VCU School of Nursing receives gift from Sentara Healthcare to fund student scholarships
A $250,000 gift will provide tuition support for nursing students The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing received a $250,000 gift made by Sentara Healthcare that will fund tuition and emergency support for currently enrolled in-state students. The gift, made as a part of the Sentara Scholars program, is intended to incentivize participation in nursing […]
DNP program to host scholarly projects showcase
Join the School of Nursing to learn more about the DNP program through a showcase of scholarly projects presented by the program’s students. April 27, 12:45-3:30pm Program Time Presentation Presenter 12:45-1pm Welcome Debra Shockey, DNP, RN, CPNP Group 1: Patient Outcomes and Quality Improvement 1-2pm Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Reduction Nancy Boykin MBA, RN, […]
Stephan Davis to Receive National Award for Teaching Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Social Justice
Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, FACHE, FAAN, has been selected to receive the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) Teaching Excellence Award for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging (DEIB), and Social Justice, sponsored by the Better Together Executive Healthcare Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Collaborative. Davis serves as interim associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion for […]
ICYMI! Nursing researcher featured on podcast about perinatal mental health
Growing numbers of researchers and healthcare professionals have sounded the alarm about rising numbers of those affected by postpartum depression (PPD) with some calling it a national crisis. Earlier this year, Ariel Hill-Thomas, Clinical Research Coordinator, was featured on the Patients Come First Podcast about her role in one study that seeks to prevent PPD, […]
VCU Nursing Research, UNlocking New Collaborations
From community-based health research initiatives and interprofessional research collaborations to spearheading nation-wide multi-partner projects, VCU Nursing Research Weeks event will showcase student and faculty-led research from the School of Nursing. April 20th, 1:30-3:30pm | School of Nursing, Room 1011 Join the School of Nursing for this special VCU Research Weeks event to learn about the […]
Reimagining Nursing Education: Fostering the Next Generation of Health Equity Advocates
April 21, 11am | Younger Auditorium Presented by Kellie Bryant, DNP, WHNP, CHSE, FAAN Kellie Bryant, DNP, WHNP, CHSE, FAAN, currently serves as the Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs and Simulation and Associate Professor at Columbia School of Nursing’s accredited Helene Fuld Health Trust Simulation Center. She also is a consultant for Dr. Uché Blackstock’s […]
Leading by example: Alumna recognized as a nursing pioneer for service at Tuskegee Army Air Field
Daughter recounts experiences of her mother, a St. Philip alumna, who was a nurse and First Lieutenant at Tuskegee Army Air Field.
Activists, advocates and leaders: alum nursing pioneers
The VCU School of Nursing honors the women who pioneered nursing education as we know it today. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we look back on the lives of two early advocates of public health and nursing whose work advanced the profession, championed the well-being of the Central Virginia community and strengthened the foundations for […]
Faculty profile: Keeping connected
Rachel Wood, VCU School of Nursing researcher, on her search for remedies to combat nurse burnout Since joining the VCU School of Nursing in 2022, Rachel Wood, Ph.D., RN, NPD-BC, CEN, CPEN, has continued to add to her growing body of research on nurse wellness and burnout. Having recently received several grants to further that […]
Alumni spotlight: Lessons from the past
VCU School of Nursing classmates Ashley Rockhold, (BS ’13/N; left) and Brijaé Chavarria-Lewis, MD, MA (BS ’13/N; right), on learning from a complicated past Just over fifty years before classmates Ashley Rockhold, (BS ’13/N) and Brijaé Chavarria-Lewis, MD, MA, (BS ’13/N) graduated from the VCU School of Nursing, the all-Black, all-female St. Philip School of […]
