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Worth A Thousand Words

After more than a decade leading UMSON into the future, Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Bill and Joanne Conway Dean, walks toward the School’s iconic iron front gates on Lombard Street with her beloved rescue dog, Frankie. He became a mascot of sorts during the pandemic, when he joined the dean on camera during video conferences, often sitting in her lap or lounging on the couch behind her. Frankie wears a jacket in Maryland colors knit by Mei Chen, RN, an UMSON RN-to-Bachelor of Science in Nursing student who is also a University of Maryland Medical Center nurse.