Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (AGPCNP) and nine Nurse-Midwifery Nurse Practitioners (NMW). In addition, six Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduates received pin guards signifying…
Nominations due for VU’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award
January 4, 2017
The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award will be presented Monday, January 16, 2017, to a faculty or staff member in the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing or School of Medicine who truly emulates the principles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through his or her work. This service can be in areas…
