VUSN

  • Vanderbilt University

    VUSN educator honored for gerontological nursing education excellence

    Instructor of Nursing Kanah Lewallen, DNP, MSN’09, has been recognized by two national organizations for excellence in gerontological nursing education. The Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association awarded Lewallen its Excellence in Education Award during its annual conference in July. The honor recognizes Lewallen for her teaching… Read More

    Nov. 22, 2019

  • Cathy Ivory sits in a classroom with rows of computer monitors behind her. She's dressed in a suit.

    Cathy Ivory named director of VUMC Nursing Research

    Instructor of Nursing Kanah Lewallen, DNP, MSN’09, has been recognized by two national organizations for excellence in gerontological nursing education. The Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association awarded Lewallen its Excellence in Education Award during its annual conference in July. The honor recognizes Lewallen for her teaching… Read More

    Nov. 19, 2019

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    Recent honors and awards at the School of Nursing

    Instructor of Nursing Kanah Lewallen, DNP, MSN’09, has been recognized by two national organizations for excellence in gerontological nursing education. The Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association awarded Lewallen its Excellence in Education Award during its annual conference in July. The honor recognizes Lewallen for her teaching… Read More

    Nov. 18, 2019

  • Female military pilot in fatigues smiling at camera

    Army pilot’s mission to serve the most vulnerable leads her to School of Nursing

    U.S. Army combat veteran Mandi Mizner has devoted her life to serving her country and others. Following tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, she is continuing her mission of service through the advanced practice nursing program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She spoke to Vanderbilt Video about her path to Vanderbilt and being a Bass Military Scholar. Read More

    Nov. 8, 2019

  • VUSN faculty with award certificate. NLN officials are on either end and in the center of the photo.

    School of Nursing designated Center of Excellence (News Around the School)

    The National League for Nursing has named Vanderbilt University School of Nursing an NLN Center of Excellence in recognition of its high standards of educational excellence and visionary leadership. Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019

  • A group of people sit on four sides of a long table and listen to Senior Associate Dean Mavis Schorn talk. The room is modern and has large digital displays on all the walls.

    New Dean's Advisory Board formed for School of Nursing

    Instructor of Nursing Kanah Lewallen, DNP, MSN’09, has been recognized by two national organizations for excellence in gerontological nursing education. The Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association awarded Lewallen its Excellence in Education Award during its annual conference in July. The honor recognizes Lewallen for her teaching… Read More

    Oct. 31, 2019

  • Vanderbilt research professor Mulubrhan Mogos standing on staircase in School of Nursing atrium

    New faculty member Mulubrhan Mogos researches heart-healthy pregnancies

    Early in his career, as Assistant Professor of Nursing Mulubrhan Mogos cared for fragile babies in a neonatal ICU, he questioned whether the mother’s experience during pregnancy and delivery could provide clues to what went wrong, setting him on a path to study the long-term impact of cardiovascular disease on mothers and babies. Read More

    Oct. 24, 2019

  • Vanderbilt researchers posed around a piano

    Volunteers needed for pilot study regarding music’s effect on ICU patients

    Instructor of Nursing Kanah Lewallen, DNP, MSN’09, has been recognized by two national organizations for excellence in gerontological nursing education. The Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association awarded Lewallen its Excellence in Education Award during its annual conference in July. The honor recognizes Lewallen for her teaching… Read More

    Sep. 17, 2019

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    Six School of Nursing faculty selected as Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows

    Instructor of Nursing Kanah Lewallen, DNP, MSN’09, has been recognized by two national organizations for excellence in gerontological nursing education. The Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association awarded Lewallen its Excellence in Education Award during its annual conference in July. The honor recognizes Lewallen for her teaching… Read More

    Aug. 23, 2019

  • 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

    Instructor of Nursing Kanah Lewallen, DNP, MSN’09, has been recognized by two national organizations for excellence in gerontological nursing education. The Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association awarded Lewallen its Excellence in Education Award during its annual conference in July. The honor recognizes Lewallen for her teaching… Read More

    Aug. 9, 2019