The Program in Nursing Science would like to congratulate alumna Charmaine Platon (Class of 2011) for receiving the 2011 American Psychiatric Nurses Association Janssen Student Scholarship. This scholarship was established in partnership with Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs in order to recognize outstanding graduate and undergraduate nursing students who have demonstrated a passion for psychiatric mental health nursing, and to help foster the professional growth and development of these students within the psychiatric mental health nursing field. Charmaine was one for 15 undergraduate students selected nationally for this award. 

The Program in Nursing Science extends congratulations to alumna Connie Chung (Class of 2010) on receiving the "Rookie of the Year Award" at the UCI Medical Center Nursing Exemplar Awards Ceremony held on May 10, 2011. The ceremony was one of a series of events marking National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week at UC Irvine.

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UCI's growing program supports a future in which they're full partners in healthcare reform.

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The Program in Nursing Science congratulates Susan Tiso who graduated from George Washington University on May 12, 2011 with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) degree. The D.N.P. advances professional nursing roles in clinical practice and nursing leadership and management.

Program in Nursing Science Research Symposium
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Tamkin Hall, Rooms F110 and F108

Program in Nursing Science Recognition Ceremony
Saturday, June 11, 2011
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Student Center, Pacific Ballroom D

Nursing Science Commencement
Saturday, June 11, 2011
6:00 p.m.
Bren Center

The Program in Nursing Science would like to congratulate Nursing Science student Kelly Russell for receiving the National Student Nurses' Association Promise of Nursing Scholarship. We are very proud of your accomplishment and look forward to your future contributions in the field of nursing.

Evidenced-based Integrative Medicine skills for you and your patients with a special focus on Healing Touch, Mindfulness Meditation, and Guided Imagery

May 3, 2011

St. Joseph Hospital, 1100 West Stewart Drive, Orange, CA 92868-3891

This workshop is offered by the UC Irvine Program in Nursing Science in collaboration with the Samueli Institute and Kaiser Permanente Orange County with generous funding from the Samueli Foundation.

For more information email:   nsevents@uci.edu

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The Program in Nursing Science invites you to attend the Second Annual Suzanne Renée Leider Nursing Lecture on Friday, April 8, 2010 at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering.  The lecture titled “Nurses Leading the Quest for Excellence in Human Caring” features Linda Burnes Bolton, Dr.PH, RN, FAAN, Vice President for Nursing, Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Nursing Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.   Dr. Burnes Bolton Co-Chaired, with Dr. Donna Shalala, President of the University of Miami and former Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Institute of Medicine Committee on the Future of Nursing, commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  

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The Lecture will begin promptly at 4:30pm, in the Beckman Center auditorium and will be followed by dinner and Q&A with the speaker in the atrium at 6:00pm.

Individual tickets and table sponsorships are available.

For more information regarding registration and sponsorship, please contact Liz Eastin at eeastin@uci.edu or call 949-824-7931.

All proceeds from this event benefit the UC Irvine Program in Nursing Science - Suzanne Renée Leider Nursing Student Award.

On February 16, 2011 from 10am to 3pm, the Nursing Science Student Association (NSSA) at UCI hosted its first ever health fair on Ring Road of the UCI campus. Stations set up at the fair consisted of: blood pressure and BMI screenings performed by nursing students; free giveaways, pamphlets, and resources from the Health Education Center at UCI; and educational presentations made by NSSA members about nutrition, exercise, stress management, alcohol and drug awareness, sexual health, proper body mechanics, and the body's vital signs. In addition, Public Health Association at UCI collaborated with NSSA by creating a presentation and educating UCI students about suicide prevention and depression. The ultimate goal of the fair was to influence UCI students to make optimal health and wellness decisions. Over two hundred UCI students attended the fair.

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More than 225 people gathered to attend a lecture featuring Dr. Patricia Benner at the Beckman Center on January 25th. Dr. Benner's presentations was titled "Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation". The discussion included findings from the recent Carnegie Foundation Report and several clinical teaching vignettes.

Assistant Professor Sarah Choi recently received a UC Irvine ICTS postdoctoral KL-2) faculty career development program award. The primary goal of the career development program is to increase the quantity and quality of exceptionally gifted investigators who are skilled at leading multidisciplinary research teams focused on distinctive clinical and translational investigation leading to sustained improvements on the health of the public. Professor Choi's research focuses on improving diabetes self-management and outcomes among underserved ethnic minority populations through community-based interventions.

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Congratulations to UC Irvine Program in Nursing Science Students; Mita Chang, Juliana Fuller, Natasha Punjabi, and Sonia Sedano for receiving the Deloras Jones Registered Nurse Scholarship Award. We are very proud of your accomplishments and look forward to your future contributions in the field of nursing.

Mita Chang	Juliana Fuller	Natasha Punjabi	Sonia Sedano

On September 22, 2010 the Program in Nursing Science held its fourth annual White Coat Ceremony, an event to honor the incoming undergraduate Nursing Science class of 2012 and the second class of graduate MSN students. Students received white laboratory coats after being honored by UCI Nursing Science Faculty. The Mary Hannacker Scholarship Award was presented by Maureen Zehntner to Elianna Marquez and Lisa Patel. The Elizabeth C. Tierney Nursing Scholarship was awarded to Sharon Lee, while the Nursing Leadership Student Award was presented to Jaymee Nakata. Sarah Campbell and Leah Centanni, both graduate students, received HRSA Traineeship Awards. Congratulations and welcome to all new Nursing Science Students!

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Assistant Professor Alison Holman receives prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to study genetic effects of traumatic stress on cardiovascular disorders.

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Congratulations and best wishes were extended to Ellen Lewis during a retirement reception held on July 15, 2010 on the UC Irvine campus.   Friends, colleagues and family celebrated her retirement and 26 years of service to UC Irvine.

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On June 11, 2010 the Program in Nursing Science held its Class of 2010 Pinning Ceremony recognizing the graduating class of nursing students. The event was held at the UC Irvine Student Center culminating with the traditional pinning, an important rite-of-passage into the profession of nursing. Dressed in their white coats, the 42 graduates were presented a custom designed UCI pin by program director Ellen Olshansky and associate director Ellen Lewis, and congratulated by Nursing Science Faculty. Congratulations to the Class of 2010!

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