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  • Terri Allision in bright blue jacket smiling, framed by gold and black with VUSN logo and the word faculty

    Allison honored with student-voted Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Award

    Terri Allison Terri Allison, DNP, FAANP, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and assistant dean for academics, DNP, recently received Vanderbilt’s Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Award. The student-selected recognition is bestowed upon a DNP faculty member who demonstrates noteworthy contributions to student learning, either through course instruction or… Read More

    Jan. 24, 2024

  • Comments sought for accreditation of Master of Nursing program

    Comments sought for accreditation of Master of Nursing program

    Terri Allison Terri Allison, DNP, FAANP, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and assistant dean for academics, DNP, recently received Vanderbilt’s Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Award. The student-selected recognition is bestowed upon a DNP faculty member who demonstrates noteworthy contributions to student learning, either through course instruction or… Read More

    Jan. 18, 2024

  • A group of people in medical scrubs and masks gather around an unseen patient

    More than Skin Deep: Alumnus Victor Czerkasij helps the children in Ukraine

    Nursing alumnus Victor Czerkasij, MSN’06, has made visits to Ukraine, the land of his parents and ancestors, part of his personal mission. On his recent visits, he treated hospitalized children who have been traumatized by the war. “What was amazing to me was how many of the children would say, ‘I’m OK. Why don’t you give it to the child next door? They’re even worse than me,’” Czerkasij recalls. Read More

    Jan. 12, 2024

  • People on one sided glass watch students work with a patient in the simulation lab.

    School of Nursing receives HRSA grant to enhance simulation training

    Terri Allison Terri Allison, DNP, FAANP, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and assistant dean for academics, DNP, recently received Vanderbilt’s Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Award. The student-selected recognition is bestowed upon a DNP faculty member who demonstrates noteworthy contributions to student learning, either through course instruction or… Read More

    Jan. 8, 2024

  • Research studies focus on nurse staffing, discharge transitions and social drivers of health for patients.

    Research studies focus on nurse staffing, discharge transitions and social drivers of health for patients.

    Three targeted research projects aimed at improving hospital models of care delivery are coming together at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing Education Ruth Kleinpell PhD, ACNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FNAP, MCCM, and colleagued talked to "DIscoveries in Medicine" about their work on social determinants of health and how a new State of Tennessee grant is helping them evaluate how to fit routine SDOH screening into care. Read More

    Dec. 15, 2023

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    Brigit M. Carter to speak on social justice and inclusion for the School of Nursing MLK, Jr. Annual Commemorative Lecture

    Terri Allison Terri Allison, DNP, FAANP, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and assistant dean for academics, DNP, recently received Vanderbilt’s Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Award. The student-selected recognition is bestowed upon a DNP faculty member who demonstrates noteworthy contributions to student learning, either through course instruction or… Read More

    Dec. 15, 2023

  • Three male nurses and one female nurse from diverse backgrounds listening in a classroom

    Academy for Diverse Emerging Nurse Leaders adds new March 2024 session

    Terri Allison Terri Allison, DNP, FAANP, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and assistant dean for academics, DNP, recently received Vanderbilt’s Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Award. The student-selected recognition is bestowed upon a DNP faculty member who demonstrates noteworthy contributions to student learning, either through course instruction or… Read More

    Dec. 14, 2023

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    School of Nursing recognizes alumni and friends for health care and education excellence

    Terri Allison Terri Allison, DNP, FAANP, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and assistant dean for academics, DNP, recently received Vanderbilt’s Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Award. The student-selected recognition is bestowed upon a DNP faculty member who demonstrates noteworthy contributions to student learning, either through course instruction or… Read More

    Dec. 4, 2023

  • Group of 13 women stand in front of a modern looking staircase

    HRSA awards $4 million to VUSN to address need for nurse-midwives and access to care

    Terri Allison Terri Allison, DNP, FAANP, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and assistant dean for academics, DNP, recently received Vanderbilt’s Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Award. The student-selected recognition is bestowed upon a DNP faculty member who demonstrates noteworthy contributions to student learning, either through course instruction or… Read More

    Nov. 30, 2023

  • One man and two women seated, listening to a woman standing and gesturing

    School of Nursing secures Moore Foundation grant for leadership academy

    Terri Allison Terri Allison, DNP, FAANP, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and assistant dean for academics, DNP, recently received Vanderbilt’s Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Award. The student-selected recognition is bestowed upon a DNP faculty member who demonstrates noteworthy contributions to student learning, either through course instruction or… Read More

    Nov. 29, 2023