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New Psychiatric Mental Health Certificate Program For Nursing Practitioners

In fall 2025, the School of Nursing is planning a four semester post-graduate curriculum that will allow experienced nurse practitioners to pursue an additional certification as…

February 12, 2024

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DNP Scholarly Project Addressed Maternal Health in Kenya

The first global Doctor of Nursing Practice scholarly project has launched with a focus on developing workshop materials addressing maternal and newborn health in a Kenyan…

January 17, 2024

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‘Tools of the Trade’ with Jane Johnston Balkam (N’72, Parent’06, ’13)

Jane (Johnston) Balkam, PhD, APRN, CPNP, IBCLC (N’72, Parent’06, ’13), owner of Babies ‘n Business, LLC and a lactation consultant and professor, explains some of the…

January 12, 2024

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Nursing Textbook by Carol Taylor Selected for AJN Book of the Year Award

The American Journal of Nursing has selected “Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care” by nursing professor Carol Taylor, PhD, RN, and, …

January 3, 2024

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Family Gift Supports Georgetown’s Health Justice Alliance Over the Next Decade

A family foundation has gifted $1.5 million to Georgetown University to sustain the efforts of the Health Justice Alliance (HJA), Georgetown’s medical-legal partnership that is…

December 19, 2023

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Student-Run Ambulance Service Celebrates 40 Years of Caring for Fellow Students

In 1983, a group of undergraduates started a medical ambulance service for fellow students on foot. Forty years later, the group has grown into one of the largest student-run…

December 7, 2023

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Georgetown Faculty Make Significant Contributions to 7th Edition of Varney’s Midwifery Textbook

The seventh edition of Varney’s Midwifery, the gold standard textbook for midwifery education, is now published with contributions from numerous Georgetown nurse. …

November 14, 2023

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School of Nursing Faculty Receive Provost Innovation in Teaching Award

The Georgetown University Provost honored three School of Nursing faculty members with the Innovation in Teaching Award for being among those “who model the success that all…

November 9, 2023

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Horvath Awarded AACN Faculty Scholars Grant

After a competitive, national grant application process, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) selected Catherine Horvath, DNP, CRNA, CHSE, CNE, FAANA, associate…

November 1, 2023

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Christina X. Marea Selected as Center for Social Justice Fellow

Christina X. Marea, PhD, MA, FACNM, an assistant professor of nursing, was selected by the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching, and Service as one of seven faculty…

October 27, 2023