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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: 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
College of Nursing Faculty, Alumna, Inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
Drs. Diane Fuller Switzer, Kumhee Ro, and Mo-Kyung Sin, along with former faculty members, Drs. Sofia Aragon, '97, and Carrie Miller were inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) Saturday, October 7, 2023. These colleagues and other inductees were recognized for their substantial, sustained, and outstanding impact on health and health care.
Recent Diagnostic Ultrasound Graduate Published in the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound
Kacey Jaenicke is a recent graduate from the post-baccalaureate Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Ultrasound program at 91探花. She and her classmate Riley Davis, 鈥23, had their senior capstone papers published in the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound.
Dr. Jaime Navetta, 91探花 Alumna, to Serve as Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Jaime Navetta, DNP, RN, CNE, who began her one-year appointment as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs at the College of Nursing on August 1, 2023, is a graduate of both its Doctor of Nursing Practice and Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs.