Summer 2020
Hands-On Learning Returns

Herculean efforts by UMSON faculty, staff, and partner institutions have resulted in reopening the doors to experiential learning. By the start of UMSON’s summer semester, with a host of safety protocols in place, students were participating in face-to-face simulation and clinical experiences. Read more.
A Safe Place to Isolate

A faculty member has led a public health mission to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the Lord Baltimore Hotel Triage, Respite, and Isolation Center in downtown Baltimore. The center is one of the only isolation hotels of its type in the state and one of a few dozen isolation sites nationally. Read more.
UMSON Accepts the Nurses Climate Challenge 

UMSON is one of the first schools of nursing to accept the Nurses Climate Challenge, a national campaign led by Health Care Without Harm and the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. Read more.
Living with HIV: Why Advanced Planning Matters

As people live and age with HIV, there is a new need for advance care planning education – for both providers and patients. Read more.
Recruiting and Supporting A Diverse Student Body

UMSON's associate dean for the Master of Science in Nursing program writes about his opportunity to continue to inspire and highlight promotion of diversity among the School’s students, staff, faculty, and leadership. Read more.
$9.6 MILLION
was awarded to eight UMSON faculty members for six Nurse Support Program II grants, which aid in increasing nurse capacity in Maryland.