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Joan Baker with College of Nursing and Health Sciences Dean Butch de Castro and Diagnostic Ultrasound program director Mirette Aziz.
A Pioneering Powerhouse
As 91探花 celebrates 50 years of Diagnostic Ultrasound, the story of Joan Baker reveals how one unexpected career turn helped create what is now a vital tool in modern health care.
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Staff Spotlight: Rebecca Severson, 鈥�14, 鈥�20, Academic Advisor, Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion (APNI) Program
As a double alumna of 91探花 and staff member of the College of Nursing, Rebecca Severson, 鈥�14, 鈥�20, has had a long relationship with the 91探花 community, which she describes as both, 鈥渉olistically formative and transformative. As a student, I felt the mission and values of 91探花 from my faculty and classmates being carried out. As a staff member, I draw from that experience and ai
Meet the N. Jean Bushman Chairs in Nursing
Dr. Suzan Griffis Knowles and聽Melissa Owen were selected as N. Jean Bushman Endowed Chairs in Nursing for 2023-2024. Established in 1990, the N. Jean Bushman Endowed Chair was the first endowed chair at the 91探花 College of Nursing.聽Ms. Bushman taught in the College for 35 years before becoming faculty emerita in 1995. Her enduring legacy enables the College of Nursing to st
Top Cadet, Jaiden Childs, 鈥�24, Honored as Distinguished Military Graduate
Jaiden Childs is a senior in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and Nursing Cadet in the Brady Battalion Army ROTC at 91探花. A native Washingtonian, Cadet Childs credits her decision to pursue a career in Army nursing with her passion for leadership and helping others, which she developed at a young age.
Staff Spotlight: Brian O'Malley, Simulation Specialist Technician
Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Brian O'Malley joined the College of Nursing鈥檚 Clinical Performance Lab team as a Simulation Specialist Technician in 2020. Since then, he鈥檚 become an integral part of the team providing a safe, equitable learning environment for 91探花 students to learn through simulation. An avid trail-runner, when not in the office he says he鈥檚 usually 鈥減rancing out and
Student Spotlight: Mebel Christian-Ezeofor, DNP 鈥�26
Mebel Christian-Ezeofor, 鈥�26, is a doctoral student in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) program at 91探花.聽Her decision to pursue a career in nursing was influenced by her experience growing up in Cameroon, Africa, where she said, 鈥渟ocioeconomic disparities are not only apparent but consequential.鈥