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NURSING BLOG
Katrina Lazarte: Finding her passion
UCI alum Katrina Lazarte, MPH, MSN, has always had a love for helping and educating others. But finding what she truly wanted to do was a challenge. After graduating from high school, she made forays into physical therapy and community [...]
Norma Hernandez-Ramirez honored for COVID-19 education
Norma Hernandez-Ramirez is the recipient of the UCI Latino Excellence and Achievement Award in recognition of Graduate Student Excellence. A national confusion reined In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and California’s stay-at-home order. Do masks help? [...]
NEWS
Study of UCI student COVID-19 spread gets funding
UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Professor Dr. Sanghyuk Shin and his co-investigators have been awarded a grant from the UCI Joint Research Fund to study the spread of COVID-19 among college students. Many college students are within [...]
NSF awards grant to study COVID-19 in hurricane season
Assistant adjunct professor Dana Rose Garfin, PhD, has been awarded a grant to study the stress effects of hurricane season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Garfin and her co-investigators — E. Alison Holman, PhD, Roxane Cohen Silver, PhD, and Gabrielle Wong-Parodi [...]
UPCOMING EVENTS
Advancing the Science of Compassionate Healthcare
WHY CHOOSE US?
At the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, we are dedicated to preparing the next generation of nurses. To us, that means providing a quality education built upon scholarly research and evidence based-practice as well as an environment that nurtures the desire to continually drive improvement. We are confident that our students will go forth and advance the science of nursing, lead innovative health care practice, and truly champion access to quality healthcare for all. Read More
SCHOOL FACTS
- Began offering a post-graduate FNP certificate program in 1995
- Established as the UC Irvine Program in Nursing Science in 2007
- Began offering MS programs in 2009
- Began offering PhD program in 2013
- Named as the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing in 2017
- Founding Dean: Adeline (Adey) Nyamathi, PhD, ANP, FAAN
- Joined the UCI College of Health Sciences as of 2017
Students
Approximately:
- 170 enrolled in the baccalaureate program
- 56 enrolled in graduate programs
- 100% pass rate on National NP Board Certified exams
- 93% NCLEX passing rate
- 8 to 1 student/faculty ratio in labs and clinical courses
- 573 alumni and counting!
- 40% underrepresented minorities
Faculty
Approximately:
- 23 full-time faculty
- 100% have advanced degrees
- Over $13 million in total sponsored research project funding
- Faculty research projects contribute to the improvement of health and health care in areas such as oncology, HIV/AIDS, pediatrics, self-care, mental health, women’s health, clinical policy, and nursing education.
- Academic Practice Partnership with UCI Health
- Student practicum hours at world renown UCI Medical Center
- The only University of California school with a faculty nursing practice
- Faculty actively practicing in under-served areas and throughout the UCI Health and Student Health Centers
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