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School of Nursing's CNL Option and Nursing Informatics Specialty No. 1 in Nation
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In the recently released 2018 edition of
U.S. News & World Report
's "America's Best Graduate Schools,"
UMSON remains ranked No. 1 for two of its master's specialties/options and has an additional master's specialty ranked in the top five. The School's master's-level Clinical Nurse Leader option and Nursing Informatics specialty are ranked No. 1, and the Health Services Leadership and Management master's specialty rose to No. 3 in the Administration category. Its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is ranked 10th in the nation.
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Alumni Couple Makes $1.5 million Gift to Establish New UMB Center for Health Care Innovation
UMB alumni couple Jane Sherman, PhD '85, and Richard Sherman, MD, a University of Maryland School of Medicine graduate, made a $1.5 million gift to the University to establish a health care innovation center to be located in the Health Sciences and Human Services Library. The gift, which will be used to create the new Richard and Jane Sherman Center for Health Care Innovation at the library, is dedicated to encouraging an environment where doctors, medical students, nurses, and other health care professionals can harness their intellects and probe their thinking "beyond the box."
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School of Nursing and Anne Arundel Community College Sign Dual-Admission Partnership Agreement
UMSON and Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) in Arnold, Maryland, recently signed an agreement of dual admission that will ensure students' seamless transition from AACC's Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program to UMSON's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. Through the agreement, students will be simultaneously admitted into AACC's ADN program and UMSON's BSN program while satisfying the requirements of both schools
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University of Maryland School of Nursing Honored With AACN Advocate of the Year Award
UMSON Dean Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, (center) and Stephanie White, office manager, (left) recently accepted the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) 2017 Advocate of the Year Award, on behalf of the School, at AACN's annual spring meeting in Washington, D.C. AACN Government Affairs Committee Chair Anita Hufft, PhD, BSN '70, RN, dean and professor of nursing, Texas Woman's University, (right) presented the award.
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Voytek Named UMB March Employee of the Month
Lorrie Voytek, assistant director of development, was awarded the UMB March Employee of the Month. She was honored for her work at the Living History Museum, located at the School of Nursing, and her sustainability efforts with GreenSON, the School's sustainability organization, which she co-chairs. Under Voytek's leadership, the School now features a bottle-filling station on the first floor, so students and employees don't have to bring in bottled water, and office suites have filtered water instead of water coolers. Voytek began working at the School of Nursing in 2012.
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Lemaire Selected AACN/CNC CNL Educator Award Honorable Mention Recipient
Gail Schoen Lemaire, PhD '96, PMHCNS, BC, CNL, associate professor and associate dean for the Master of Science program, has been awarded honorable mention for the 2017 Clinical Nurse Leader Educator Vanguard Award by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the Commission on Nurse Certification.
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Nurse Leadership Institute Call for Applications
Maryland needs nurses who will lead changes to enhance health outcomes. The University of Maryland School of Nursing Nurse Leadership Institute offers Maryland nurses a competitive yearlong program in leadership training and development. Deadline to apply is Monday, June 5.
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School Seeking Adjunct Professors and Preceptors
UMSON is seeking adjunct faculty members and preceptors. The School hires adjunct faculty members to provide clinical instruction to entry-level students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and the Clinical Nurse Leader master's option. UMSON is also seeking skilled, experienced preceptors to work with students as they complete their clinical requirements. Learn more.
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EVENTS
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The Global Refugee and Immigrant Crisis: The Search for Fertile Soil
1-6 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Ballroom B
UMSON's Office of Global Health and student group Nurses for Global Health are co-hosting the 10th Annual Nurses for Global Health conference. Learn more.
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Reunion 2017
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
UMSON
Undergraduate classes ending in 2 or 7 and graduates who earned a master's degree in 2007 or 2012 through the Clinical Nurse Leader program are being celebrated. Reunite with classmates and renew your pride in your alma mater.
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DiBartolo Named First Endowed Chair at Salisbury University
Mary DiBartolo, PhD '01,
was awarded Salisbury University's first Fulton Endowed Professor of Geriatric Nursing. She began teaching at Salisbury University in 1995, specializing in adult health, dementia care, and gerontology. DiBartolo also works part time for the Integrace Institute at Copper Ridge in Sykesville, Maryland, serving as a dementia educator. Additionally, DiBartolo completed the Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse Scholar program, where she developed an educational program for nurses caring for patients suffering from Parkinson's disease.
