On April 7 and 8, the School welcomed over twenty students as part of Inside UCSF—an annual outreach program geared towards students at two- to four-year degree schools who are interested in pursuing careers in…
The School of Nursing Alumni Association (NAA) is pleased to announce the selection of Patricia L. McFarland RN (’84), MS (’85), FAAN, as the 2017 recipient of the Jane Norbeck Distinguished Alumni Award. McFarland…
GeriatricNursing.org ranks the Dean's Blog of the Science of Caring as one of the top sources of nursing education.
A leading online resource for providing information on nursing schools and programs that…
Following a successful presentation to the commission of the Song-Brown CA Health Workforce of the School’s Certified Nurse-Midwife/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (CNM/WHNP) program and "RN Special Programs"…
Dorothy Pechman Rice, professor emerita of health economics at the UC San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing, passed away on February 25, 2017. A pioneer in medical economics and health statistics and an inspiration…
In the February 2017 edition of The Gerontologist, The Gerontological Society of America published an article based on a study led by Elena Portacolone, MPH, MBA, PhD, assistant professor at the Institute for Health…
UCSF Nurse-Midwifery students recently participated in practicing hands-on breastfeeding support skills using case-based learning and the MamaBreast manikin at the Kanbar Simulation Center. A big shout out to the…
Evidence-Based Recommendations Introduced at SCCM 2017
Critical illness is a stressful and traumatic experience that may have lasting effects on the health of patients and families, even months after discharge…
The UCSF School of Nursing will have two significant leadership changes as of July 1, 2017.
Associate Dean Lynda Jacobsen will retire after 32 years of superb service to the University. Since joining UCSF in…
The UCSF School of Nursing, including our Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP (AGPCNP) faculty, congratulate Assistant Clinical Professor Terry Keene, DNP, FNP-BC on her new leadership position as Chief of Advanced…