What's New in the School of Nursing
Student loan forgiveness applications now being accepted
The government of Canada has announced that family doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners and family medicine residents in more that 4,200 rural communities across Canada can now apply for Canada Student Loan forgiveness
Five School of Nursing students are receiving the Jamie Cassels Undergradute Research Award this year. They will present their posters at the Awards Fair, SUB 11:30am – 3:00pm, Wednesday March 6, 2013.
The "Safe Babies" program, developed by Lenoara Marcellus, is now in use throughout B.C. with plans to expand it to Alberta.
Rob Calnan, 2009 School of Nursing Alumni Award of Excellence recipient, will be recognized as one of the 50 significant alumni from the University of Victoria as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations.
Congratulations to Lenora Marcellus and Bernie Pauly. Lenora and Bernie have been selected as two of only 30 nurses from across Canada to be awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of their dedication, commitment andcontribution to the nursing profession.
Congratulations to our HSD Award of Excellence winners Diana Gicas (CUPE Category), Robin Scobie (Faculty category), and Christine Upright (Sessional Category). We would also like to celebrate our incredible nominee for the PEA category, Carolyn Hammond.
Marcia Hills has been selected for Fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing
Lynne Young, School of Nursing professor and associate director of graduate education, is the recipient of the 2012 (CASN) Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing award for excellence in teaching and the 2013 CRNBC award for Excellence in Nursing Education.
Nursing a community back to health in Guatemala
University of Victoria nursing school senior instructor Wendy Neander practices what she teaches.
Esther Sangster-Gormley, PhD, RN and her research team recently completed their report for the work on the Michael Smith funded research project.The Integration of Nurse Practitioners into the BC HealthCare System. The research involves surveying Nurse Practitioners in BC about their patterns of practice, as little is known about the specifics of how NP are developing their practices. There are currently about 150 NPs practising in BC and another 190 positions opening up to NPs over the next three years. This research hopes to fill in some of the gaps in information about how NP work within our communities.
Congratulations to Noreen Frisch on receiving the CRNBC Award of Excellence in Nursing Administration.
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Project Connect draws 700 from street community.
Nurse comes full circle in unit that cares for premature babies.