Courtney Pitts

  • Vanderbilt University

    Courtney Pitts recognized for social justice work

    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… Read More

    Jan. 13, 2023

  • Ten faculty honored as fellows

    Ten faculty honored as fellows

    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… Read More

    Nov. 27, 2021

  • National initiatives tap Vanderbilt faculty

    National initiatives tap Vanderbilt faculty

    Four Vanderbilt School of Nursing faculty have been appointed to leadership roles with national organizations, including the National Advisory Council for Nursing Education and Practice; Diversity Committee of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty; American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Network.; National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing; and the American Nurse Association’s Innovation Advisory Committee. Read More

    Nov. 27, 2021

  • Alumni named fellows in American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and American Academy of Nursing

    Alumni named fellows in American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and American Academy of Nursing

    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… Read More

    Feb. 23, 2021

  • Exterior of the VUSN building with an apricot banner & #VU2020

    Vanderbilt Nursing graduates told “the world needs you more than ever”

    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… Read More

    May. 14, 2020

  • VUSN's Courtney Pitts, FNP Director

    If law allows, Nurse Practitioners may be answer to U.S. physician shortage

    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… Read More

    Feb. 21, 2020

  • Vanderbilt nursing faculty standing in front of VUSN sign on wood wall

    School of Nursing receives $5 million in HRSA grants to increase nurse practitioners in rural, underserved areas

    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… Read More

    Aug. 9, 2019

  • Dean Norman, Courtney Pitts, Caroline Leithner, Mavis Schorn

    Nursing graduates ready to begin health care journeys

    “There is no better time than now to be a nurse. You are in a profession that is highly respected, challenging, fulfilling and innovating.” That's part of what School of Nursing Dean and Valere Potter Menefee Professor of Nursing Linda Norman, DSN, FAAN, told new graduates during Investiture ceremonies last week. “We look forward to what comes next in your professional journey.” Read More

    May. 18, 2017

  • Dean Norman, Ali Ibrahim, Ginny Moore

    School of Nursing recognizes new nurse practitioners and DNPs in pinning ceremony

    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… Read More

    Dec. 19, 2016