NURSING
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Unleashing Potential
2023 Highlights
FOSTERING STUDENT SUCCESS
FUELING FACULTY RESEARCH
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
Honors & Rankings
*The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at UCF College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
NURSING.UCF.EDU
97%
NCLEX-RN
FIRST-TIME PASS RATE
97% NP BOARD CERTIFICATION
FIRST-TIME PASS RATE
SUCCESS STORIES
From Unexpected Turns to Finding a Calling
At the bedside of her father in the ICU during the pandemic, national scholar Kris Hysler ’23BSN found a calling. The 38-year-old musical theater graduate turned bartender is now an RN at the VA. https://bit.ly/Hysler
DNP Project Sparks System Learning Experience
As a patient and nurse, Karenna Thatcher ’17MSN ’23DNP knows the power of empathy and is using her insight to help enhance the patient experience at one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems. https://bit.ly/KThatcher
FOSTERING STUDENT SUCCESS
IN NIH FUNDING AWARDS AMONG NURSING SCHOOLS
BLUE RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
IN PRODUCING PATENTS AMONG U.S. PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES – AND #57 IN THE WORLD
11 YEARS UCF HAS RANKED AMONG THE TOP 100 UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD FOR PATENTS
AT-A-GLANCE
Game to Help Older Adults with Cancer
A team led by Endowed Professor Victoria Loerzel ’07PhD was awarded a $2.5M grant to test the innovative intervention that simulates symptoms and self-management.
https://bit.ly/Loerzel
Mixing Realities for More Realistic Training
A patented innovation developed by UCF researchers brings the virtual and physical worlds together to enhance healthcare training for trauma and casualty care.
https://bit.ly/SmartMoulage
FUELING FACULTY RESEARCH
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New National Fellows & Honors
Carmen Giurgescu
Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Ladda Thiamwong Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
Jacqueline LaManna ’13PhD Outstanding Nurse Practitioner Education Award, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
New Faculty Experts
Frances Armstrong
Fayshonda Cooks
Jennifer Crook
Jaibun Earp
Kelsey Gaffka
Kimberly Scalise
Sara Snyder
Susan Soderberg
Hannah Spencer Samantha Stepheson
Patricia Thielemann
Jennie Wagner
Director Hired for VERA
Ali Haskins Lisle was named the Director of Development and Operations for the UCF-led Virtual Experience Research Accelerator (VERA), a nearly $5 million U.S. National Science Foundation project to develop the first large-scale human-machine system for virtual reality human subjects research.
https://bit.ly/UCF_VERA
26%
INCREASE IN FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS
Associate Dean Named
Internationally recognized healthcare simulation expert Mindi Anderson was named associate dean for simulation and immersive learning, and will provide leadership across academic programs.
FUELING FACULTY EXCELLENCE
For the Community. From the Community.
Opening Fall 2025, the state-of-the-art Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion will help address the critical nursing shortage, strengthen patient care, foster greater interdisciplinary collaboration, and fuel more innovation.
“With the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion, UCF will unleash potential that will have an immeasurable impact for generations to come.”
— Dean Mary Lou SoleAT-A-GLANCE:
$43M+ IN STATE FUNDING
2X THE CURRENT LEASED SPACE
90K SQUARE FEET
$26M+ IN PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY
3X THE SPACE FOR SIMULATION
150 ADDITIONAL NEW KNIGHT NURSE GRADUATES ANNUALLY — A 50% INCREASE
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
LOCATION:
UCF’S ACADEMIC HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS IN LAKE NONA
NEIGHBOR: UCF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
FOUNDING DONORS
Learn more about the impact of the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion
12201 Research Parkway Suite 300 Orlando, FL 32826
30,000+ HOURS OF SERVICE IN 17 UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
16,500+ DEGREES AWARDED
7,500+
CONTACT HOURS IN SIMULATIONBASED EXPERIENCES
2,700+ NURSING STUDENTS
27 NATIONAL FELLOWS ON FACULTY
12 CERTIFIED SIMULATION EXPERTS
$4.73M IN TOTAL GRANT FUNDING
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AT-A-GLANCE
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