While receiving the U.S. Surgeon General’s Medallion in 2023 for his efforts during the pandemic, Kevin Cho Tipton, a student in UF’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program, extended an invitation to Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to attend a tree planting ceremony in South Florida. Tipton wanted to plant a…
The nomination deadline has now passed (July 26)! We thank every person who has nominated a preceptor! The UF College of Nursing is grateful for our Gator Nursing Preceptors who lead the way in shaping the future of nursing through their…
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Staja “Star” Booker, PhD, RN, recently received a $1 million National Institutes of Health grant investigating a pain self-management intervention that encourages behavioral changes in older Black participants. The study, funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research, is titled: “Testing the Pain Relief of Musculoskeletal Conditions…
The College of Nursing’s Debra Lyon, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN, was selected as a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor for 2024. “UFRF Professors earn significant grants, publish in the leading journals in their field, hold university leadership positions and contribute to the university…
On May 1, Sandra Citty was in Washington D.C., receiving the prestigious 2024 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Award for Excellence in Nursing in the Nurse/Expanded Role category. Citty’s remarkable contributions at the Gainesville Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Centers within the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System have advanced the fields…
More than one thousand family members and friends packed the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on May 3 for the traditional UF College of Nursing Pinning and Recognition Ceremony. The pin ceremony welcomes the recipient to the nursing profession and signifies the wearer has completed the rigorous…
Neil McFarlane, 2024 UF College of Nursing Alumnus of the Year, poses with Dean Shakira Henderson, left, and Ashley-Marie Mendez on May 3. Neil McFarlane was named the 2024 UF College of Nursing Alumnus of the Year during the annual Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on May 3. McFarlane’s recognition came from…
Allison and Graison Davis started life sharing an amniotic sac and placenta. Ever since, the identical twins have mostly shared everything else, including a love of nursing. This week, both will graduate from the University of Florida College of Nursing and embark on their careers – together. “We have signed…
Sisters Jordan Smith, Sarah Baltes and Jenna Van Ryhn all graduated from the University of Florida College of Nursing. Baltes, center, is the latest to graduate. As a girl, Sarah Baltes remembers playing with medical equipment in the UF College of Nursing simulation lab during family visits to her two…
