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By fall 2024, the UCSF School of Nursing plans to launch streamlined academic pathways to meet the growing demand for doctorally prepared nurses who will lead transformative change in an increasingly complex health care arena.
The UCSF School of Nursing is preparing nurses to become leaders in health equity by incorporating new requirements into its curriculum that expand students’ understanding of structural racism’s impact on health.
Jennifer James, assistant professor in the Institute for Health & Aging, is one of three scholars nationwide to be named to the Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics’ Class of 2024.
The UCSF School of Nursing, through its Master of Science and PhD programs, is equipping future nurse leaders with the knowledge and skills to advocate for meaningful change in health policy.
Through a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research training program and its master’s curriculum, the UCSF School of Nursing is working to equip its future nurse leaders with critical genomics knowledge that can lead to research breakthroughs and improve health for communities.
As the pandemic seized daily routines and turned life upside down, faculty and staff at the UCSF School of Nursing quickly shifted to remote instruction to ensure that nursing students continue their academic progress uninterrupted. Despite the challenges of a global public health crisis, 189 nursing students from the Class of 2020 completed their programs and earned their master’s or doctoral degrees — on par with past non-pandemic years.
The UCSF School of Nursing is expanding its Doctor of Nursing Practice program, creating new pathways that will take registered nurses directly to a DNP degree in under four years. At the same time, the School’s PhD program continues to develop innovative nurse scientists whose research will improve care and services for those in critical need.
Consistently ranked among the best nursing schools nationwide, the UCSF School of Nursing has a long and rich history of preparing nursing leaders to advance human health and health care.
The UCSF School of Nursing is stepping up efforts to meet that need with a new, innovative initiative that will equip nurses with the skills to lead within their organizations. In addition, the School is continuing its rich history of preparing the next generation of nurse leaders to meet growing health care demands through its academic degree programs.
The UCSF School of Nursing is leveraging innovative practices and technological advancements to prepare the next generation of nurse leaders to champion health equity.
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KT Waxman, DNP, RN, FAAN, a distinguished nurse leader in hospitals and academic institutions, will join the UCSF School of Nursing starting Dec. 1, 2021 as director of its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.
July 2020
The UCSF School of Nursing is leveraging its research power, classroom expertise and collaborative partnerships to create practical, effective interventions to address Black maternal mortality. This far-reaching approach not only provides immediate answers, but offers a framework to reduce harmful outcomes in the future.
April 2019
UCSF School of Nursing students gain invaluable advocacy experience at two events in the nation’s capitol.
May 2020
The UCSF School of Nursing commemorated The Year of the Nurse and Midwife, National Nurses Week and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, with the special event, “What Would Florence Do?” on May 5.
