A key part of nursing education is learning how to interact with patients and provide a diagnosis based on both the patient’s medical history and what they say during an appointment. But having nursing students…
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Sept. 20, 2023
The UCSF School of Nursing is expanding its doctoral programs to meet the demand for more nurse leaders who will develop and steer innovative changes in an increasingly complex health care arena and transform health…
May 18, 2023
Imagine a midwifery student sitting in a classroom wearing a virtual reality (VR) headset. They are immersed in a realistic clinic environment, providing care to a patient experiencing postpartum hemorrhage – the…
Jan. 25, 2023
The first of its kind in California, UCSF's Midwifery Mentoring and Belonging Program seeks to re-diversify the midwifery workforce by pairing BIPOC students with practicing BIPOC midwives to support them on their…
November 10, 2022
The School of Nursing equips students to develop innovative solutions to address social determinants of health. Through rigorous coursework and hands-on clinical training, the curriculum goes beyond the theoretical and prepares nurse leaders to advance health equity.
September 7, 2022
Nurses comprise more than half of the world’s health care workforce. However, nurses are underrepresented in senior health care leadership positions, despite improved regulatory and working conditions for nurses when they hold these roles. The UCSF Leadership Institute is poised to tackle this issue for California.
June 30, 2022
Health care providers need to understand the mounting impacts of climate change to provide quality care to patients and communities. A new course led by UCSF nursing faculty aims to do just that.
May 3, 2022
The first of its kind in the U.S., the FirstGenRN program identifies applicants and students who are the first in their family to go to college, and provides them with mentoring and support in advancing their careers.
May 3, 2022
The first of its kind in California, the UC Multi-Campus Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Master’s Certificate Program will prepare 300 psychiatric nurse practitioners within a five-year period.
March 10, 2022
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.
January 18, 2022
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)
November 15, 2021
To prepare future nurse leaders to address these challenges, the UCSF School of Nursing is blending hands-on clinical opportunities in underrepresented communities with a master’s curriculum that focuses on understanding and advancing health equity.