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UF’s DNP Program Officially Reaccredited for Full 10 Years

The UF College of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program was given official reaccreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)  for a full 10 years. The CCNE accreditation “serves the public interest by assessing and identifying programs that engage in effective educational practices. As a voluntary,…

Postdoctoral Associate Receives Numerous Honors

Ragnhildur “Raga” Bjarnadottir, postdoctoral associate in the UF College of Nursing and the UF Informatics Institute, has received numerous honors recently. At AcademyHealth’s national meeting, she received the the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues’ 2017 New Investigator of the Year award. The Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues…

PhD Student Receives National Scholarship

PhD student, Cassandre Jean-Antoine, was selected as the recipient of the LYNNE EDWARDS RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP.  The scholarship is sponsored by Dr. Linda Burnes-Bolton, past President of the National Black Nurses Association.   The scholarship is based on scholastic achievement and leadership for those pursuing a PhD in Nursing.  Cassandre’s research interest…

Faculty Members Promoted

Sandra Citty, Ph.D., R.N., ARNP-BC, was promoted to clinical associate professor, effective July 1, 2017. Citty, who spends much of her time instructing undergraduate nursing students and mentoring graduate students in the DNP program, has focused her research on finding ways to improve electronic medical records, specifically regarding how nutritional…

Duckworth Receives UF Health Award for Study Exploring Nurse Turnover and Retention

College of Nursing Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Research Laurie Duckworth, Ph.D., A.R.N.P., received the 2017 “UF Health Shands Rose Rivers Chrysalis Award for Evolving Nursing Research” for a research study titled, Exploring Registered Nurse Turnover in the Operating Room and Opportunities to Improve Nurse Retention.  This project…

Kelly Accepted as Full Member of American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Assistant Professor Debra Lynch Kelly, PhD, RN, was recently accepted as a full member of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.  Founded in 1993, the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation is an international professional membership association of more than 2,200 physicians, investigators and other health…