Education Articles

Changes in nursing, health care and how people learn demand changes in what and how nursing schools prepare students.

UC San Francisco School of Nursing MEPN students take advantage of a top-notch simulation lab to get their initial exposure to patient care.

When acute care nurse practitioners first entered inpatient settings in Central and Northern California, few knew what to make of them. Twenty years later, they are central to the delivery of care in hospitals throughout the region.

Since its early days under renowned sociologist Anselm Strauss, the pioneering PhD program in sociology at UCSF School of Nursing has been asking critical questions about – and making essential contributions to – health and health care.

Diabetes is among the world’s most prevalent chronic diseases. Four advanced practice nursing students are receiving unique, intensive clinical training to help battle this epidemic.

The inaugural group of students for a unique low-residency program in health care administration represents a diverse blend of people and professions. Many rave about their initial online and on-campus experiences.

At San Francisco General’s Family Health Center, third-year medical residents work with second-year nurse practitioner students in a rich learning experience for both groups.

Physician Elisabeth Wilson’s collaborations with School of Nursing faculty members JoAnne Saxe and Pilar Bernal de Pheils provide fine models for how physicians and nurse practitioners can work together.

UC San Francisco School of Nursing’s global health minor is training a future generation of nurses, researchers and leaders for work in an increasingly interconnected world.

In honor of his wife – and of the nurses who cared for her during her yearlong battle with leukemia – Dean Anderson gives UC San Francisco School of Nursing a generous gift to train blood cancer nurses.

With the goal of improving patient care, UC San Francisco’s Center for Innovation in Interprofessional Education seeks ways for prospective nurses, doctors, dentists, pharmacists and physical therapists to learn and work together.

At a recent reception honoring donors who fund School of Nursing scholarships, several students shared stories of how donor funding has made it possible for them to pursue their education.