School of nursing news
Island view: UMSN senior has a perspective unlike any other and a passion for health care at home and abroad
Oct 05, 2017A tale of two islands
Ten years ago, University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) undergraduate student Rhodene Mullings (senior), immigrated from Jamaica to Mackinac Island, Michigan. One of only two students in her graduating high school class of ten to land at the University of Michigan, Mullings completed a BA in Literature, Sciences, and the Arts (LSA) focusing on anthropology with a minor in medical anthropology.
Yet it was nursing that she had her heart set on as a career, and in April she expects to complete her BSN, with a minor in global nursing.
“I want to do... Read more
Six UMSN students receive CEW scholarships
Oct 05, 2017Six University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) graduate students have received scholarships from the Center for the Education of Women (CEW) this academic year. These competitive scholarships are awarded for academic performance and potential, and are reserved for those who have had an interruption in their education and/or are primary caregivers.
The six students are:
Mary Adams, Christine Kahan Black Scholar
Mary Adams is a student in the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner MSN program. After serving the United States Army Reserve, she began... Read more
New professorship comes with serendipitous ties and a focus on improving healthcare delivery
Sep 29, 2017When LaRue Hosmer, a professor emeritus at U-M’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, began planning his estate he had the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) in mind. More than 25 years earlier, he had been a landlord to Dana Richardson when she was a UMSN student. Through that connection, Hosmer built lasting friendships with Richardson and her friend and fellow nurse, UMSN master’s alumna Jenny Stimac. They became sounding boards for his ideas on improving health care.
“LaRue was a businessman and a real proponent of nursing,” said Stimac. “He was... Read more
UMSN Ph.D. candidate receives funding to research yoga for bone marrow transplant patients
Sep 26, 2017Mohamad Baydoun, a University of Michigan doctoral candidate, recently won a $5,000 research award from the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Foundation. ONS will fund Baydoun’s dissertation research on “Yoga for persistent fatigue in the survivors of bone marrow transplantation (BMT).”
Baydoun has six years of experience as an oncology nurse in a bone marrow transplantation unit. His research addresses fatigue after BMT, a problem that limits activities and causes distress.
Baydoun’s study explores the feasibility of a yoga program to address fatigue. Because yoga is easy to... Read more
Leadership insight: Q&A with Janet Larson
Sep 26, 2017Janet Larson, Chair of the Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, sat down with Jaime Meyers to discuss faculty, research, diversity and more.
Jaime Meyers (JM): What are the main responsibilities of your job as chair of UMSN’s Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences?
JL: A big part of my job is making sure individual faculty and staff members are successful. We have 50 some people in the department. When they are successful, the department is successful. A lot of the nitty-gritty work is in faculty recruiting, the hiring... Read more
Faculty impact: Helping families recover from homelessness
Sep 25, 2017When Laura Gultekin moved to Ann Arbor for a new job at Michigan Medicine’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, she saw how severe gaps in health, known as health disparities, can be among different populations throughout the county. Her nursing career began in a Washington, D.C. pediatric intensive care unit (ICU), which served children from disadvantaged communities.
“We had children coming to the ICU every day with conditions that are normally manageable, like diabetes and asthma,” Gultekin explained. “I thought that was the norm.”
Gultekin saw a significant... Read more
Get to know new UMSN staff
Sep 18, 2017The University of Michigan School of Nursing is growing! Get to know the new names and faces that have joined our team over the past few months in a variety of roles.
Coreen Abston, Administrative Coordinator/Project Coordinator
Coreen Abston brings more than 10 years of management/project administration in a healthcare setting for her role in the dean's office. She provides support for the dean, faculty support services and UMSN's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Ana Alas,... Read more
Local senior finds inspiration, builds community while pursuing nursing degree
Sep 18, 2017Zeineb Selmane, senior nursing student at University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) is as local as it gets, despite her tri-citizenship status. Born in Canada to Algerian parents, she moved with her family at age seven to Ann Arbor.
“My family chose Ann Arbor because of the University of Michigan and the school system. I went to high school right down the road, at Huron,” she said.
“I grew up here. My home is here and this is where I want to be for the long-haul.”
Community of nursingWhen considering a career, Selmane was inspired by a nurse who shared... Read more
Leadership insight: Q&A with Bonnie Hagerty
Sep 12, 2017As Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, Dr. Hagerty oversees the undergraduate program. She works with the director and the assistant director of the undergraduate program. They work hand in hand with the student services team, which is the advisors, clinical placement and compliance team, the student success coordinator, and administrative assistants. Dr. Hagerty recently sat down with Kate Wright to talk about her hopes for undergraduate students, and the changes she sees in nursing education.
Kate Wright (KW): What would you like students to know about you?
... Read more
Celebrating Healthcare Simulation Week as UMSN brings virtual reality to clinical learning
Sep 11, 2017Editor's note: UMSN offers three courses for faculty members to learn how to facilitate simulations. Learn more and sign up on our Clinical Learning page.
The University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) is kicking off the school year with new clinical simulations, including virtual reality programs, to advance the clinical education of nursing students.
The new academic year comes as the Society for Simulation in Healthcare is celebrating its first ever Healthcare Simulation Week (Sept. 11-15) to recognize the high value of simulation in education and patient care. UMSN is... Read more
