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The making of a MOOC: Coursera launches at Vanderbilt March 4
March 4, 2013
More than 136,000 people have registered to attend five Vanderbilt courses this spring and summer—attend them virtually, that is. The university’s first foray into massive open online courses—or MOOCs—launches March 4 on the platform Coursera.
Grant boosts VUSN’s Clinic at Mercury Courts
January 31, 2013
More than 1,200 underserved and disadvantaged people in Nashville will gain access to high-quality primary care thanks to a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Division of Nursing grant recently awarded to the Clinic at Mercury Courts. The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing primary care clinic, operating in conjunction with Urban Housing Solutions, opened last…
Etherington honored with MLK Award
January 24, 2013
Carol Etherington, MSN, R.N., VIGH associate director of Community Health Initiatives and associate professor of Nursing was presented with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award on Monday during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day lecture hosted by Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine and School of Nursing.
March of Dimes chapter honors excellence of Vanderbilt nurses
January 24, 2013
Each year, the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the March of Dimes recognizes nurses who demonstrate excellence in various aspect of the nursing profession. At a recent awards ceremony, seven nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing were honored:
Award winners embody culture of service excellence
December 21, 2012
Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Awardwinners were announced at last week’s Winter Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium. Mavis Schorn, Ph.D., CNM, assistant dean for Academics in the School of Nursing, received the Five Pillar Leader Award.
Jie Deng’s care for patients inspires lymphedema research
November 28, 2012
For Jie Deng, the desire to further nursing research and education began with the SARS outbreak in China in 2003. At the time, she was the associate chief nursing officer at Peking University Health Science Center in Beijing. “Our nurses were incredible—the sacrifices they made for their patients,” Deng remembered. “We had very limited knowledge…
2011 Cumulative Report
November 19, 2012
At Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, we believe our past accomplishments catapult us to future successes. The following pages found here highlight the School’s continued growth and meaningful contributions to the world of nursing and nursing education. [2011 Cumulative Report – PDF]
The Veterans Administration Quality Scholars Program nurtures fellows
November 15, 2012
The Veterans Administration Quality Scholars (VAQS) program is a two-year fellowship for physicians and pre/post-doctoral nurses. This national program is designed as a ‘hub and spokes’ model with the Program Center (hub) at Dartmouth Medical School and spokes at eight VA sites across the country. Each VA site is partnered with a school of medicine…
Spotlight on Nursing Research//Veterans Administration Quality Scholar
November 15, 2012
Maybe it’s her intense respect for military veterans like her father and grandfather, or perhaps it’s because of a chance encounter with an inspiring Mississippi resident during hurricane relief efforts. One thing is for certain, LisaMarie Wands is interested in how people move through traumatic events. Wands, PhD, MS, RN, recently joined Vanderbilt University School…
Buerhaus Named to IOM Committee
November 15, 2012
Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, Valere Potter Distinguished Professor of Nursing and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named to the Institute of Medicine’s Committee for Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education. The Committee is co-chaired by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Donald Berwick, MD,…
