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By Lisiane Pruinelli, PhD, MSc, RN, FAMIA, FAAN Welcome to 2026! At FloGatorAI, we’re starting the new year with gratitude and, most importantly, momentum. As AI adoption accelerates across education, practice and policy, this moment represents a critical inflection point for nursing leadership. Since launching in October 2024, this…
By Carlos E. Medina When Elizabeth Ullrich first saw the digital flyer for the UF College of Nursing’s new Nurse Administrative Executive Fellowship, she felt it was fate. “Multiple people at work sent it to me and said, ‘This sounds like you,’” Ullrich said. “And honestly, when I read…
The University of Florida College of Nursing has named Ann Horgas, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, as the Chamings Endowed Professor, a prestigious appointment that recognizes her decades-long contributions to nursing education and research. Horgas, a nationally recognized expert in gerontological nursing and pain management in older adults, has…
By Raga Bjarnadottir, PhD, MPH As our longtime readers know, the FloGatorAI blog releases two seasonal AI Prompt Cookbooks each year. These are intended to be practical guides to help nurses experiment with generative AI (see definition and background in the December 2024 post). But as AI…
By Dr. Lisiane Pruinelli, PhD, MSc, RN, FAMIA, FAAN At the American Medical Informatics Association 2025 Annual Symposium, one message was loud and clear: Artificial Intelligence is not the future; it is now. But how we shape it today will determine whether it serves nurses and patients…
By Carlos E. Medina During National Rural Health Day on Nov. 20, UF Health Archer Family Health Care’s director, Denise Schentrup, APRN, DNP, FAANP, reflected on the essential role rural clinics like Archer play in expanding access to care for communities that need it most. Observed each year to…
Arthur Reid, an ABSN Student, holds his 2-year-old daughter at the UF College of Nursing recently. Reid says that as a recipient of the LINE scholarship, he can pursue a nursing degree and remain active in his daughter’s life. By Carlos E. Medina For Arthur Reid, Florida’s Linking Industry…
By Carlos E. Medina When Colleen McLarnon graduated from the University of Florida College of Nursing with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1983, she only planned to spend three years in the U.S. Navy. Instead, she stayed for 30. “I joined just to see what it was…
By Carlos E. Medina The University of Florida College of Nursing marks National Nurse Practitioner Week, Nov. 9–15, by recognizing the dedicated nurse practitioners who deliver accessible, high-quality care across the state, including those leading the way at UF Health Archer Family Health Care, the college’s nurse practitioner-led clinic…
By Carlos E. Medina Raquel Steiert is used to shouldering a heavy load. As a member of the University of Florida Fightin’ Gator Marching Band, she hefts a 30-pound tuba across the field in the blazing Gainesville heat. As a student pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing degree…
