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The CONnection News and Views from the University of South Carolina COLLEGE OF NURSING
JANUARY 2015
2015: Moving on Up As we welcome a new year, the College of Nursing is highly anticipatory of our goals and work ahead of us. However, we can celebrate our achievements from 2014:
Dean Jeannette Andrews
Inside This Issue Students Corner..................2 Upcoming Events...............3 Faculty & Staff Notes.........4 Alumni & Development......5 NO LIMITS............................6
Send Inquiries or Newsletter items to: Jan Johnson jnjohnso@mailbox.sc.edu
› Ranked #3 by the US News & World Report (2015) for Best Graduate Online Nursing Programs (#16 in 2014). › Top 14 percentile in the country in NCLEX pass rates across all US RN programs (23% in 2013-2014). › Ranked #34 in National Institutes of Health funding (2015) for Colleges of Nursing (#60 in 2014). › Achieved a record year in 2014 in research funding, grant submissions, and faculty publications. › Achieved a record year of enrollment in our Master’s and Doctoral programs. › Welcomed two new Associate Deans, Dr. Bernie Pinto (Research) and Dr. Kathy LaSala (Academics), along with 6 additional faculty and several new staff members. › Expanded classroom and conferencing technology, including key renovations in the building. › Awarded a record number of scholarships/ fellowships to our nursing students. The College of Nursing is “moving on up” in national prominence, quality, and excellence in all that we do. This is not luck or happenstance. Rather, a result of planned strategic initiatives that we have set forth as a team. We will continue to set the bar high with our mission to develop competent and caring nurse leaders who will shape health and healthcare delivery with new knowledge, evidence-based practice, and policy to facilitate optimal health outcomes. As we enter 2015, a few things that are on our immediate radar include:
› Legislation to remove barriers/restrictions for advanced practice nurses. › Expansion for our research centers, Center for Nursing Leadership, and Children and Family Health Center. › Re-activation of several programs:
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a. RN-BSN program (online) with rolling admissions; b. Master’s: Organizational Leadership (online); c. Master’s and Doctorate (DNP): Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (online); d. DNP: Nurse Executive Leadership (online); e. Amy V. Cockcroft Leadership Development Program. Procurement for Endowed Professorships, student fellowships/scholarships, building renovations. Innovations in teaching/learning in the classroom, clinical settings, and community. National/International awards/opportunities for faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Design and evaluation of innovative practice models for health care delivery. Engagement with our alumni and partners to expand our opportunities and resources.
Our village is strong! We will keep “moving on” and “moving up” in 2015 and the years ahead. Jeannette O. Andrews PhD, RN, FAAN Dean & Professor j.andrews@sc.edu
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Students Corner
Thinking about earning your PhD in nursing?
Application Deadline: February 1, 2015 E-mail: PHDNursingScience@sc.edu www.sc.edu/nursing
Congratulations to all of our December graduates! View more Convocation photos HERE.
Senior student Anna Edwards’ proposal “The Provider’s Perspective on the Relationship Between Quality of Life and the Cosmetic Procedures: Botox and Dermal Fillers” has been awarded funding through the MiniMagellan Scholar Program.
USC Fundamentals of Nursing (Section 11) pose with Cocky
U.S. News and World Report The College of Nursing is ranked 3rd (tied with Johns Hopkins University) for Best Online Graduate programs. READ MORE HERE.
UPCOMING EVENTS January 21st Cancer Survivorship Center Research Forum College of Nursing Room 402 January 25th USC Carolina Leadership Initiative presents Anne-Marie Slaughter Hootie Johnson Performance Hall (DMSB) 7:00 p.m. January 31st USC College of Nursing’s Second Annual Clinical Practice Conference Contact: Robin Matutina matutina@mailbox.sc.edu REGISTER HERE
Join us for the
University of South Carolina College of Nursing’s Second Annual Clinical Practice Conference This conference is designed for nurse practitioners, registered nurses, health educators, and other health care professionals. Presented topics: ● Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease ● Legislative Update ● Lipid Management ● Neuroscience/Psychopharmacology in the Pediatric patient ● Recognizing, Addressing and Mandatory Reporting of Abuse and Neglect COSTS: 2014-2015 Preceptors: Free Other APRNs and RNs: $30 Students: The first 5 to register are free, others $15 Coffee and Lunch included
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February 1st PhD (Priority) Applications Due February 28th Optimizing Successful Aging 14th Annual Symposium on Aging Contact: ce@sccp.sc.edu
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. College of Nursing Auditorium 231
REGISTER HERE For more information contact: Robin Matutina at matutina@mailbox.sc.edu The Center for Nursing Leadership is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Successful completion of the entire program will award 5.5 contact hours, 1.5 hours will focus on pharmacology.
