University of Florida College of Nursing Associate Professor Ann Horgas, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., was recently named the chair of the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, effective April 3.
Four College of Nursing undergraduate students were selected for induction into Phi Beta Kappa: Ashley Hartley, Maria Magalhaes, Marielle Pezzella, and Urszula Snigurska. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society for undergraduate students in the liberal arts and sciences. Only 10 percent of U.S. colleges…
College of Nursing's Jennifer Elder, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., and Sunny Yoon, Ph.D., R.N., received UF Term Professorship Awards from the UF Provost’s Office.
Susan Garbutt, DNP, RN, CIC, CNE, is now a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, joining over 1,000 professionals from 26 countries. Certification of individuals is an internationally recognized method of demonstrating quality to consumers and industries. By meeting the standards that…
Linda Haddad, PhD, RN, FAAN, was elected to the NLN Commission on Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) Board of Commissions for a three-year term. The CNEA promotes excellence and integrity in nursing education globally through an accreditation process that respects the diversity of program mission, curricula, students, and faculty; emphasizes a culture of…
Linda Aiken, Distinguished Alumna, Nursing UF College of Nursing alumna Linda H. Aiken, PhD, FAAN, FRCN, RN, (BSN 1964, MSN 1966) at the Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor in Nursing, Professor of Sociology, and Director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania School…
Associate Professor Robert Lucero and his team have been awarded a second year of funding from the UF Health Shands Board Quasi Endowment Fund to continue their work on falls prevention.He has established a very productive interdisciplinary collaboration with the UF Health Shands Falls Prevention Task Force, Shands Nursing…
The two-year program begins each January and is designed for registered nurses who have previously earned an associate’s degree in nursing.
Versie Johnson-Mallard College of Nursing Department Chair and Associate Professor Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, was elected co-chair of the American Academy of Nursing’s Women’s Health Expert Panel. The goal of this panel is reducing the gaps of health disparities and inequalities and strengthening the nursing and health care delivery…
