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Courtney Pitts recognized for social justice work
January 13, 2023
Professor Courtney Pitts, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, FAANP, was honored with VUSN’s Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award during VUSN’s MLK event on Tuesday. The award recognizes faculty who foster social justice by advocating for equal rights and opportunities for all people. In addition to leading our FNP specialty and teaching, Pitts provides HIV management and primary care…
Akintade delivers MLK Lecture on diversity in nursing
January 9, 2023
Bimbola Akintade, PhD, MBA, MHA, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, will present the School of Nursing’s Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative lecture, “Getting Comfortable with Discomfort: Improving Health Outcomes through Diversity in Nursing” on January 10 from noon to 1 p.m. in NA 161. The lecture will discuss how increasing the diversity of nursing students can lead to improved health outcomes across communities and offer leadership principles to help achieve those goals.
Nursing students welcomed into profession at fall pinning
December 13, 2022
Nursing students were all smiles Friday afternoon as they gathered with friends, family, faculty and staff at the fall pinning ceremony that marked the completion of their Vanderbilt University School of Nursing programs. The event recognized 42 students in the master of science in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, and Post-Master’s Certificate programs. Click the headline to see the full story and photo gallery.
Academy for Diverse Emerging Nurse Leaders debuts
December 8, 2022
Nurse leaders from eight states in either clinical practice or academic nursing came together from Nov. 14-18 at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) for the inaugural Academy for Diverse Emerging Nurse Leaders. The academy, a joint effort of VUSN and VUMC, is a new leadership development program for nurses new to health care leadership and academic positions who are from groups historically underrepresented in nursing and/or those who support them. Read the story in the VUMC Reporter.
VUSN wins Best Schools for Men in Nursing award
November 21, 2022
For the fifth year in a row, the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has been named one of American Association for Men in Nursing’s Best Schools for Men in Nursing. The award honors schools that offer supportive education experiences to men in the nursing field and those that work to recruit men to their programs.
Ahn wins American Heart Association early career award
November 21, 2022
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Postdoctoral Fellow Soojung Ahn, PhD, RN, has received the 2022 Martha N. Hill Early Career Investigator Award from the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing. The award honors early career researchers whose work contributes to understanding, preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases.
Nursing student among the Bass Military Scholars Vanderbilt spotlights for Veterans Day
November 9, 2022
Veterans Day is a chance to honor those who have served in the military, and Vanderbilt University has a rich tradition of recognizing the leadership qualities of veterans through its Bass Military Scholars Program. Watch as a few participants of the program—including School of Nursing student Lydia Kosgei—speak about the program in advance of Veterans Day.
Nursing PhD student works to alleviate nurse burnout
November 4, 2022
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing PhD student Rosalind de Lisser, FNP, PMHNP, studies how psychological safety and the work environment affect nurse practitioner burnout. De Lisser hopes to impact workplace burnout and plans to use her dissertation research to inform future policy and development of workplace interventions that promote well-being.
Health equity focus of November 15 Dean’s Diversity Lecture
November 1, 2022
Vanderbilt alumna G. Rumay Alexander, MSN’77, EdD, RN, FAAN, will present the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean’s Diversity Lecture on Tuesday, November 15, at noon CT in Nursing Annex room 155. The in-person lecture, “Health Equity…Growing in Understanding by Design Not Default,” is free and open to the Vanderbilt community. Attendees are welcomed to…
Interdisciplinary partnership leads to Vanderbilt Climate, Energy and Health Equity lab
October 31, 2022
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist School of Nursing nurses and a social scientist from the College of Arts and Science have teamed up to mitigate health disparities related to climate change. Professor of Nursing Carol Ziegler, DNP’12, MSN’06, Assistant Professor of Nursing James Muchira, PhD, and Professor of the Practice in Climate Studies Zdravka…
