Nursing Leaders Articles

UCSF Nursing School alumna Vicky Aldaz-Perry brings her public health background to school-based nursing in Oakland.

Family nurse practitioner Steve Leiner brings years of experience serving needy populations and teaching to his role as volunteer clinical faculty at Mission Neighborhood Health Center.

Rich Fidler’s rigorous testing of hospital cardiac equipment is attracting the attention of federal agencies and cardiac equipment manufacturers from around the world.

Alumna Elizabeth Marlow collaborates with parolees to mentor other ex-offenders for educational success.

Psychiatric nurse practitioner Matt Tierney brings a lifelong love of learning to his role as a volunteer clinical faculty member.

The UCSF School of Nursing’s Tekoa King has received the Hattie Hemschemeyer Award from the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

Andrew Penn brings years of experience in psychiatric care to students, nurses and patients.

A career examining how sleep affects women’s health leads UCSF’s Kathryn Lee to the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.

Hildy Schell-Chaple brings the lessons learned over decades in critical care nursing to patients, students and fellow nurses.

Former nurse and renowned bioethics scholar Barbara Koenig returns to her training ground of UCSF to help the campus become a leader in researching the impact of scientific advances on health and medicine.

When precepting nursing students, Kim Pelish believes her patients are the best teachers.

Gail Perin appreciates having had the opportunity to forge a new role for clinical nurse specialists in the forefront of pediatric cancer care.