School of nursing news
U-M School of Nursing announces 2021 DAISY Award winners
Apr 27, 2021The University of Michigan School of Nursing has announced its 2021 DAISY Award winners, recognizing Clinical Instructor Karen Keune, Ed.D., MJ, BSN, RN, as the recipient of this year’s Extraordinary Nursing Faculty Award and Clinical Instructor Patricia Tillman-Meakins, Ph.D., ANP-BC, as the winner of the inaugural Award for Nurses Advancing Health Equity.
The Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty was developed by the DAISY Foundation to honor nursing educators who inspire their students, recognizing and celebrating the many contributions faculty make to the future of nursing. New... Read more
U-M School of Nursing recognizes advanced practice students during second annual White Coat Ceremony
Apr 21, 2021The University of Michigan School of Nursing held its second annual White Coat Ceremony Friday, April 16, in a virtual event honoring nearly 50 graduate students as they make their transition to advanced clinical practice. For advanced practice students, receiving a white coat represents a prestigious milestone, recognizing their essential role in the health care field and marking the next step in their journey to become primary and acute care nurse practitioners and midwives.
This year's ceremony carried added significance in light of the many challenges students faced while... Read more
Message to the community on the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial
Apr 21, 2021All of us,
I’m calling out our president’s and regents’ message, which I fully endorse. No verdict can change the pain, anger, yet hope, around the trial and all it could mean for the future. We have work ahead of us, for our students and patients. They deserve the best of our energies.
Patricia D. Hurn, Ph.D., RNDean and Professor of Nursing, U-M School of Nursing
Suicide Risk Among U.S. Nurses and Physicians
Apr 15, 2021There are roughly 3 million nurses working in the United States, making it the country’s largest health care workforce—85% of whom are women. According to a U-M School of Nursing study, female nurses are roughly twice as likely to commit suicide than the general female population and 70% more likely than female physicians.
The study findings illuminate the need for high-quality wellness programs for nurses: Nurses are 90% more likely to experience on-the-job problems and 20-30% more likely to be depressed than the general population.
Study co-author and Elizabeth Tone... Read more
Two U-M School of Nursing students selected as IPE Innovation & Excellence awardees
Apr 08, 2021At University of Michigan Health Professions Education Day on April 6, the 3rd-annual IPE Awards for Innovation and Excellence were presented. The awards honor students and faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and/or leadership with regard to implementing and/or developing innovative, effective, and sustainable interprofessional education (IPE) or interprofessional practice (IPP) across the University of Michigan health sciences schools.
Two U-M School of Nursing students were selected as Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education... Read more
U-M School of Nursing graduate programs maintain top rankings
Mar 30, 2021University of Michigan School of Nursing graduate programs continue to be recognized as some of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, which recently released their rankings of the best graduate nursing schools for 2022.
Overall, the U-M School of Nursing ranked as the 11th best master’s program and 14th best doctor of nursing practice program in the country. Additionally, five specialty programs were ranked in the top 10:
Nurse-midwifery #2*Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Master’s Program #6*Adult-Gerontology Primary Care... Read moreDeans' Response to Regent Weiser's Remarks
Mar 29, 2021All:
Many of you are aware of the comments that Regent Ron Weiser made on Thursday at the North Oakland Republican Club meeting. All of these comments are unacceptable to our values as a school, and they had to be called out. His words are particularly unworthy of women leaders and of our students who will aspire to these roles in future. I am sharing below the letter that the six women deans on the UM-Ann Arbor campus sent yesterday to the regent. All deans and directors from across campus signed in solidarity.
Please take a moment on this Monday to think about... Read more
National Academies of Practice inducts Professor Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren
Mar 23, 2021The National Academies of Practice (NAP) has announced the election of U-M School of Nursing Professor Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren, Ph.D., RN, ACNS-BC, FAHA, FNAP, FAAN, as a distinguished scholar in nursing and fellow. Dr. Arslanian-Engoren, who is also associate dean of faculty affairs and faculty development at the School of Nursing, was welcomed welcomed into the National Academies of Practice along with other Class of 2021 fellows during a virtual awards and induction ceremony on March 20, 2021.
Fellowship in the National Academies of Practice is an honor... Read more
Sigma Rho Chapter announces 2021 award recipients
Mar 17, 2021The University of Michigan's Rho Chapter of the Sigma Nursing Honor Society recently announced the recipients of their 2021 awards, recognizing U-M School of Nursing faculty and students as well as Michigan Medicine nurses for their excellence and leadership in various categories. The awards were presented during the chapter's livestream Induction and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 21. The recording is now available on YouTube.
SIGMA RHO CHAPTER 2021 EXCELLENCE AWARDS RECIPIENTSExcellence in Nursing Research
Ellen Smith, Ph.D., RN, AOCN... Read more
Professors Ivo Dinov and Rob Stephenson elected honorary members of Sigma Theta Tau International
Mar 10, 2021University of Michigan School of Nursing professors Ivo Dinov, Ph.D., and Rob Stephenson, Ph.D., have been unanimously elected as honorary members of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Honorary status is conferred by Sigma’s board of directors on those who demonstrate superior achievement in a chosen field and a commitment to the ideals and concerns of nursing. Dinov and Stephenson will be recognized as honorary members during Sigma’s 46th Biennial Convention November 6 through 10 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
An expert in mathematical modeling, statistical... Read more
