Posts Tagged ‘Alumni’
Kudos: School of Nursing faculty, alumna recognized
May 26, 2016
Vanderbilt School of Nursing faculty have been recognized as fellows by several professional associations. Assistant Professor Linda Beuscher has been named a Distinguished Fellow in the National Academies of Practice and a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow in the Nursing Academy.
VUSN Alum Linda Upchurch promoted to leader
May 24, 2016
Incoming executive director Linda Upchurch taught through last semester as an assistant professor in Georgia Southern University’s School of Nursing, but has also been working with the hospice since late 2004. She received her master’s degree as an adult nurse practitioner, with a focus in hospice and palliative care, from Vanderbilt University in 2007.
Nursing graduates embrace quest for health care excellence
May 19, 2016
Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., Valere Potter Menefee Professor of Nursing and dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), gave a charge to graduates to “go be excellent” during the school’s Commencement and Investiture ceremonies last week. She exhorted them to be excellent as advanced practice nurses, nurse leaders and forever students seeking new knowledge….
VUSN Alum Stephanie Fisher Receives Award for Undergraduate Teaching
May 13, 2016
A nursing professor who was instrumental in bringing international medical-mission trips back to her department and an education professor who has presented research at more than 10 major national and international conferences in recent years were named recipients of George Fox University’s 2015-16 undergraduate teaching and research/scholarship awards, respectively. Stephanie Fisher, an alumna of the…
VUSN Alum Carolyn Whitaker: Nurse practitioners make a difference
May 13, 2016
COOKEVILLE — Nurse practitioners play an important role in filling the need for primary care physicians in the region. And thanks to the Whitson Hester School of Nursing at Tennessee Tech University, the supply for nurses is well-met in all of the Upper Cumberland counties. The school’s mission was to supply the 14-county region with…
NPC honors Outstanding Spring 2016 Alumnus Julie Vasher
April 22, 2016
Northland Pioneer College recognized the accomplishments and contributions of Class of 1995 nursing graduate Julie Vasher, who was selected as the Spring 2016 Outstanding Alumnus. Vasher and her California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative colleagues at Stanford University School of Medicine are working with hospitals in California nationally and internationally to improve obstetrical care and reduce…
