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Nurse Family Partnership graduates first class
Has seen more than 100 successful births since beginning nearly three years ago
Nurse-Managed Clinics win top national awardPATH, HRTSA Clinics honored for creative integration of interprofessional education, collaborative practice for chronic disease management in vulnerable populations
Nu at-Large Chapter of Sigma establishedChapter welcomes community partners UAB Hospital and Tuskegee University
School earns PAHO/WHO redesignationSixth redesignation marks 25 years of continuous service as a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for International Nursing
Partnership earns top AACN awardUAB Nursing Partnership earns AACN's New Era for Academic Nursing Award
Graduates continue growing through residencyCahaba Medical Care residency offers additional knowledge, experience
BSC partnership ‘a win for both schools’UAB School of Nursing, Birmingham-Southern College come together to expand nursing pipeline.Partners in mental health careChildren’s and School of Nursing come together for mental health residencyHelping through trauma-informed careFaculty practice helps residents at The WellHouse through trauma-informed care
Expanding care to at-risk familiesThe Nurse Family Partnership of Central Alabama, administered by the UAB School of Nursing, now provides mental health care services to clients to help families achieve emotional wellbeing.Grant to fund bleeding control educationMulti-school, grant-funded initiative will help spread bleeding control training across Birmingham.SON, AirMed enter partnershipPartnership with AirMed international prepares health care professionals through simulation, trainingQuilts give comfort through communityCommunity groups donate quilts for first-time mothers in Nurse-Family Partnership programAlumni team up against opioidsLangner and White awarded for innovative ideas at InnoHack 2018Partnering to impact global educationLadores helping visiting Thai PhD students complete dissertation proposalsSchool, BVAMC leading Veterans' health careNew Post-Baccalaureate Nurse Residency increases impact, scope of unique Veterans' initiative, joins three other Veterans' health care initiativesSchool, BVAMC partner on CE eventTopics include PTSD, borderline personality disorder, antipsychotic medications, insomniaLeading transitional careUAB Nursing Partnership nationally recognized for nurse-managed HRSA Heart Failure Clinic successLee takes unique path to VANAP Mental Health NP ResidencyPhotojournalist turned U.S. Army nurse is shining example of School's commitment to providing quality health care for VeteransReturned Peace Corps Volunteers excel in AMNP programExperiences abroad help Nieuwenhuys, Strawn succeed in School's accelerated master's curriculumAMNP students get real-world look at harsh realities of life for vulnerable populationsUnique approach to community health clinicals enhances meaning, creativityIt takes a villagePresentation on Jan. 31 will spotlight UAB School of Nursing's efforts to care for Jefferson County's most vulnerable medical populationsBreaking down more barriers to health careExpanded partnership with Aletheia House will provide increased access to medically underserved populations in BessemerAlumni leading nursing education in ThailandKunaviktikul reappointed as dean, Kaewthummanukul to serve as an associate dean of Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of NursingVeterans CAN! Program a life-changer for Tanisha JordanActive duty U.S. airman relishing opportunity to pursue BSN degree at UAB School of NursingMarkaki named deputy director of PAHO/WHO Collaborating CenterWill join the School in mid-August from the University of Crete, succeed now-retired Dr. Lynda WilsonESGR honors McMullan for commitment to students meeting military requirementsOrganization recognizes employers who support, value employment of U.S. service membersWaldrop climbed ladder quickly in MHNP Residency ProgramMade transition from resident in the School to VA co-director in less than three yearsUAB School of Nursing partnerships with VA, veterans continue to flourishStrong relationships producing health care professionals who are well prepared to identify and care for veterans wherever they areU.S. Army promotes PhD student Swiger to lieutenant colonelUAB School of Nursing colleagues mark special day with ceremony, receptionFormal expansion announced of UAB Nursing - partnership among School, Health System, HospitalEmphasizes lifelong learning, professional development and innovation, especially in the areas of quality and safetyDeupree, UAB leading Health Literacy Partnership of AlabamaAssistant professor serving as chair of statewide panel focusing on increasing the public's basic understanding of health information and servicesWork at PATH Clinic providing "in-depth education"First School of Nursing student to serve as triage tech Hannah Wood having a positive impact in critical assessment roleChild Care: Faculty Collaborate with Children’s of Alabama to Improve Care, Outcomes for Patients and NursesThe School of Nursing collaborates with Children’s of Alabama, both academically and clinically, to improve care and outcomes for the young people who receive care thereSuccessfully leading transitional care innovationsThree nurse-managed clinics provide care for those with diabetes and heart failure, and Veterans with mental health needsUAB School of Nursing students, faculty help those in need at health fairCombine with community partners for successful events in two medically underserved Birmingham-area suburbsInternational partnership with Hacettepe University beneficial for both schools, students, facultyHacettepe University is a distinguished, highly advanced, research-based institution in the heart of Ankara, Turkey, and much like UAB, it educates many of the country’s nursing leaders
