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MEPN Nursing Students Volunteer to Vaccinate the Community
Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Master’s Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) students are helping to inoculate San Diegans throughout the …
Lost in Medical Translation: PhD Student's Research Looks at Medical Interpreters and Their Effect on Prolonged Hospital Stays
A USD SON PhD student has embarked on a research project for his dissertation that could help the healthcare community better understand problems resu…
USD SON Professors Selected to Serve on Newly Created Board for Nurse Practitioners
Two USD Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Faculty have been selected to serve on a state advisory committee that will advise and make recommen…
USD SON Professor Wins Prestigious Award for Recent Text Publication
Dr. Karen Sue Hoyt, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-C, FAEN, FAANP, FAAN, was recently honored with 3rd place in the American Journal of Nursing’s Book of …
USD SON Celebrates Black History Month
"Race is an incidence of birth. I hope the criterion for selection didn't include race but competence." - Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brow…
Alumni Spotlight: Julie Cowan Novak, DNSc '89
USD SON’s first graduate from the Doctor of Nursing Science (DNSc) program, which is now the PhD program, has created a legacy for nursing educa…
USD SON Professor to Speak on Perspectives on Racism and Health
University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Associate Professor Martha Fuller will be a panelist discussing Perspectives o…
Vaccine Hesitancy Webinar Asks What it is, Why it Matters, and How to Address Concerns for Specific Populations.
To view the webinar for Session 1, click here To view the webinar for Session 2, click here Recent polls show 30-49% of all Americans say they do no…
MEPN Students Vaccinate Local Patients
Last week, USD Hahn School of Nursing Master's Entry in Nursing Program students distributed the COVID-19 vaccine to members of the community.…
COVID Nurse
Ann Lawani is the kind of nurse you want caring for you when you are sick. She is compassionate, she is knowledgeable, and she understands the p…
Advance Care Planning During the Pandemic: DNP Students Help a San Diego Non-Profit Advocate for Advance Directives
For healthcare workers, a defining feature of the COVID-19 pandemic is the disruption to “business as usual.” For patients with seri…
Second-Year MEPN Student Drives 500 Miles to get COVID Vaccine
Second-year MEPN student Tiffany Duong was at home in the Bay Area when she got the email from USD telling her the vaccine was being…
MEPN White Coat Ceremony Adapts to Pandemic Restrictions
For nursing students, the White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage. For MEPNs at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, this ceremony ta…
Song-Brown Grant Funds Used to Purchase Virtual Reality Units and Scenarios
Watch the video here USD Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Associate Dean Kathy Marsh and the MEPN program are excited about a state grant th…
Defending the Dissertation during COVID-19
Army Major Jeff Ransom, PhD, DNP, FNP-BC, worked for years on his dissertation, Chronic Pain, Sleep Disruption, And Work Performance in the Military.&…
First-Year MEPN Students Complete Hands-On Labs, Thanks to Faculty Support, Modifications
University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science nursing students are preparing to enter a world that needs them now more than ever.&…
What is it like to have COVID-19?
UPDATE: Whitney Buzbee has fully recovered from her bout with COVID; her father had a more serious case, but he is recovering. He was well enou…
Psych-Mental Health NP Program Receives $1.6 Million State Grant
The DNP Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program (PMHNP) at USD’s Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science has 1.6 million new reas…
USD SON Among Sponsors of USD Just Read! Youth, Homelessness, Health
Nyla Vivas is a recent graduate of the University of San Diego; she earned her degree in psychology and one day, hopes to earn her PhD. But just…
2020 MEPN Graduating Class Earns 100% NCLEX Pass Rate
Dean Jane M. Georges and the faculty and staff of the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science congratulate the MEPN class of 2020 for earning a 100%…
Virtual Homecoming and Family Week (Oct. 13-18): 'Toreros Together at Home' Events
The University of San Diego will celebrate Homecoming and Family Week, Oct. 13-18, with a lineup that includes a virtual ceremony to recognize its gra…
Just One Word May Help Relieve Some of the Pandemic Stress You Feel
Fear, uncertainty, and anxiety; these words are not new to us, but they have become more prominent in many of our lives since the COVID-19 pandemic be…
SON PhD One of Four Alumni Selected as Torero Talks Speaker for Homecoming and Family Weekend
Dr. Deena Drake, PhD '19, MSN '13, was one of four USD alumni selected as a Torero Talks speaker during Homecoming and Family Weekend. The theme…
Racism: A Public Health Crisis Webinar
“I think that everything that we have talked about today is polarized when you're talking about the African American male. In every system acros…
Racism: A Public Health Crisis
“I think that everything that we have talked about today is polarized when you're talking about the African American male. In every system acros…
Meet Karen O’Grady, Librarian for the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
Karen O’Grady is a fan; of nurses, of libraries, of medical libraries. And it all came about as a fluke. O’Grady was in a library technici…
Congratulations USD SON ARCS Scholars
The Faculty, Staff, and Students at The Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science congratulate our 2020 ARCS Scholars. These scholars will repre…
Webinar: Racism-A Public Health Crisis
Please join Dean Jane M. Georges as she moderates a panel of experts to discuss racism as a public health crisis. In June, Dean Georges sent an email…
Alumna Keeps Families In Touch During Pandemic
We’ve seen the images. We’ve read the stories. COVID-19 patients are dying in hospitals alone; there are medical professionals…
Nurse Scientist named Associate Provost
Dr. Eileen Fry-Bowers, Associate Professor in the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, has been named the Associate Provost for Research Adminis…