Posts Tagged ‘Alumni’
VUSN Alum, Nancy Anness, helps uninsured and underinsured patients seek free medical care at Saint Thomas Medical Mission
September 30, 2017
Nancy Anness, a Saint Thomas family nurse practitioner who helped launch the initiative in 2008, said the event was born out of a desire to help those struggling to obtain basic healthcare. Since then, the hospital, owned by Ascension, has helped 20,000 people through free clinic events. On Oct. 14, 2017, Saint Thomas Health will also…
VUSN MSN Alum, Karen McIntosh, named VP of care transition for Washington Regional Medical System
September 24, 2017
VUSN MSN Health Systems Management alum, Karen McIntosh was named vice president of care transition for Washington Regional Medical System. She was director of clinical integrity. McIntosh completed a master’s degree in health systems management from Vanderbilt University, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and an associate’s degree in nursing…
Daughter follows mother into nursing through VUMC Nursing Explorer program
September 21, 2017
VUMC’s Nursing Explorer program has been helping students learn about nursing for 20 years. High school student Reed Sparta is a current Explorer member; she was inspired by her mom Elizabeth Sparta, BSN ’84, R.N., a Vanderbilt School of Nursing alumna who works in VUMC’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Nurse-midwifery alumna Clare Storck catches milestone babies
August 30, 2017
Clare Storck, MSN ’10, was born to be a midwife of legend—and not just because of that name. “I’ve always loved babies and pregnant people,” Storck said.
VUSN DNP Alum Laura Sidlinger accepts the Chair of the Kansas Community Mental Health Centers’ Organization of Medical Directors and Psychiatric Staff
August 26, 2017
Laura Sidlinger, MD, director of Medical Services at Valeo Behavioral Health Care, has accepted the Chair of the Kansas Community Mental Health Centers’ Organization of Medical Directors and Psychiatric Staff, an affiliate of the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas. This group of professionals from the 26 community mental health centers advocate at the local…
