Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
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July 01, 2018
No one ever said being a nurse was easy. But these days, it can feel harder than ever for the next generation of care providers, health care leaders, and nurse scientists. Technology changes faster than academic curricula. The volume and complexity of patient care required in practice outpaces…
June 25, 2018
A new affiliation between APP and The MetroHealth System will give students at the university’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing greater educational, clinical and research opportunities. Under the new affiliation agreement, CWRU nursing students can train and…
June 13, 2018
I am sad to tell you that Dr. Adel Mahmoud, a pioneer in preventing and treating diseases throughout the world, died June 11 in New York City. Dr. Mahmoud’s storied career combined academic leadership, research, development, policy, and implementation science, all focused on improving the health…
June 06, 2018
$5 million gift launches Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
A $5 million gift from Marian and Michael Shaughnessy will create an academy at APP’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing to develop and support a new…
May 25, 2018
Last Sunday, 195 of our graduates walked across the stage of Severance Hall to receive their diplomas and the hood of the MD degree. We allow relatives who are also physicians to hood their family members and this year 47 did so, which if not a record, must be close. In addition, students can ask…
May 14, 2018
With commencement just a few days away, many on campus are preparing to walk across the stage and start the next phase of their life after years of hard work. We talked with graduating students from each school to see how they got here, what their time was like on campus and where they’re heading…
May 09, 2018
Nursing's Christopher Burant receives Diekhoff graduate teaching award Associate Professor Christopher Burant said he is “standing on the shoulders of giants” who inspire him to become a better educator and person. Leading that roster of giants: lifelong teachers like his grandmother Lillian; his…
April 13, 2018
What is our medical school worth? For many of us, it is priceless. It’s not easy putting a price tag on producing physicians who care for patients and families, or supporting research scientists who develop new treatments and diagnoses for disease. And it’s equally difficult to assess the economic…
April 12, 2018
All APP students are invited to Nurse Prom Friday, April 13, from 9 to 11:30 p.m. at The Spot. Nightingala, a formal event for Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing faculty, staff and students, will be held prior to Nurse Prom from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Thwing Center…
March 23, 2018
Add one more entry into Case Western Reserve’s list of efforts that U.S. News & World Report rates among the nation’s top 10. Along with degree programs in nursing and social work that achieved lofty positions in the rankings released this week, the law school’s Health Law specialty moved up…