School of nursing news
U-M programs and partnerships support research to reshape maternity care in Ghana
Jan 22, 2021Collaborative research connected Veronica Dzomeku to the University of Michigan School of Nursing before she ever set foot on campus. When she arrived in Ann Arbor in 2017 to join the U-M African Presidential Scholars Program (UMAPS), that connection grew stronger. The program and Dzomeku’s partnerships with School of Nursing faculty have helped energize research that is reshaping midwifery practice in her home of Kumasi, Ghana, supported by an Emerging Leader Award from the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center.
A UMAPS ScholarDzomeku was a respected nurse... Read more
Leadership thoughts
Jan 22, 2021Dear friends and colleagues,
While the COVID-19 pandemic eclipsed 2020 as a celebration of the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife and the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, I am forever optimistic about the impact we have on the health of the world’s populations. As I reflect on the past year, I am so proud of and inspired by our profession. Nurses have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and made tremendous sacrifices to help bring this crisis under control. They have continued to work tirelessly day after day, often putting themselves and their families... Read more
Alum’s ambition paves new global pathway for DNP students
Jan 21, 2021Sarah Warnez is approaching her nursing career with a global focus, motivated by her experience in the University of Michigan’s Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program. While pursuing her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, Warnez was determined to carry out her capstone project abroad — a daunting task that had never been attempted in the fast-paced program. The process tested her resolve, but as Warnez completed her DNP last year, she laid the foundation for newly designed global health concentration available to students who share her passion.
A novel idea“I did... Read more
Supporting a sustainable future for research in Thailand
Jan 20, 2021Professor Kathleen Potempa’s work in Thailand began in the late ‘90s, when she planted roots that quickly grew into a role advising national strategies in nursing and public health over the next two decades. Now, supported by three successive grants from the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center, Potempa and a team of U-M School of Nursing faculty are leading efforts to strengthen research capacity in two Southeast Asian countries and build a framework for sustainable science surrounding noncommunicable diseases.
Potempa, who served as U-M School of Nursing... Read more
News from the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center
Jan 20, 20212020: The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
We began 2020 celebrating the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife with our colleagues and students through events, film screenings and conversations. Our first film was Survivors: Hope and Resilience in the Time of Ebola, which we screened in early February for an audience of students and faculty from across the health sciences. Little did we know how important our discussion of the ethics of patient care in the face of an epidemic and shortages of protective gear would quickly become.
Webinar and Canvas catalogue course... Read more
Delivering digital education at a pivotal moment
Jan 13, 2021This fall, after two years of exhaustive planning and preparation, the U-M School of Nursing welcomed its first cohort of students in the new Master of Science in Nursing programs in the Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner (PCFNP), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), and Leadership, Analytics and Innovation (LAI) specialties.
Seven virtual courses successfully launched this fall, with 37 new students enrolled in the clinically focused PCFNP and AGPCNP programs and 23 students entering the data-driven LAI program. In addition to students from... Read more
Donors decide the winner of U-M School of Nursing’s inaugural We Dare Challenge during special virtual event
Jan 13, 2021The University of Michigan School of Nursing’s We Dare Challenge saw nearly 150 donors contribute $21,986 during the month of October to support student-led projects. On Nov. 2, donors took part in a livestream event to learn more about the four student groups vying to receive those funds and vote on a winner. At the conclusion of the event, donors cast votes electronically and selected the University of Michigan Student-Run Free Clinic (UMSRFC) as the top project.
As the leading vote-getter, UMSRFC received 75% of the funds, while the remaining 25% went to support the Nursing... Read more
Tweets, posts and notes
Jan 13, 2021U-M School of Nursing friends and family took to social media to share their excitement about returning to campus, welcome a new class of Michigan Nurses, honor the accomplishments of alumni and much more.
Whether you're sharing an accolade, view on a nursing-related topic, memory, suggestion or career update, we love hearing from you. Email us at [email protected] or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.
we're bAAck! (and nurses??)
Josiah Ratts
So...y’all got A lunch or B lunch?
Louis Bryxter Navalta
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Alumni news and notes
Jan 13, 2021Thank you to the alumni who shared their latest news and accomplishments with us. The world has changed in many ways, but the need for highly educated nurses remains, and the need for nursing leadership grows stronger every day. The world needs us, and you can help. We invite you to join with us on these top priorities:
Make a gift to help the School of Nursing address immediate needs.Support aspiring nursing students with scholarships.Support nursing students facing emergencies and financial hardship.Support innovative research endeavors.Jackelyn Boyden (BSN '06)Received... Read more
A message from Dean Patricia D. Hurn
Jan 13, 2021Over the last year, we have faced new challenges and many different kinds of hardships. Yet these difficult moments have also allowed us to create new opportunities, further our resolve to educate nursing's leaders and best and accomplish our scholarship even in the cold grip of the pandemic.
We are emerging stronger, increasingly focused on advancing nursing’s impact on the health of all who need us. The future of our institution still shines bright, and our school is in a strong position.
I have been privileged to work alongside a community of compassionate... Read more
