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Congratulations to the U-M School of Nursing faculty and alumni being inducted as AAN fellows

October 29, 2020

Three members of the U-M School of Nursing community will be inducted as fellows of the American Academy of Nursing during a virtual ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 5:30 p.m. EST. Join us in...

We dare to care for the caregivers

October 28, 2020

When Melissa Harris began her undergraduate studies at the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, she didn’t know what kind of nurse she wanted to be, but she was sure of two things:“I kept...

Leading the Way: Bernadette Lis, Director of Admissions and Records

October 8, 2020

Meet the U-M School of Nursing staff members who help guide the key operational units within our institution.Bernadette Lis vividly remembers the first student she met as an admissions counselor at...

We Dare to improve cancer care beyond our borders

September 21, 2020

Alumna Laura Haskins (BSN ’11) has never hesitated to change course in pursuit of her passion. She had already earned a bachelor’s in health science from Purdue University when she decided to become...

Together, We Can: Clinical Instructor Laura Prochnow, DNP, RN, CHSE

September 8, 2020

"Together, We Can” is a series of stories featuring U-M School of Nursing faculty members who will be guiding our students through their nursing education amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic...

We dare to advance palliative care

September 2, 2020

“Don’t add to the confusion. Palliative care and end of life are not synonymous.”Confronting that confusion is an objective for the faculty members on the informally assembled but intensely dedicated...

Together, we can: Clinical Instructor Patricia Tillman-Meakins, Ph.D., ANP-BC

August 28, 2020

"Together, we can” is a series of stories featuring U-M School of Nursing faculty members who will be guiding our students through their nursing education amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic...

How a pandemic highlighted restrictions holding back Michigan’s nurses

July 13, 2020

Written by: Alex BienkowskiIn March, as Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office was coordinating Michigan’s COVID-19 response, state officials relied on the expertise of Assistant Professor Deena Kelly...

Clinical Associate Professor Laura Struble and the challenges of caring for the cognitively impaired in a pandemic

June 24, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented personal and professional challenges for Clinical Associate Professor Laura Struble, Ph.D., GNP-BC. At East Ann Arbor Health and Geriatrics Center and in two local...

We Dare to rise to the challenge

April 28, 2020

For the U-M School of Nursing Class of 2020, years of hard work won’t culminate in the traditional celebrations they expected — at least not for now. They’ve successfully completed a rigorous program...