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The School of Nursing honors excellence and innovation through its annual awards to students, faculty, staff and preceptors. In addition, the Nursing Alumni Association presents awards to alumni.

In honor of National Nurses Month, we celebrate 10 improvements in health care and health access that came to fruition through the innovation, advocacy and leadership of UCSF nurse faculty and alumni. These…

Jacqueline Carrillo became the first person in her family to earn a college degree in 2010, but she didn’t stop there. She went on to attain her master’s degree at the UCSF School of Nursing in 2021, persevering…

Yoonmee Joo (left), assistant clinical professor in the Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner specialty, precepts master's student Ellen Park Chang as she provides care to patient Lini Xu at the Center…

As our multicultural nation ages, the population of older adults over age 65 is projected to become increasingly racially and ethnically diverse.

This growing diversity has significant impacts on the way…

The number of Americans age 65 and older is projected to increase 55% by 2030, presenting a major health care challenge for the nation. Experts at the UCSF School of Nursing provided their…

In its first in-person schoolwide event since the pandemic began two years ago, the School of Nursing welcomed members of its community back on campus on March 11, 2022 for the 40th Helen Nahm Research…

PMHNP student Janet Meda, left, speaks with her preceptor Ann Marie Coria, who is a PMHNP at UC Davis Health. 

Tonia Jones, PhD, PMHNP, recognized a spike in demand for…

Faculty members (top row) Glenn-Milo Santos, Stella Bialous, Jenny Liu, (bottom row) Emily Tuthill, Christine Miaskowski and Mica Estrada are among the recipients of NIH grants in 2021. 

The U.S. has experienced nursing shortages periodically since the early 1900s, but the magnitude of the current nursing shortage is greater than ever before. In this panel talk hosted by the UCSF Alumni…

Pat Patton is Chief Nurse Executive, Chief Nursing Officer for Adult Services as well as the Vice President for Patient Care Services at UCSF Health. Gina Shuler is Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs in the…

As the health care industry continues to grapple with a national nursing shortage, there is a critical need for more nurses to assume leadership roles to help lead innovative solutions that will enhance patient…