Increasing the Pipeline to Faculty Diversity
There is greater diversity among the newest SON ladder rank faculty. Orlando Harris and Stacy Torres joined the faculty in 2018, and Stella Bialous…
News & Podcasts
Increasing the Pipeline to Faculty Diversity
By Katherine Tam
The UCSF School of Nursing continues to be a leader among nursing schools, ranking No. 2 nationwide in securing federal research funding aimed at advancing the health of patients and…
Professor Margaret (Meg) Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-BC, AGSF, FGSA, FAAN, in the UCSF School of Nursing's Department of Physiological Nursing, is being honored with the 2019 Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award.
In a partnership between the UCSF Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy, Cees van der Vleuten, PhD, has been selected as a 2018-19 UCSF Presidential Chair to focus on our medical education…
Garrett Chan, who is an associate adjunct professor in Physiological Nursing at the UCSF School of Nursing, has been selected to serve as president and chief executive officer of HealthImpact by its board of…
UCSF School of Nursing Associate Professor Heather Leutwyler, RN, PhD, NP, was recently awarded a two-year High Impact Pilot Research Award from the Tobacco Related-Disease Research program. The award is $200,000…
February 1, 2019
Science of Caring
California has a significant shortage of primary care providers. Nurse practitioners can help plug the gap, but they must first overcome some significant hurdles.
February 1, 2019
Science of Caring
Ethnographer Stacy Torres discusses her unique research on social relationships among older people, and how place can affect them.
February 1, 2019
Science of Caring
UCSF has joined a small team of health care leaders that comprise the National Clinician Scholars Program. The program trains clinicians to be change agents who can drive policy-relevant research and partnerships to improve health and health care.
Catherine L. Gilliss, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the UCSF School of Nursing, is being honored with the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF). …
UC San Francisco is partnering with the National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP), an interdisciplinary research consortium for physicians and nurses, to drive innovation and improvements in health equity and health…
Professor Emerita Diana Taylor, PhD, RNP, FAAN, was honored with the 2018 Elizabeth “Betty” Curtis Award from the American Nurses Association-California in November 2018. The award recognizes her work as a strong…