Congratulations to Jennifer Alderman, Saif Khairat and Megan Williams! All three recently received Junior Faculty Development Awards from the UNC Chapel Hill Office of the Provost. The awards provide grant funding to each faculty member to further their research.
Professor Deborah K. Mayer, PhD, RN, AOCN, FANN will participate in a PechaKucha Style Workshop on Improving Service in Cancer Care at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement‘s Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care in Orlando on December 9.
An interprofessional education team on which Carol Durham, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN is a member will have a case published in the January 2016 journal of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC).
Assistant Professor Saif Khairat, PhD, was recently profiled by the American Medical Informatics Association. Have a look to see why he chose to pursue the field of healthcare informatics and what he hopes to accomplish.
We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, the School of Nursing will join charities, families, businesses, community centers and … Continued
Durham’s Harrowing Fight with Septic Shock Featured Friends asked how she felt about having former students as her caregivers. “I was relieved and happy when I looked up and saw familiar faces,” she says. “There was no better nurse for … Continued
The School is so pleased to announce the War Heroes’ Nursing Scholarships Fund, generously established by Thomas N.P. Johnson III to support five named merit scholarships for graduate or undergraduate nursing students at the UNC Chapel Hill.
On Friday, November 6, the School of Nursing hosted its annual Alumni Association Board of Directors meeting at the Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill.
Congratulations to Rumay Alexander, Ed, RN, FAAN, on her appointment to the role of Special Assistant to the Chancellor, effective January 1, 2016. In this capacity, Dr. Alexander will design and coordinate campus-wide community enrichment initiatives and other special projects … Continued
Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN-BC, OCN will receive the 2016 ONS Excellence in Care of the Older Adult with Cancer Award during the Annual ONS Congress, April 28-May 1, 2016 in San Antonio, TX.