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April 17, 2018
SSON Recognized as Stellar School
The Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) is one of two schools this year to earn the National Student Nurses’ Association’s NSNA Stellar School Chapter Recognition. The award recognizes school chapters for their ongoing involvement in NSNA and their commitment to shared governance and professional development. The NSNA Stellar School Chapter certificate and pins were presented…
April 12, 2018
A Selfless Spring Break
For many college students, spring break is a chance to take a much-needed vacation. Others may head home to visit their families and catch up on sleep. Several nursing students chose to use this year’s spring break to serve others throughout the country and across the world. Here are a few of their stories. Gracie…
April 5, 2018
PhD Students Practice Advocacy
Three powerful days in Washington, D.C. taught Sinclair School of Nursing students the power of their voices as nurses. PhD students Laura Remy and Karen Clark joined hundreds of students from around the United States at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Student Policy Summit March 25 - March 28. Students learned about…
March 16, 2018
Robbie Towner, Accelerated BSN
On two separate occasions, accelerated student Robbie Towner has been able to assist victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) because of simulation training he received in the MUSSON Simulation Center. Originally from California, Towner works as an EMT at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Columbia while completing nursing school. During his mental health class in…
March 5, 2018
Advocating for Public Health
Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) undergraduate students and faculty met with state legislators to advocate for the state's public health. Traditional and accelerated BSN students from the Nursing in Communities class traveled to Jefferson City for the Missouri Nurses Association's Nurse Advocacy Day. The annual Advocacy Day is a chance for students to learn more…
Feb. 27, 2018
Starting Early
Even though she is only in her second semester of college, freshman Rachael Hillyer is already making a name for herself across campus. In addition to playing on Mizzou’s club soccer team and joining Pi Phi Sorority, she is the Sinclair School of Nursing’s first Discovery Fellow. The Discovery Fellows Program allows eligible freshmen to…
Feb. 14, 2018
Goals and Growth
An active duty military officer, father of six and doctoral student in MU’s Sinclair School of Nursing, John Rossi is the walking definition of balance. Not only does he serve as a full-time military nurse, but he’s also an incredibly involved parent, sharing homeschooling duties with his wife, Nancy, for five of their six kids.…
Jan. 17, 2018
Best of Both Worlds
For Beth Mettes, happiness is found in the country, with fresh air, plenty of acreage and beloved animals surrounding her. A circulating nurse in the operating room of University Hospital’s Level 1 Trauma Center, she lives on a farm in northeast Missouri with her husband, Tyler; two Labrador retrievers; goats; horses; chickens; and a wild…
Nov. 27, 2017
Students Present at Health Sciences Research Day
Each year, MU Health Sciences Research Day is organized and sponsored by the MU Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, who also partners with the School of Medicine, the SSON, the School of Health Professions and the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital.
Nov. 8, 2017
American Lymphedema Framework Project Receives Sigma Theta Tau Award
Dr. Jane Armer and members of the American Lymphedema Framework Project (ALFP) steering committee were honored with the Research Dissemination Award at the Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Convention October 29, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. This award recognizes excellence in improving and disseminating evidence-based practice research. The American Lymphedema Framework Project was founded in 2008…