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Hardingham Discusses Medicine Safety for Kids With WBAL-TV
Karen Pelczar Hardingham, BSN '82, coordinator, University of Maryland Children's Hospital, Safe Kids Baltimore, discussed how to protect kids from medicine poisoning, live on WBAL-TV, Channel 11.
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Onello Serving as College of Nursing Sim Lab Director
Rachel Hitt Onello, PhD '15, MS '07, CHSE, CNE, CNL, RN, serves as the director of the Clinical Simulation Lab at the University of South Carolina College of Nursing. Onello, who previously served as the assistant director of UMSON's simulation lab, began her new position in January. Read more.
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UMSON Alum Retires after 43 Years of Federal Service
Tommy Stewart, MS '97,
retired Jan. 31 after 43 years of federal service. Stewart served 35 years in the U.S. Navy followed by eight years with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He most recently served as the director, clinical operations, Office of Specialty Care Services.
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Sullivan Named New Associate Director at Veteran Affairs
Sandra L. Sullivan, MS '08, BSN '99, RN
, has been appointed associate director of patient-care services for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, Virginia. Sullivan's career took off following the Sept. 11 attacks, as she became the first bioterrorism coordinator/public health emergency planner at the Washington County Health Department in Hagerstown, Maryland. She later joined the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2012 as the associate chief nurse of geriatrics and long-term care at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center.
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UMSON Alumna Named Endowed Professor at UPenn
Connie Ulrich, PhD '01, RN, FAAN,
professor of nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, has been named the Lillian S. Brunner Chair in Medical and Surgical Nursing. She also serves as associate professor of bioethics at the Perelman School of Medicine. Internationally, Ulrich has been recognized for her expertise in bioethics, as she focuses on the conceptual development, measurement, analysis, and interpretation of the impact ethical issues have on health care providers and outcomes of care.
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UMSON Spirit Merchandise Available Online
UMSON spirit merchandise is available online. Some items available for purchase include note cards with historical UMSON images, a plush crab in UMSON's school colors, and a spacious tote bag. The UMSON license plate frame will show your pride no matter where you travel in your car! For more information, email Lorrie Voytek or call 410-706-7640.
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Career Resources for Alumni
UMSON students and alumni can access professional career services through the Student Success Center. Services include a job board, resume and cover letter writing workshops, interviewing skills workshops, mock interviews, and online resources.
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Docents Needed for Living History Museum
The UMSON Living History Museum is seeking alumni volunteers to serve as docents. The museum is open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the academic semesters. Docents are also needed for occasional special events, such as school tours and open houses for new and prospective students. Scheduling is flexible. If you would like to volunteer, email Cynthia Sikorski or call 410-706-0674. Learn more about the museum.
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Debra A. Scrandis, PhD CRNP-PMH,
associate professor, presented "Postpartum Psychiatric Disturbances" for the expert panel Women's Mental Health Across the Life Cycle: Reproductive Psychiatry at the International Society of Psychiatric Nurses 10th Annual Psychopharmacology Institute in March.
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Maryland needs to keep antibiotics working for all of us
Robyn Gilden, PhD '10, MS '01, RN, assistant professor, and Pat McLaine, DrPH, MPH, RN, assistant professor and director, Community/Public Health Nursing master's specialty, strongly advocate for the Keep Antibiotics Effective Act, SB 422/HB 602, in an op-ed they submitted. MarylandReporter.com. April 3.
Immigrant Nurses: Filling the Next U.S. Shortage
Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD, CRNP-Neonatal, assistant professor and director, Office of Global Health, discusses the significant impact foreign-born nurses have had on improving health outcomes in the United States. Yahoo News. March 29.
University of Maryland receives $1.5 million to create health care innovation center
UMB alumni couple Jane Sherman, PhD, SON '85, and Richard Sherman, MD, made a $1.5 million gift to the University to establish a new health care innovation center to be located in the Health Sciences and Human Services Library. The Baltimore Sun. March 16.
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