Forty years ago, the UC San Francisco (UCSF) nurse-midwifery service began at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). At that time, housed within the School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and…
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Contributed by Assistant Professor and Director Michele Pelter, RN, PhD, Department of Physiological Nursing and ECG Monitoring Research Lab
A two-day research retreat exploring various topics…
October 12, 2015
Science of Caring
In the 35th Helen Nahm Research Lecture, UCSF’s Sally Rankin looked back at a lifetime working to improve the health of families across the globe.
Oct. 5, 2015
Science of Caring
When five faculty members from a newly established Center for Global Health attended the International Council of Nurses and Council of National Nursing Association Representatives conference in Seoul, South Korea, they came away with a renewed sense of how good global health depends on nurses becoming true global citizens.
Oct. 5, 2015
Science of Caring
Nursing’s worldwide impact on global health is reflected in the work of four of UC San Francisco School of Nursing’s faculty and alumni.
Sept. 12, 2015
Science of Caring
Mary Naylor – a national leader in transitional care for chronically ill older adults – is the UCSF Presidential Chair for 2015-2016. We spoke with her about her work, the role of transitional care in health care reform and how she plans to use her time at UCSF.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded $1.4 million dollars to the School of Nursing’s Community Health Systems (CHS) to develop and implement substance abuse and mental…
September 1, 2015
Science of Caring
School of Nursing faculty join in new national efforts to employ harm reduction methods to prevent and treat substance abuse disorders.
September 1, 2015
Science of Caring
When she joined the UC San Francisco School of Nursing late last year, Stella Aguinaga Bialous brought an impressive résumé as a tobacco researcher, policy expert and nursing scholar.
Aug. 12, 2015
Science of Caring
Researchers and graduates from the Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing program at UC San Francisco School of Nursing are demonstrating the power of an often-misunderstood specialty to have a dramatic impact on population health.
August 12, 2015
Science of Caring
Professor Emerita Barbara Resnik founded the School’s Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing program and has seen it grow into one of the finest of its kind in the nation.
Marylin J. Dodd, PhD, RN, FAAN, emeritus professor in the Department of Physiological Nursing, has been designated a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing—the Academy’s highest honor.
The Academy…