Dr. Larry Dossey to present lecture on integrative medicine Dec. 3Author of 12 books dealing with consciousness, spirituality, and healing, including The New York Times bestseller “Healing Words: The Power Of Prayer And The Practice Of Medicine,” and most recently “One Mind: How Our Mind Is Part Of A Greater Consciousness And Why It Matters”
Successfully leading transitional care innovationsThree nurse-managed clinics provide care for those with diabetes and heart failure, and Veterans with mental health needsVA Nursing Academic Partnership earns 2015 AACN Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership AwardRecognized for demonstrating innovative, sustained relationship and for demonstrating positive, measurable outcomesPATH Clinic has new homeUAB School of Nursing’s PATH Clinic serves vulnerable populations with diabetesNP students learn eye exam skills through interprofessional partnership with UAB School of OptometryNurse Practitioner students learn eye exam skills through interprofessional partnership with UAB School of OptometryUAB School of Nursing redesignated PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center another four yearsThe UAB School of Nursing is one of nine WHO Collaborating Centers in Nursing in the United States and one of 43 in the world.School helps The Foundry win grant for Food TruckGrant helps The Foundry support Oasis Produce Pantry Food Truck, bring nursing students to teach nutrition in low-income Birmingham suburbAACN CEO visits UAB School of Nursing, BVAMCDeborah Trautman meets with UAB and Birmingham VA Medical Center representatives to learn more about VA Nursing Academic PartnershipSchool hosts Certification Exam ReviewFirst ANCC Nurse Executive/Nurse Executive Advanced Certification Exam Review held in UAB School of NursingFive questions with Jim RaperGet to know Jim Raper a tenured Professor in the UAB School of Medicine, the only nurse with a primary appointment, and holds a secondary appointment in the School of Nursing.
Advanced practice nursing at the 1917 ClinicJim Raper is proud to be a nurse practitioner and to have been the first nurse to direct a medical clinic at UAB. This, he said, has afforded him the opportunity to incorporate advanced practice nursing into every aspect of the 1917 Clinic.
NEPQR making a difference for those living with diabetesDiabetes is an enormous problem in Alabama, but a UAB School of Nursing-managed post-discharge diabetes clinic is making the difference for hundreds of uninsured patients.Leading transitional careImagine being discharged from the hospital knowing you suffer from heart failure, and you have no access to continuing outpatient care. What do you do when you’re in trouble—go to the emergency room, get readmitted, or worse, do nothing? It’s a recipe for a vicious cycle that could have disastrous outcomes.Nursing without wallsNursing without walls—delivering quality care to populations how, when and where they need, and caring for their unique needs without traditional encumbrances—has become the essence of nursing that is practiced, taught and studied at the UAB School of Nursing.New wounds, new approachThe UAB School of Nursing and Birmingham VA Medical Center are again expanding their 43-year-old partnership and the focus on Veterans' mental health needs.Cancer resources at your fingertipsIt has not taken Assistant Professor Deborah Walker, DNP, CRNP, AOCN, long to prepare her recently launched cancer resources smart phone app to go beyond Birmingham or cancer.UAB Gets Grant to Continue Interprofessional EducationThe UAB School of Dentistry, in partnership with the UAB schools of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions and Optometry, received a $150,000 renewal grant through the DentaQuest Foundation to train professional students to work collaboratively and recognize when they should make referrals to other professions.UAB School of Nursing Receives $1.4M to Craft Practice Model, Expand CareThe UAB School of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.4-million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to develop and implement an innovative interprofessional collaborative health-care practice model that improves quality of care and outcomes for underserved patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions.Harper named to Department of Veterans Affairs' Special Medical Advisory GroupAdvising on matters relating to the care and treatment of Veterans
UAB Dentistry Cares Community Day charity event treats more than 350More than 500 volunteers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, the UAB School of Nursing, Cahaba Valley Health Care, and other local dentists, health agencies and companies cared for more than 350 people today as part of the first UAB Dentistry Cares Community Day.
UAB School of Nursing reopens health clinic at The FoundryThe UAB School of Nursing has acquired the health clinic at The Foundry Rescue Mission and Recovery Center in Bessemer and began seeing patients – both residents of The Foundry and members of the community in need of health care – July 1, 2013.
Nursing partners to expand care in rural AlabamaNursing, Medicine partner in AHEC initiative to expand access to primary care — especially for rural and other under-served populations — in Alabama using a five-year, $5.25-million HRSA grant
Faculty practice showcases osteoporosis workUAB School of Nursing faculty provide leadership in clinical practice for those living with osteoporosisThe Critical JunctureThe UAB School of Nursing partners at the critical juncture to improve access and quality health care for communities
