Spring 2021
Nursing Students on Graduating During a Pandemic

The past year has been unlike any other in UMSON’s history. Graduating students share what the experience has been like for them. Read more.
Collaboration for Care Coordination

The UMNursing Care Coordination Implementation Collaborative promotes care coordination and patient-centered care across Maryland hospitals while continuing to expand related education for RN-to-BSN students. Read more.
UMSON Launches Substance Use and Addictions Nursing Certificate

Beginning this fall, in the nation's only post-bachelor’s certificate in Substance Use and Addictions Nursing, students will receive evidence-based education to increase their understanding of addictions and prevention, screening and treatment, and provision of quality care. Read more.
Social Inclusion: The Antidote to Social Isolation

An UMSON researcher seeks to address social determinants of health that can lead to inequities, specifically related to newborns and families residing in marginalized communities. Read more.
Nurse Practitioners Step Up During the Pandemic

UMSON’s associate dean for the DNP program reflects on the importance of nurse practitioners and how they rose to the occasion during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.
No. 2
U.S. News and World Report ranks UMSON No. 2 among public schools of nursing for its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner specialties, and continues to rank our DNP and Master of Science in Nursing programs among the best overall. See more rankings.