January 2015 enewsletter
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The CON nection GAMECOCK News and Views from the University of South Carolina COLLEGE OF NURSING www.sc.edu/nursing www.facebook.com/USCNursing - LIKE US! Inside This Issue Students Corner .................. 2 Upcoming Events...............3 Faculty & Staff Notes.........4 Alumni & Development......5 NO LIMITS............................ 6 JANUARY 2015 Dean Jeannette Andrews Send Inquiries or Newsletter items to: Jan Johnson [email protected] 2015: Moving on Up As we welcome a new year, the College of Nursing is highly anticipatory of our goals and work ahead of us. However, we can celebrate our achievements from 2014: › Ranked #3 by the US News & World Report (2015) for Best Graduate Online Nursing Programs (#16 in 2014). › Top 14 percentile in the country in NCLEX pass rates across all US RN programs (23% in 2013-2014). › Ranked #34 in National Institutes of Health funding (2015) for Colleges of Nursing (#60 in 2014). › Achieved a record year in 2014 in research funding, grant submissions, and faculty publications. › Achieved a record year of enrollment in our Master’s and Doctoral programs. › Welcomed two new Associate Deans, Dr. Bernie Pinto (Research) and Dr. Kathy LaSala (Academics), along with 6 additional faculty and several new staff members. › Expanded classroom and conferencing technology, including key renovations in the building. › Awarded a record number of scholarships/ fellowships to our nursing students. e College of Nursing is “moving on up” in national prominence, quality, and excellence in all that we do. is is not luck or happenstance. Rather, a result of planned strategic initia- tives that we have set forth as a team. We will continue to set the bar high with our mission to develop competent and caring nurse leaders who will shape health and healthcare delivery with new knowledge, evidence-based practice, and policy to facilitate optimal health out- comes. As we enter 2015, a few things that are on our immediate radar include: › Legislation to remove barriers/restrictions for advanced practice nurses. › Expansion for our research centers, Center for Nursing Leadership, and Children and Family Health Center. › Re-activation of several programs: a. RN-BSN program (online) with rolling admissions; b. Master’s: Organizational Leadership (online); c. Master’s and Doctorate (DNP): Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (online); d. DNP: Nurse Executive Leadership (online); e. Amy V. Cockcroft Leadership Development Program. › Procurement for Endowed Professorships, student fellowships/scholarships, building renovations. › Innovations in teaching/learning in the classroom, clinical settings, and community. › National/International awards/opportunities for faculty, students, staff, and alumni. › Design and evaluation of innovative practice models for health care delivery. › Engagement with our alumni and partners to expand our opportunities and resources. Our village is strong! We will keep “moving on” and “moving up” in 2015 and the years ahead. Jeannette O. Andrews PhD, RN, FAAN Dean & Professor [email protected]
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Transcript of January 2015 enewsletter
The CONnectionGAMECOCK
News and Views from the University of South Carolina COLLEGE OF NURSING
www.sc.edu/nursingwww.facebook.com/USCNursing - LIKE US!
Inside This Issue
Students Corner..................2
Upcoming Events...............3
Faculty & Staff Notes.........4
Alumni & Development......5
NO LIMITS............................6
JANUARY 2015
Dean Jeannette Andrews
Send Inquiries or Newsletter items to:Jan [email protected]
2015: Moving on Up
As we welcome a new year, the College of Nursing is highly anticipatory of our goals and work ahead of us. However, we can celebrate our achievements from 2014:
› Ranked #3 by the US News & World Report (2015) for Best Graduate Online Nursing Programs (#16 in 2014).› Top 14 percentile in the country in NCLEX pass rates across all US RN programs (23% in 2013-2014).› Ranked #34 in National Institutes of Health funding (2015) for Colleges of Nursing (#60 in 2014).› Achieved a record year in 2014 in research funding, grant submissions, and faculty publications.› Achieved a record year of enrollment in our Master’s and Doctoral programs.› Welcomed two new Associate Deans, Dr. Bernie Pinto (Research) and Dr. Kathy LaSala (Academics), along with 6 additional faculty and several new staff members.› Expanded classroom and conferencing technology, including key renovations in the building.› Awarded a record number of scholarships/ fellowships to our nursing students.
