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Jeffery working with VU, VUMC and VA on substance use disorder prediction technology
September 1, 2022
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Assistant Professor Alvin Jeffery is a biomedical informatics expert, lending his expertise in developing back-end computational work to problems across health care. Here, Jeffery details studies funded by two recently awarded grants, including a grant of more than $2.3 million over five years from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Hannah Proctor to lead Vanderbilt’s strengthened support for reproductive health and parenting
September 1, 2022
Vanderbilt has named Hannah Proctor, MSN’16, to the new role of reproductive health and parenting resource coordinator for the university community. Proctor has been part of the VUSN/Vanderbilt COVID response effort since early in the pandemic. She is a certified nurse-midwife, and will be the first point of contact for pregnant individuals and parents who may need assistance and support. She will be available to help faculty, students, staff and postdoctoral scholars.
Informatics made easy for educators, thanks to Vanderbilt University School of Nursing experts
August 29, 2022
Nursing educators from across the United States traveled to Nashville this summer to attend the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s three-day, intensive Vanderbilt Informatics Summer Teaching Academy (VISTA). The workshop was created to help nursing schools incorporate informatics knowledge in curriculum required by the 2021 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essential Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education.
VUSN celebrates 2022 Reunion in person
August 25, 2022
After a two-year, pandemic-induced break, the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will hold an in-person Reunion October 6-7, in coordination with the Vanderbilt University Reunion celebration, which continues through October 9. All classes originally scheduled for a reunion in 2020, 2021 or 2022 are invited to attend. The School of Nursing will welcome back alumni,…
School of Nursing celebrates program completion with formal pinning ceremony
August 25, 2022
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing recognized Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice students for the completion of their educational programs at two pinning ceremonies August 7, 2022, at Langford Auditorium. The School of Nursing celebrated 326 MSN, 17 Post-Master’s Certificate and 20 DNP students across 10 specialties. Family and friends were…
Going back to school can literally be a headache
August 18, 2022
Going back to school can trigger headaches in children. In this feature from Vanderbilt Health, Jane Hearnsberger, MSN’2011, BS’10, Suzanne Beaird, MSN’07 and Lauren King, MSN’09, share information about potential causes and offer some ideas for how to prevent headaches.
Nursing faculty honored as fellows
August 8, 2022
Nine VUSN faculty have been announced as fellows in several prestigious nursing and health care organizations, honoring their hard work and contributions to their professions. The Society of Critical Care Medicine elected Associate Professor Brian Widmar, PhD’12, FAANP, FCCM, as a fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine, and named Professor and Independence…
Four faculty to be inducted as American Academy of Nursing fellows
August 1, 2022
The American Academy of Nursing has selected four School of Nursing faculty for its 2022 cohort of fellows. The four, Kelly Aldrich, DNP, FHIMSS; Laurie Connors, PhD(c), DNP, FAANP; Marilyn Dubree, MSN’76; and Brenda Kulhanek, PhD, will be inducted into the academy during its annual health policy conference in October. Six VUSN alumni will also…
TIGER program seeks doctoral nurses for genomics education program
July 29, 2022
The Translation and Integration of Genomics is Essential to Doctoral NuRsing (TIGER) program is accepting applications until September 1, 2022. The two-part program, which begins in January 2023, is led by Principal Investigator Laurie Connors, PhD(c), DNP, FAANP, professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. This is the second year of the program,…
Leadership program for diverse new nurse leaders and faculty launched
July 27, 2022
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is creating a new leadership development program for nurses new in health care leadership and academic positions who are from groups historically underrepresented in nursing and/or those who support them. The Academy for Diverse Emerging Nurse Leaders will be held in Nashville November 14-18. Applications for the inaugural class of…
