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1. Beverly Baliko inducted into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) for her dedication to interprofessional education.

2. Sheryl Mitchell inducted into the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and recipient of the UofSC Clinical Teaching Award.

3. Tisha Felder named 40 Under 40 by the National Minority Quality Forum and UofSC Breakthrough Award Winner.

4. Jeannette Andrews elected to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Nominating Committee and serves on the Council of Collegiate Education (CCEN) Board as Vice President.

5. Robin Dail elected to the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS) and funded by the NINR to examine body temperature and heart rate as a predictive measure for infection in preterm infants.

6. Demetrius Abshire awarded a 5-year, K23 career development award through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities for his research on obesity in the rural south.

7. Ronda Hughes selected to the American Academy of Nursing’s (AAN) Quality Expert Panel.

8. Alicia Ribar received a HRSA ANEW grant to collaborate with Cooperative Health for nurse practitioner training.

9. Nate Bell awarded an R03 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to study disparities in access to Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) among marginalized population groups.

10. Phyllis Raynor selected for Fellowship in the International Academy of Addictions Nursing (FIAAN).

11. The college’s Clinical Simulation Lab selected to host a regional Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) workshop in Spring 2020.

FACULTY

The College of Nursing has partnered with Cooperative Health for nurse practitioner training with a $2.4 million HRSA ANEW grant. The grant’s primary objective is to increase the number of family nurse practitioner (FNP) students trained in rural, underserved areas in South Carolina. It also aims to increase diversity of the FNP student population and FNP workforce in South Carolina.

Alicia Ribar, assistant dean for graduate studies, stated, “Both the College of Nursing and the Cooperative strive to provide high-quality, affordable health care to the residents of South Carolina. Students will learn during a novel approach of practice-based instruction to tie academic knowledge to the real-life care of patients. This grant will strengthen our relationship with the Cooperative and improve workforce readiness for our primary care nurse practitioner students to provide high-level quality care to our community.”