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Efforts under way to assist the critical local nursing shortage through USF Health College of Nursing and Sarasota Memorial Hospital collaboration
The USF Health College of Nursing, in collaboration with Sarasota Memorial Hospital, will soon launch a program to address the critical workforce shortage due to nurses leaving the profession in record numbers.
October 27, 2021COVID-19, USF Health, University News
The legacy of a nursing trailblazer
Geraldine McKinnon Twine, a retired nurse practitioner and USF alumna, broke barriers in nursing during a segregated era, becoming the first black nurse to integrate Tampa General Hospital. Her dedication to education and service inspired her children to achieve academic success, with one establishing an endowed scholarship at USF in her honor.
September 16, 2021Student Success, USF Health
USF College of Nursing and Port Tampa Bay announce partnership to bring clinical outreach services to the vulnerable seafaring community
The USF College of Nursing has partnered with Port Tampa Bay to create the first-of-its-kind on-site nurse-managed clinical outreach to provide direct care for the thousands of seafarers whose global maritime routes bring them to Port Tampa Bay each year.
June 17, 2021USF Health
USF College of Nursing works to battle opioid crisis
The University of South Florida College of Nursing is combatting the opioid crisis in rural America by equipping advanced pain specialists with integrative pain management techniques.
April 12, 2021USF Health
USF Health names Dr. Usha Menon Dean of College of Nursing
Dr. Menon brings a wealth of nursing leadership experience and academic achievement to her new role.
November 24, 2020USF Health
USF Nurse Educator Helps Husband Survive COVID-19
When Susan M. Perry, PhD, CRNA, ARNP, FAAN, served as an infection control officer in the U.S. Air Force in the 1990s, she never predicted that the skills she was honing three decades ago would one day save her husband and herself during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.
March 31, 2020COVID-19, USF Health
USF Medical Response Crew Answers Calls to Campus Clinic
University of South Florida Bulls too sick or injured to get to the campus health clinic now have an easy solution: call the new student-staffed Medical Response Unit.
February 13, 2020Campus Life
Celebrating USF’s Student Veterans: Transforming Military Experiences into Academic Success
There are nearly two-thousand student veterans thriving within the University of South Florida’s veteran-centered programs. The Office of Veteran Success fosters a strong sense of community, keeping USF at the top of the list of the Military Times annual “Best for Vets” ranking.
November 8, 2019Campus Life
USF Health Students Tested in Mock Tornado Disaster
Fresh off a nasty weather weekend that saw Tropical Storm Nestor-spawned tornadoes hit neighborhoods in Tampa Bay, students from USF Health faced a similar, yet simulated threat in classrooms.
October 21, 2019USF Health
Partnering for a Pediatric Pathway to Success
The University of South Florida’s College of Nursing launched a new community outreach initiative this summer that pairs pediatric nursing students with at-risk youth in neighborhood community centers.
July 17, 2019USF Health, University News
Pat Tillman Foundation Awards Scholarship to USF Student Veteran
University of South Florida nursing student and United States Air Force veteran Grete Lenz is part of an elite group from around the country selected this week as 2019 Tillman Scholars.
June 13, 2019USF Health, University News
Air Force Nurse Juggling Master’s Program, Civilian Life
For Willamina Folks, striking a balance between her military and civilian life is second nature. Folks is in the master’s program at the USF College of Nursing. She also works as a medical ICU nurse at Tampa General Hospital and continues to train in her role as a flight nurse in the Air Force Reserves.
February 2, 2019USF Health