School of nursing news
School Co-sponsors Event to Further the Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jan 03, 2011For the past 25 years, the University of Michigan has chosen to celebrate the national holiday, Martin Luther King Junior Day, by canceling classes and in their place, hosting keynotes, lectures, roundtables, discussions, and other events that “continue and remember the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Also, “in addition to events that focus on historical authenticity and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, programs highlight historical and contemporary issues of race, class, social justice, diversity, and societal change."
As part of this year’s symposium,... Read more
Student Groups Organize Efforts to Give Back During the Holidays
Dec 13, 2010It’s a time of final exams and potentially a lot of stress, but during this holiday season, the students at the University of Michigan School of Nursing are embracing the spirit of giving and have organized efforts to support their communities, both locally in Ann Arbor and across the globe at a military base in Afghanistan.
One of these efforts is being led by the Nursing Council, the student government body for the U-M School of Nursing. According to Emily Berger, President of the Class of 2012, every holiday season the Council participates in the Sponsor-a-Family project through... Read more
Dr. Friese Becomes First Nurse Scientist to Win Pathway to Independence Award
Dec 09, 2010Dr. Christopher Friese, an assistant professor at the U-M School of Nursing, was the first nurse scientist to receive a Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The objective this award program is to "increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented NIH-supported independent investigators. The program is designed to facilitate a timely transition from a mentored postdoctoral research position to a stable independent research position" (NIH). This five-year, $930,000 grant has allowed him to develop his research, at first with... Read more
Dean's Research Day - Call for Abstracts & Registration!
Dec 03, 2010Participants and presenters sought for third annual Dean's Research Day.
The U-M School of Nursing is proud to host its third annual Dean's Research Day which
will give researchers, students, nurses, and other healthcare professionals the opportunity to discuss the impact of nursing science on practice and policy.
Learn more at the Dean's Research Day webpage where you can find out how to register for this free event and/or submit an abstract to be considered for the poster presentation session.
Dr. Redman Discusses the Role of Nurses in Global Healthcare Delivery
Dec 02, 2010As part of the Fall 2010 Research Discussion Series hosted by the Center for Global Health, the U-M School of Nursing’s Dr. Richard Redman (Professor and Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs) gave a presentation discussing his work in the context of global health equity. According to Dr. Redman, one of his goals in the presentation was to empirically demonstrate the critical role that nurses play in health systems and how there is growing evidence suggesting that their workplace conditions directly correlate to the quality of care patients receive. In other words, through ample statistics,... Read more
School Hosts Discussion with Dr. Denis Mukwege, an Ob/Gyn helping women in war-torn Congo
Nov 29, 2010In a region of the world with plenty to despair, Dr. Mukwege is building a "City of Joy.
On November 16, the U-M School of Nursing’s Office of Global Outreach (GO) sponsored a reception with Dr. Denis Mukwege, an Ob/Gyn who has dedicated his career to help female victims of sexual violence in war-torn Congo. In town to accept the U-M Wallenberg Award for his humanitarian efforts and to present the 2010 Wallenberg lecture, he was a man in high demand.
So, with an interpreter by his side, the French-speaking Dr. Mukwege sipped coffee as Tenley Mogk, a student in the U-M School... Read more
Doctoral Candidate Becomes Director of the Adult Cancer Survivorship Program
Nov 23, 2010Patty Clark, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, has been named the Adult Cancer Survivorship Program Director. Patty earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree from Baylor University, her Master's of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas in Arlington, and is currently a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Michigan's School of Nursing.
Patty brings extensive clinical oncology experience to the position, including work at Baylor University Medical Center, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and more recently as a Nurse Practitioner in the Chemoprevention Program of the U-M Breast... Read more
Institute of Medicine (IOM) Makes New Recommendations for the Future of Nursing
Nov 19, 2010The Institute of Medicine releases a report supporting the critical role of nurses in healthcare systems.
According to a recent report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) entitled, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health," nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by healthcare reform and to advance improvements in America's increasingly complex health system. With more than three million nurses in the United States, nurses... Read moreGraduate Students Discuss Healthcare Leadership with IHI Founder
Nov 16, 2010U-M Chapter of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School program meets with Dr. Donald Berwick.
Three years ago, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) – an organization seeking to accelerate the advancement of healthcare throughout the world – started the IHI Open School for Health Professions program (IHI OS). In part, this program was created in effort to foster an “interprofessional educational community that gives students the skills to become change agents in healthcare improvement." Since its inception, IHI has seen the initiative grow into an... Read moreDr. Titler Recipient of First Ever FNINR President's Award
Nov 08, 2010Dr. Titler earns recognition for her work to translate healthcare research into meaningful and real practice solutions.
“I’m not one of those people that can just jump out and say that I always wanted to be a nurse,” explains Dr. Marita Titler, Professor and Associate Dean at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. Yet, her extensive resume of accomplishments, publications, positions held, and awards proves that throughout her career, Dr. Titler has developed a profound passion for the field of nursing that has had important impacts on the science as a whole; as the Friends of... Read more
