The Next Mizzou Nurse

A Note from our dean

Dean Lori Popejoy

PhD, RN, FAAN

“During their time at the Sinclair School of Nursing, students will don black scrubs; an honor that allows them to participate in an immersive learning experience, collaborate with world-renowned faculty and engage in life-saving research. When they turn their tassel at commencement, they will join the ranks of Mizzou Made Nurses across the globe – carrying out our mission to advance health care for all people, the truest honor of all.”

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Spotlights and Announcements

Opportunity for PhD Graduate

Rantz Care in Aging Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Sinclair School of Nursing is seeking a scholar with an interest in aging-related research who complements our robust programs of research related to innovations to improve health and health systems for older adults across care settings. Aging-related research areas of particular interest include Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), health disparities, healthcare delivery, health informatics/data science, neurosciences and sensor technology.

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Dr. Marilyn Rantz with a patient

Why Choose Mizzou Nursing

Top 50

U.S. News & World Report ranks our DNP Graduate Nursing Program and our MS(N) Online Nursing Program two of the best graduate programs for 2024.

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In FY22 SSON faculty had interdisciplinary research collaborations with 16 different departments across MU campus.

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The school’s placement rate for nursing graduates ranges from 98% to 100%.

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18 SSON faculty members are Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. Faculty also average 80 annual publications.

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An average of 80% of our undergraduate students stay and practice in Missouri.

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In FY22 SSON had 85 scholarly publications in print.