The College of Nursing is “moving on up” in national prominence, quality, and excellence in all that we do. This is not luck or happenstance. Rather, a result of planned strategic initia-tives that we have set forth as a team. We will continue to set the bar high with our mission to develop competent and caring nurse leaders who will shape health and healthcare delivery with new knowledge, evidence-based practice, and policy to facilitate optimal health out-comes. As we enter 2015, a few things that are on our immediate radar include:
› Legislation to remove barriers/restrictions for advanced practice nurses.› Expansion for our research centers, Center for Nursing Leadership, and Children and Family Health Center.› Re-activation of several programs: a. RN-BSN program (online) with rolling admissions; b. Master’s: Organizational Leadership (online); c. Master’s and Doctorate (DNP): Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (online); d. DNP: Nurse Executive Leadership (online); e. Amy V. Cockcroft Leadership Development Program.› Procurement for Endowed Professorships, student fellowships/scholarships, building renovations.› Innovations in teaching/learning in the classroom, clinical settings, and community.› National/International awards/opportunities for faculty, students, staff, and alumni.› Design and evaluation of innovative practice models for health care delivery.› Engagement with our alumni and partners to expand our opportunities and resources.
Our village is strong! We will keep “moving on” and “moving up” in 2015 and the years ahead.
Jeannette O. Andrews PhD, RN, FAANDean & [email protected]
Students Corner
USC Fundamentals of Nursing (Section 11) pose with Cocky
Senior student Anna Ed-wards’ proposal “The Pro-vider’s Perspective on the Relationship Between Qual-ity of Life and the Cosmetic Procedures: Botox and Der-mal Fillers” has been awarded funding through the Mini-Magellan Scholar Program.
Thinking about earning your PhD in nursing?
Application Deadline: February 1, 2015
E-mail: [email protected] www.sc.edu/nursing
Congratulations to all of our Decem-ber graduates! View more Convocation photos HERE.
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 21st Cancer Survivorship Center
Research Forum College of Nursing Room 402
January 25thUSC Carolina Leadership Initiative
presents Anne-Marie Slaughter Hootie Johnson Performance Hall
(DMSB)7:00 p.m.
January 31st
USC College of Nursing’s Second Annual
Clinical Practice Conference Contact: Robin Matutina [email protected]
REGISTER HERE
February 1st PhD (Priority) Applications Due
February 28th Optimizing Successful Aging
14th Annual Symposium on Aging
Contact: [email protected]
March 1stDNP Applications Due
May 14th Celebrate Nursing Gala & Auction
June 4th - 5th Online Learning Institute
U.S. News and World Report
The College of Nursing is ranked 3rd (tied with Johns Hop-kins University) for Best Online Graduate programs. READ MORE HERE.
Join us for the University of South Carolina College of Nursing’s
Second Annual Clinical Practice Conference
SATURDAY
JANUARY
31stThis conference is designed for nurse practitioners, registered nurses, health educators, and other health care professionals.
Presented topics: ● Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease ● Legislative Update ● Lipid Management ● Neuroscience/Psychopharmacology in the Pediatric patient ● Recognizing, Addressing and Mandatory Reporting of Abuse and Neglect
COSTS:2014-2015 Preceptors: FreeOther APRNs and RNs: $30Students: The first 5 to register are free, others $15
Coffee and Lunch included
The Center for Nursing Leadership is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Successful completion of the entire program will award 5.5 contact hours, 1.5 hours will focus on pharmacology.
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. College of Nursing Auditorium 231
REGISTER HERE
For more information contact:Robin Matutina at [email protected]
Co-sponsored by the USC Children’s Law Center
Faculty and Staff Notes
Dr. Ronit Elk participated in NIH Pathways to Prevention (P2) Workshop: Advancing the Re-search on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fa-tigue Syndrome in Bethesda, Maryland. READ MORE HERE.
Dr. Patrick Hickey will receive the Paul P. Fidler Bridge Builder Award from ACPA—College Stu-dent Educators International.
