All Posts: School of Nursing
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Pre-Orientation Program Introduces Incoming Students to Pursuing Health Care with a Social Justice Focus
(August 19, 2022) — CURA, the only pre-orientation program at Georgetown focused on health, immerses incoming students in the Jesuit values of community and service and sets out to imbue students with the knowledge that a person cannot be healthy without addressing underlying social determinants. “CURA welcomes students to Georgetown and builds a sense of […]
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Clinical Nurse Leader Program White Coat Speaker Encourages Future Nurse Leaders to Use Their ‘Superpower’ for Society’s Good
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Changing the Perception of Midwives, One Hospital at a Time
In the U.S., only 10% of births are attended by nurse-midwives, and in some areas of the country, misperceptions in the lay and medical community about the practice remain entrenched. As a result, hospitals remain resistant to embracing the skills of nurse midwives.
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Georgetown School of Nursing Launches Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing Program
(July 1, 2022) — Georgetown University School of Nursing announces its new PhD in Nursing program, a premier doctoral program designed for individuals seeking to advance the discipline and those they serve in academic, community health, health care, policy, global and research settings. The program, launching in fall 2023, will draw upon the interdisciplinary and […]
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New School of Nursing Guided by Dean’s Strong Vision for Equity, Social Justice
(July 1, 2022) — As Georgetown launches a reconceptualized School of Nursing on July 1, Roberta Waite, EdD, PMHCNS, RN, MSN, ANEF, FAAN, is uniquely poised to lead the school as dean, bringing her decades of experience working to advance health equity. Improving the human condition drives the University’s work, and the launch of the […]
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Georgetown Nursing Students Focused on Spiritual Health of Pilgrims in Lourdes, France
(July 1, 2022) — Carrying on a Georgetown tradition of helping pilgrims seeking a healing experience at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France, 13 rising junior and senior nursing students put cura personalis into practice this summer by focusing on the spiritual care of those who traveled to the holy site from […]
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Lack of Diversity of Microorganisms in the Gut or Elevated Metabolite Implicated in Heart Failure Severity
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Georgetown University School of Nursing Dean Dr. Roberta Waite Honored with Excellence in Governance Award
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Georgetown University Appoints Transformative Nurse Leader as Dean of School of Nursing
Dr. Roberta Waite Currently Serves as Executive Director of Highly Regarded Community-Based Organization in Philadelphia WASHINGTON (December 15, 2021) — Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia today announced that Roberta Waite, EdD, PMHCNS, RN, MSN, ANEF, FAAN, a transformative nurse leader, will become the dean of the School of Nursing on the university’s campus on […]
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Georgetown Appoints Transformative Nurse Leader as Dean of Newly Reconceptualized School of Nursing
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