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The UC San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing welcomes the appointment of Janine Cataldo as Chair of the Department of Physiological Nursing (PN), effective July 1, 2016.

Janine completed her PhD at New York…

The School of Nursing is excited to announce that DorAnne Donesky, RN, PhD, NP, is the recipient of an educational change award for 2016 from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. DorAnne is the first-ever Macy Faculty…

The School of Nursing is thrilled to announce the selection of Yoshimi Fukuoka, RN, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Physiological Nursing and researcher at the Institute for Health & Aging, and…

On June 16, 2016, students completing their first year of our Master’s Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) of the UCSF School of Nursing participated in their 2016 Pinning Ceremony, held at Robertson Auditorium in the…

Written by Hamza Abid, RN, MS(c), Oncology Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Candidate

My name is Hamza Abid, and I am a Palestinian refugee born in Baqa’a Refugee Camp, Jordan. An early-accomplished…

The School of Nursing is proud to share that volunteer faculty member Kathryn Johnson, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, from our Department of Community Health Systems, has been selected to receive this year’s Award for…

On June 10, 2016, graduates of the UCSF School of Nursing were celebrated in the 2016 Commencement, held at Davies Symphony Hall in the Civic Center of San Francisco. Distinguished guest President and Chief…

June 9, 2016
By Diana Austin
Science of Caring
Nurse practitioner and PhD candidate Mary Hunter’s doctoral research examines the reasons women use long-term menopausal hormone therapy despite the risks and unknowns.

On Friday, June 3, 2016, the UCSF School of Nursing held the inaugural White Coat Ceremony for the Master’s Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) students. Led by Assistant Dean and MEPN Managing Director Kris Warner, the…