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DNP Program Earns Prestigious Award


The University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing’s (SSON) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program has received the 2015 Central Region Excellence Award.

MU Nursing Outreach helps RNs learn leadership skills


Aug. 4, 2015Story source: Shirley Farrah, 573.882.0215 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLbvJusCrTE MACON, Mo. – Doris White enjoys life at the Loch Haven Senior Living Community in Macon. She plays piano in the Loch Haven Washboard Band, an ensemble whose members play both improvised music makers—pots, pans, spoons—as well as tambourines, bells and other traditional instruments.“My life here is…

Local PhD Program Graduate Accepts Position in Utah


Aug. 11, 2015Dr. Jennifer Hulett, a May 2015 PhD graduate of the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, has accepted a post-doctoral fellowship from the University of Utah, College of Nursing. Dr. Hulett will be supported by an NIH funded Institutional Training Grant (T32) awarded to the University of Utah College of Nursing entitled “Interdisciplinary Training…

Dean Miller Named One of Most Influential Deans in Country


This ranking was released by the Texas based company Mometrix Test Preparation.

New Rankings Show SSON as Elite


March 20, 2015The University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) was recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report for its online graduate program and graduate school.The SSON was rated in the top 50 for best nursing online graduate programs. News & World Report uses a complex system to rank each school. View their…

Student Program Teaches Preschoolers the Importance of Washing Their Hands


Nov. 7, 2014A group of University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing students found themselves putting on a clinic inside a classroom. It was the first event ever for the program, Sharing Health Hand by Hand.Nursing students were teaching proper hand hygiene to a class of preschool students with developmental needs. Program leaders say the…

Associate Professor Inducted into Prestigous Society


Oct. 29, 2014Columbia, Mo. — Lori Popejoy, 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 at the Academy’s 41st annual meeting in Washington D.C.The American Academy of Nursing has about 2,200 fellows. Invitation to fellowship is more than…

SSON Associate Professor Teaching Health Care Providers to Identify Signs of Domestic Violence


Sept. 19, 2014COLUMBIA, Mo. – National data shows, on average, three women are murdered every day by a partner or ex-partner. More than 1 in 3 women experience partner violence in their lifetime. However, an emphasis to identify the signs of abuse is being taught by a Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) faculty member.“New national…

First Ever DNP Leadership and Innovations in Health Care Cohort


It opened up another opportunity for post-masters only students.

Sinclair School of Nursing Staff Member Wins Award


Jessica Mueller was surprised in her office and given the MU Service Champion Award from the Staff Advisory Council.