March 2021
Welcome to USF Bull Nurse News. This monthly newsletter brings the latest news and updates from the USF College of Nursing and its campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota-Manatee.
The USF Health College of Nursing announced the launch of a new COVID-focused continuing education series designed to help nurses stay safe while treating patients during the pandemic. Read more

Less than a year into their research, several projects from the first round of USF's COVID-19 Rapid Response Seed Grant Program have advanced to create new technologies to detect and fight the virus. Read more
Family and friends of USF Bull Nurse Miguel Martinez, Jr. want to continue his legacy of helping others by establishing a scholarship in Miguel's name. Read more

A University of South Florida College of Nursing collaboration with the university’s Student Health Services Medical Response Unit (MRU) is opening the doors for nursing students to join local pandemic response efforts by volunteering at a county-run COVID-19 testing site. Read more
The College of Nursing held two clinics over the past two weeks, allowing patient-facing students and faculty to get vaccinated through a convenient scheduling system. USF Health provided the vaccines allowing nursing to be the first college at USF to offer an organized in-house effort. Read more
The two worlds collided in a spectacular way at Super Bowl LV for Bull Nurse alumna Anastasia Lusnia, BS ’19. Read more
County COVID Vaccine Site Now Open
Ed Radice Sports Complex | 14720 Ed Radice Drive
State and county health officials have opened a COVID-19 vaccine site for health care workers who live or work in Hillsborough County.

Book an appointment here. Once an account is created, enter the scheduling code RADICE03 to see available appointment times. Proof of eligibility is required. For eligibility questions, email DOHHillsboroughPHP@flhealth.gov.
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