Langston Quality Scholars team to present at a National Academy of Medicine Workshop
The Langston Center for Quality, Safety and Innovation recently graduated its first cohort of Langston Quality Scholars. One of the teams has been invited to present Thursday, April 6 at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) workshop “Exploring a Business Case for High-Value Continuing Professional Development (CPD).” Amy Dean, RN, nurse clinician at VCU Health, and […]
Debbie McGuire serves on National Cancer Institute subcommittee
Debbie McGuire, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, associate dean of Research, Scholarship, and Innovation, recently served on the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Subcommittee F (study section) reviewing cancer research training and education grants. The NCI coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, […]
Theresa Swift-Scanlan appointed to CCTR Endowment Fund Research Advisory Committee
Theresa Swift-Scanlan, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor in the Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems and the Ellen Fontaine Winston Distinguished Professor, has been appointed to VCU’s Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) Endowment Fund Research Advisory Committee. Under the CCTR Endowment Fund program, investigators may apply for money to support all stages of […]
Victoria Menzies selected as an Ambassador for the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research
The Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) recently selected Victoria Menzies, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC, associate professor in the Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems at the VCU School of Nursing, as an Ambassador to join in its advocacy efforts. FNINR is an independent nonprofit group that advocates for and advances nursing […]
Jamie Sturgill appointed to VCU Institutional Biosafety Committee
Jamie Sturgill, Ph.D., assistant professor and director of Biobehavioral Laboratory Services at VCU School of Nursing, has been appointed to the VCU Institutional Biosafety Committee. Appointed by VCU’s Vice President for Research and Graduate Affairs, members of this committee review the use and handling of biohazardous materials for the VCU research biosafety program.
Patricia Kinser reelected to SNRS Board of Directors
Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, assistant professor, was reelected to the Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Board of Directors and as director of awards for a two-year term. As director of awards, Kinser works closely with the awards committee to provide oversight and implementation of the member recognition awards program. The mission of SNRS […]
Debra Barksdale reappointed chair of PCORI committee
Debra Barksdale, Ph.D., FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FAAN, associate dean of academic affairs and the Nursing Alumni Endowed Professor at the VCU School of Nursing, was reappointed as chair of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s (PCORI) Engagement, Dissemination, and Implementation committee (EDIC) for a two-year term. Barksdale is one of only two non-physicians leading a committee. […]
SON receives funding from Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund
The VCU School of Nursing recently received $117,787 in funding from the Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund to purchase a Laerdal 3G Simulation Mannequin for the Clinical Learning Center and a Spectra Max i3x Multi-Mode microplate reader. The Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund provides funding to upgrade equipment needed for instruction and research. These funds will […]
VCU School of Nursing sickle cell disease expert answers questions in Twitter chat
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month and, in recognition of the awareness month, VCU Health hosted a VCU Health Chat from 11 a.m. to noon on Sept. 21 with Suzanne Ameringer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Health Nursing at VCU School of Nursing. Ameringer is currently working on a two-year study funded by the National Institutes […]
VCU DNP student quoted in Dailynurse.com article on opioid crisis
Peggie Powell, M.S.N., APRN, FNP-BC, a DNP student at the VCU School of Nursing, recently shared her expertise for a DailyNurse.com article on addressing the opioid crisis. Powell is a family nurse practitioner at VCU Community Memorial Hospital Pain Management Services, an affiliate of VCU Health, in South Hill, Va. Click here to view the article.