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March 11, 2022
How to Meet the Needs of a Diverse Aging Society
By Katherine Tam
Science of Caring
Scientists at the UCSF School of Nursing are leading projects and developing policy recommendations to improve the health of diverse older adults, and to ensure that aging research is both reflective of and responsive to their needs.
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 for Elders Independence in Oakland, California. (Photo credit: Elisabeth Fall)
March 10, 2022
Amid a Geriatrician Shortage, Nurses Answer the Call
By Aaron Crowe / Photography by Elisabeth Fall
Science of Caring
About 7,000 geriatricians are practicing today, but experts say the nation needs over four times that number. This is how the UCSF School of Nursing is responding.
PMHNP
March 1, 2022
Closing the Mental Health Practitioner Gap
By Jen A. Miller

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…

From left, Justin Pohl, director of the UCSF Leadership Institute; KT Waxman, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program and co-director of the Leadership Institute; and Lisa Lommel, director of the MS in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership program, are helping prepare nurses to lead in their professions. (Photo credit: Elisabeth Fall)
January 18, 2022
How UCSF is Developing More Nurses to Step Into Leadership Roles
By Milenko Martinovich
Science of Caring
The UCSF School of Nursing has launched the new UCSF Leadership Institute. One of only a handful such centers nationwide, the UCSF Leadership Institute provides leadership training to nurses and other health care professionals across the career spectrum, regionally and around the globe. The new institute builds on existing degree programs at the School that prepare nurses to lead in their profession. From left, Justin Pohl, director of the UCSF Leadership Institute; KT Waxman, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program and co-director of the Leadership Institute; and Lisa Lommel, director of the MS in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership program, are helping prepare nurses to lead in their professions. (Photo credit: Elisabeth Fall)
UCSF nurse leaders gathered virtually on Nov. 16, 2021, to discuss the national nursing shortage and potential solutions. Clockwise, from top left are professor Joanne Spetz, professor Carol Dawson-Rose, assistant professor Natalie Wilson and UCSF chief nursing officer Pat Patton.
January 17, 2022
Understanding the Nursing Shortage
By School of Nursing Communications
Science of Caring
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.
Sherryl Anne Perez receives certificate from MEPN Interim Director Mary Foley.
MEPN Pin Pick-Up and Photo Session

Amid celebratory cheers, the Master’s Entry Program in Nursing held a Pin Pick-Up and Photo Session for its 2019-2020 cohort on Dec. 1, 2021.

The Pinning Ceremony is a time-honored nursing school…

UCSF School of Nursing alumni and faculty have played pivotal roles in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among these impactful changemakers are (from left), Orlando Harris, Glenn-Milo Santos, Sarah Berger, Jian Zhang, Gina Shuler and Desiree Espinoza.
November 15, 2021
25 COVID Changemakers
By Milenko Martinovich and Katherine Tam
Science of Caring
Meet 25 UCSF nursing faculty and alumni who have made a remarkable difference during this pandemic through their commitment, innovation and leadership.