Spotlight

Nov. 8, 2018

Nursing School Connected Army Veteran to His Job in the Emergency Room

  After serving his country with the Army, Adam Brandes is back home serving his community as a nurse in the ER    On June 1, 2013, Adam Brandes’ Army unit had just left a graduation ceremony for new Afghanistan police officers it had trained and was headed back to its base in Ghazni Province. “It was a nice summer day when, out of nowhere, there was a loud explosion and a cloud of dirt,” Brandes said. Staff Sgt. Job Reigoux was in the lead vehicle with other soldiers and their interpreter when it was struck by a rocket-propelled…

Aug. 15, 2018

Researcher retires after 32-year career

Dr. Vicki Conn has had an illustrious career spanning 32 years since her initial appointment as an assistant professor to the MU School of Nursing. She is a graduate of the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, first with a Masters in Adult Nursing in 1981, followed by a PhD in Social-Psychology of Health and Aging. Conn served as the Distinguished Potter-Brinton Professor since 1995 and as Associate Dean for Research since 2002. Evidence of Conn’s impact on the University of Missouri, the Sinclair School of Nursing, and beyond, is found among many sources, including successful funding of millions of dollars…

June 5, 2018

Graduate Level Students Visit Campus

Nearly 100 graduate students are on campus this week for orientation into their areas of study. This gives our students the opportunity to meet the faculty members, their classmates, and gives them access to our advising staff. We also welcomed the very first class of RN-MSN students to the nursing program.  The class met on campus June 4 and 5, 2018 at the Sinclair School of Nursing. Bottom Row from left to right: Shana Luebbering, Rachel Blomberg. Back Row: Tara Herweck, Katlynn Mueller, Sarah Musrove, Paula Allen-Thomas, and Heidi Baumgartner.

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 Kelly, 7th Semester, Traditional BSN student On her fifth Mizzou Alternative Breaks trip, Gracie was a site leader for an environmental service trip. Her team partnered with the San Juan Mountain Association to replace a rusty barbed wire fence that keeps wild horses in…

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 the Sinclair School of Nursing, Towner and his classmates completed an IPV simulation event, which taught them how to recognize signs of IPV and assist the victim while keeping everyone safe. This kind of simulation training makes the SSON stand out, Towner says. “Not a…

Jan. 27, 2017

BSN Students Study in Costa Rica

Over the January intersession, 20 undergraduate nursing students from all three BSN options — traditional, accelerated and the RN-BSN programs — participated a study abroad trip to Monte Verde, Costa Rica. These students were completing their community health clinical hours, required for all BSN students. The group visited a health clinic, a nursing home, a hospital and students provided health education to older members of two rural communities. Along the way, they enjoyed the beautiful scenery and incredible food. Students spent ten days living with a family in the Monte Verde region and were immersed in the culture. While some…

Jan. 4, 2017

Student Practices ‘Quick’ Medicine in Africa

Professors at the Sinclair School of Nursing do not often recommend taking a week off of classes and clinicals. But when senior Stephanie Oetting learned she had the chance to experience medicine in Africa, everyone knew she had to jump at the opportunity. Oetting spent a week in October 2016 working alongside missionaries in medical clinics in five villages throughout the country of Madagascar. The trip was in partnership with Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Mercy Medical Teams, who sends regular medical mission trips throughout Africa. The team included nine Americans and three Madagascan doctors who partnered alongside a general surgeon.

Oct. 28, 2013

Associate Professor Inducted as AAN Fellow

Oct. 28, 2013 Columbia, Mo. — Maithe Enriquez, an associate professor in the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing (MU SSON), was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing Oct. 19 at the Academy’s 40th annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Enriquez, a nurse practitioner, volunteers one day a week at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, where she provides primary care for adults living with HIV disease. She has focused her research and clinical career on enhancing health outcomes for underserved low-income individuals of color and individuals living with HIV disease. Her research largely centers…

Aug. 16, 2013

Myra Aud retires

Aug. 16, 2013 Myra Aud retired July 31, 2013, after a lengthy career in gerontological nursing and nursing education. Upon retirement, Aud received the distinguished title of associate professor emerita. Aud spent 21 years in various roles in institutional long-term care. She joined the Sinclair School of Nursing faculty in 2001 and taught Gerontological Nursing Care. The school honored Aud with a retirement celebration Aug. 12. View pictures from the celebration.