Co-sponsored by the USC Children’s Law Center
March 1st DNP Applications Due
May 14th Celebrate Nursing Gala & Auction
June 4th - 5th Online Learning Institute
Faculty and Staff Notes
Dr. Ronit Elk participated in NIH Pathways to Dr. Robin Matutina has been
selected as USC College of Nursing’s National League for Nursing (NLN) Ambassador. Ambassadors enhance the League’s efforts to encourage faculty and educational leaders across schools all types of nursing schools to explore and participate in NLN programming, activities and community.
Prevention (P2) Workshop: Advancing the Research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Bethesda, Maryland. READ MORE HERE.
The Coalition for Access to Health Care’s Executive Board elected new officers for the upcoming year. Dr. Stephanie Burgess was elected Vice Chairman after previously
serving as a representative for the South Carolina Nurses Association. Dr. Sheryl Mitchell was re-elected into the Treasurer position.
The Coalition works to ensure that patients have access to the quality, licensed health care professionals of their choice. READ MORE HERE.
Dr. Patrick Hickey will receive
the Paul P. Fidler Bridge Builder Award from ACPA—College Student Educators International.
Burgess
Mitchell
VITAL SIGNS....An Update from Alumni and Development Distinguished alumna Eunice Rish Medhurst, BSN (‘52) passed away December 31st. Ms. Medhurst was the first nursing student at USC to attain membership in Phi Beta Kappa and was initiated into Sigma Theta Tau in 1967. She was President of the SC Nurses Association in 1962-1963. She was the winner of the USC College of Nursing Alumna of the Year in 1989 and had a lifetime honorary membership in the Lexington Medical Association. A scholarship founded by the Lexington Medical Center Auxiliary is named for her, and she established the Rish-Medhurst Scholarship “as a way to repay the community for the many privileges which have been extended to me.” In 2002, Governor Jim Hodges awarded her the Order of the Silver Crescent, “not for one single achievement, but for a lifetime of accomplishments that have benefited the citizens of South Carolina.” Ms. Medhurst was a dedicated nurse, a respected administrator, and a role model and friend to many. Read her entire obitutary HERE.
Save the Date Celebrate Nursing Gala and Auction Thursday, May 14, 2015 Hosted by the College of Nursing Partnership Board Eileen Leaphart has been named
a Distinguished Clinical Faculty Emerita. She is also establishing a nursing scholarship - The Eileen Corley Leaphart and Celeste Walters Corley Nursing Scholarship Fund.
Proceeds to benefit the College of Nursing & Alumni Center Details to follow
All Gifts and Pledges to support Nursing can be sent to: USC College of Nursing, 1027 Barnwell Street, Columbia, SC 29208, Gift Processing Checks Made Payable to the USC Educational Foundation or at our website http://giving.sc.edu/ To learn how you can make a difference at USC College of Nursing contact the Development Office at 803-777-3468.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE OF NURSING No Limits to our Teaching • First and largest BSN and nursing graduate programs in the state of SC • 95%-100% NCLEX and Nurse Practitioner Board Pass Rates, exceeding both state and national averages • New PhD student fellowships and stipends • National and Internationally recognized faculty • Online graduate programs ranked top in the country by US News and World Report No Limits to our Innovation • State-of-the-art Client Simulation Lab providing revolutionizing and quality education to students • Cutting edge research in health care delivery, cancer survivorship, health promotion, and vulnerable populations • 4th DNP program in the country, now provided online • Center for Nursing Leadership is leading state-wide action coalitions responsive to the national Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action No Limits to our Caring • The College of Nursing’s Children and Family Healthcare Center is the only nurse managed medical home in South Carolina • Our dedicated expert clinical faculty provide comprehensive healthcare to all ages of an underserved population • Over 90 scholarships provided each year to our students, with the generosity from our alumni and donors • Well established partnerships with health systems and stakeholders across the state No Limits to our Scholarship • National leaders in nursing research with 70% of our tenure track faculty having received NIH funding • Diverse portfolio of research funding from NCI, NINR, NHLBI, NLM, CDC, HRSA, Duke Foundation, & others • Two Research Centers: Healthcare Process and Redesign Center and Cancer Survivorship Center
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