The Coalition for Access to Health Care’s Executive Board elected new officers for the upcoming year.
Dr. Stephanie Burgess was elected Vice Chairman after previously serving as a representative for the South Carolina Nurses Association.
Dr. Sheryl Mitchell was re-elected into the Treasurer position.
The Coalition works to ensure that patients have access to the quality, licensed health care professionals of their choice.
READ MORE HERE.
Burgess Mitchell
Dr. Robin Matutina has been selected as USC College of Nurs-ing’s National League for Nurs-ing (NLN) Ambassador. Am-bassadors enhance the League’s efforts to encourage faculty and educational leaders across schools all types of nursing schools to explore and participate in NLN programming, activities and community.
All Gifts and Pledges to support Nursing can be sent to:
USC College of Nursing, 1027 Barnwell Street, Columbia, SC 29208, Gift Processing
Checks Made Payable to the USC Educational Foundation or at our website http://giving.sc.edu/
To learn how you can make a difference at USC College of Nursing contact the Development Office at 803-777-3468.
Save the Date
Celebrate Nursing Gala and AuctionThursday, May 14, 2015
Hosted by the College of Nursing Partnership Board
Proceeds to benefit the College of Nursing & Alumni Center
Details to follow
VITAL SIGNS....An Update from Alumni and Development
Eileen Leaphart has been named a Distinguished Clinical Faculty Emerita. She is also establishing a nursing scholarship - The Eileen Corley Leaphart and Celeste Walters Corley Nursing Scholarship Fund.
Distinguished alumna Eunice Rish Medhurst, BSN (‘52) passed away December 31st.
Ms. Medhurst was the first nursing student at USC to attain membership in Phi Beta Kappa and was initiated into Sigma Theta Tau in 1967. She was President of the SC Nurses Associa-tion in 1962-1963.
She was the winner of the USC College of Nursing Alumna of the Year in 1989 and had a lifetime honorary membership in the Lexington Medical Association.
A scholarship founded by the Lexington Medical Center Auxiliary is named for her, and she established the Rish-Medhurst Scholarship “as a way to repay the community for the many privileges which have been extended to me.” In 2002, Governor Jim Hodges awarded her the Order of the Silver Crescent, “not for one single achievement, but for a lifetime of accomplish-ments that have benefited the citizens of South Carolina.”
Ms. Medhurst was a dedicated nurse, a respected administrator, and a role model and friend to many. Read her entire obitutary HERE.
No Limits to our Teaching• First and largest BSN and nursing graduate programs in the state of SC • 95%-100% NCLEX and Nurse Practitioner Board Pass Rates, exceeding both state and national averages • New PhD student fellowships and stipends• National and Internationally recognized faculty• Online graduate programs ranked top in the country by US News and World Report
No Limits to our Innovation • State-of-the-art Client Simulation Lab providing revolutionizing and quality education to students• Cutting edge research in health care delivery, cancer survivorship, health promotion, and vulnerable populations• 4th DNP program in the country, now provided online• Center for Nursing Leadership is leading state-wide action coalitions responsive to the national Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action
No Limits to our Caring • The College of Nursing’s Children and Family Healthcare Center is the only nurse managed medical home in South Carolina• Our dedicated expert clinical faculty provide comprehensive healthcare to all ages of an underserved population• Over 90 scholarships provided each year to our students, with the generosity from our alumni and donors• Well established partnerships with health systems and stakeholders across the state
No Limits to our Scholarship• National leaders in nursing research with 70% of our tenure track faculty having received NIH funding • Diverse portfolio of research funding from NCI, NINR, NHLBI, NLM, CDC, HRSA, Duke Foundation, & others• Two Research Centers: Healthcare Process and Redesign Center and Cancer Survivorship Center
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE OF NURSING
CONTACT USCollege of Nursing
University of South Carolina1601 Greene Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Office of the Dean:803-777-3861
Office of Academic Affairs:803-777-7412
Information Resource Center:803-777-1213
Office of Research:803-777-7413
Center for Nursing Leadership
803-777-3039
Employment Opportunities
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