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Modern Healthcare Cover Story with Dean Dracup

"Unleash the energy" cover story quotes Dean Dracup and five other prominent health care figures.

Nursing Alumni Day

Saturday, April 26, 2008.
To register and pay online go to http://www.ucsfalumni.org and click on the "Events" link.

Mayor Names Nursing Faculty to Health Commission

Mayor Gavin Newsom has named Associate Professor Catherine Waters, RN, PhD, to the San Francisco Health Commission. Commission members oversee the $1 billion annual budget of the Department of Public Health for the City and County of San Francisco.

Making the Connection Recruitment Program

UCSF School of Nursing is pleased to announce Making the Connection, a recruitment program where current students and alumni are rewarded for referring nurses to our Masters and PhD programs (excluding MEPN).

For every five nurses who complete applications, the referrer will receive a $50 gift card, and the person who makes the most connections will get special recognition at the end of the year. The referrer will only get credit for candidates completing the entire application process. So let's start making connections!

For more information: Asha Reed, (415) 476·4810 or asha.reed@nursing.ucsf.edu (email). To record your referrals, use either version of the forms at the following links.

Note:  the campus Events Calendar web site at http://calendar.ucsf.edu/ contains a comprehensive and selectively searchable list of UCSF events and activities.
UCSF Today at  http://pub.ucsf.edu/today reports campus news daily.
Global Health Challenges/Inequities Symposium, Holzemer to be Honored

"Global Health Challenges in a World Divided by Health Inequities" is the subject of CGFNS International's Fourth Building Global Alliances Symposium, Dec. 3-4, 2007, in Philadelphia, PA. William Holzemer, UCSF Associate Dean of International Programs, Professor, and Lilian and Aldous Dudley Endowed Chair in Nursing Science will be honored with the CGFNS 2007 International Distinguished Leadership Award.

Career Fair - Nov. 1, 2007

UCSF School of Nursing Career Fair will be held in Millberry Union Gymnasium, 500 Parnassus Ave., on Thursday, Nov. 1st.

Three UCSF Graduate Students Receive N-E-F Scholarships

Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (website: http://www.n-e-f.org) has selected two UCSF PhD students and one UCSF MS student for scholarships to advance the profession of nursing through the promotion of graduate education. Jennifer Knaebel joins an elite group of eleven MS candidate nursing students from across the country. UCSF PhD students Stephanie Gilbertson-White and Marcia Wertz were selected among a national group of fifteen doctoral degree candidates.

Six UCSF Graduate Students to Receive Minority Nurse Faculty Scholarship

The California Endowment and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing announce their selections for their Minority Nurse Faculty Scholarship. Six of the eight selectees are UCSF students.

Betty Irene Moore Speaker Series (Oct. 11, 2007)

The next Betty Irene Moore Speaker Series: Leading the Way in Nursing will feature Martha Hill, RN, PhD, FAAN, and will be moderated by Diana Russell, RN, MS.

Dr. Hill is the Dean at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and was the only non-physician president of the American Heart Association in its 80-year history.

Diana Russell is the VP of Patient Care Services at El Camino Hospital, the first Bay Area hospital to be designated a Magnet™ hospital for nursing excellence.

The speaker series is complimentary with registration and will be held in the city of South San Francisco (in San Mateo County) on October 11th from 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at the So. S. F. Conference Center, 255 South Airport Blvd.

Continuing education credits (1.5 hours) will be provided for this event. Register by October 3rd at the web site (below) or by telephoning 415.553.3615.

Anselm Strauss Colloquium:
Forty Years of Grounded Theory (Oct. 5, 2007)

To be held on October 5, 2007, this colloquium honors the achievements and works of Anselm Strauss, who was a distinguised Professor of Sociology at UCSF.

Kayser-Jones Selected for First AAN Nurse Leader in Aging Award

Jeanie Kayser-Jones, RN, PHD, FAAN, has been selected as the first recipient of the AAN Nurse Leader in Aging Award for 2007. The award is presented by the American Academy of Nursing (http://www.aannet.org) in partnership with the John A. Hartford Foundation, and is designed to recognize leadership and significant achievements, contributions, productivity, competence, and mentorship in the field of aging.

New Clinical and Translational Science Institute wins NIH Funding

Finding the Missing Links in Translational Research: Nursing Science Critical to Bridging Gaps Between Bench, Bedside, and Community.

Portillo Named Global Health Research Ambassador

Carmen J. Portillo, RN, PHD, FAAN, has been selected one of the nation's 23 foremost experts on global health research by the Research/America Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research.

Recruiting:  Faculty Positions - FHCN

Department of Family Health Care Nursing, UCSF School of Nursing.

Monthly Evening Information Sessions

A monthly informational meeting for prospective masters and doctoral students is offered. These sessions introduce the school, answer questions, and explain the school's educational program options.

 

News Briefs

6:00 p.m., Friday, June 8, 2007:
School of Nursing Commencement / Graduation

Graduation Ceremonies ("Commencement") for the School of Nursing begin at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are not required to attend this event.

 

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