All Posts: School of Nursing

• Donors Patty (NHS’93) and Chris (B’93) Mosher Establish Nursing Student Resource Endowed Fund

  In gratitude to Georgetown University and its tenet cura personalis or “care for the whole person,” the Mosher family recently established the Nursing Student Resource Endowed Fund in the amount of $150,000 to provide immediate financial assistance to undergraduate nursing students who have an emergency and critical financial need. The Fund helps ensure that students can continue with their nursing education despite a financial setback.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: philanthropy, School of Nursing

• $1M Scholarship Gift to School of Nursing Provides Loan Relief for Dozens of Georgetown Students

  This fall, Georgetown University’s School of Nursing welcomed its inaugural cohort of Conway Scholars, recipients of loan-relieving scholarships made possible by a $1 million commitment over four years from the Bedford Falls Foundation, a private foundation established by the Carlyle Group co-founder and co-chairman William “Bill” E. Conway, Jr., and his late wife, Joanne Barkett Conway.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Conway Scholars, scholarship endowment, School of Nursing

• School of Nursing Student Veteran Stays Connected to Military Roots

  Retired Capt. Jaclyn Sison (G’25) served as a nurse in the Army for six year. Now, she’s a student in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at Georgetown.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: military, School of Nursing, student veterans

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program Juniors Receive White Coats at Annual Ceremony

  Juniors in the School of Nursing’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program received white coats from their faculty and instructors during an annual ceremony recognizing their academic achievement and dedication as they enter the profession as student nurses. 

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: BSN Program, nursing education, School of Nursing

• Return to the Hilltop ‘A Dream Come True’ for New Director of Doctor of Nursing Practice Education

  Get to know Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, NEA-BC, CENP, CPHQ, CNE, FACHE, FAAN, who takes over as the Georgetown University School of Nursing’s new director of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) education this fall.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: DNP Program, new faculty appointment, nursing education, School of Nursing

• Medical Center Faculty Members Learn from Immersive Experience at U.S./Mexico Border

  Participating in an immersive experience at the U.S./Mexico border gave faculty members from the School of Nursing and School of Health a better understanding of the immigration process and a renewed appreciation for the humanity and dignity of migrant people.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: human migration, Jesuit values, migrant health, population health, School of Health, School of Nursing, U.S. border

• Structural Inequities Amplify Homelessness Challenges for Pregnant People in Washington, DC

  New research conducted with Washington, DC, residents who experienced homelessness during pregnancy sheds light on the intersection of homelessness, pregnancy and racial inequities. The findings underscore the urgent need for policy and practice changes to support vulnerable populations.

  Category: News Release Tags: homelessness, population health, pregnant women, racial disparities, research, School of Nursing

• School of Nursing Graduate Credits Clinical Training at Georgetown in Preparing for Him for Career in the Navy

  Noah Money (N’24) always had a drive to want to help people, which led him to pursue a career in nursing and the United States Navy. Money was commissioned May 20 as an ensign in the Navy during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, DC.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Commencement 2024, military medicine, School of Nursing

• School of Nursing Graduates Encouraged to Not Lose Heart in the Fight for Health Justice

  The 369 graduates of the School of Nursing gathered on Healy Lawn to celebrate the commencement of the Class of 2024 surrounded by their friends and family.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Commencement 2024, School of Nursing

• School of Nursing Graduates Participate in Two Annual Traditions for New Nurses for Their Chosen Field

  Two annual events for the School of Nursing, Pinning and Blessing of the Hands, were held on May 16 in Lohrfink Auditorium, marking important rites of passage for graduates into their chosen professions.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Commencement 2024, School of Nursing