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Assemblymember Richard Pan (D—Natomas), left, meets with Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing students, from left to right, Kay Behan, Maureen Murphy, Gretchen Spickler and Laura Jones.
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April 2013
Farmers market comes to UC Davis Health System
April 16, 2013 — UC Davis Health System launches a weekly farmers market on May 16, reflecting a national trend that expands access to fresh, locally grown produce sold directly to consumers.
School of Nursing doctoral candidate wins prestigious Doris Duke Charitable Foundation fellowship
April 12, 2013 — Sheridan Miyamoto, a doctoral candidate in the Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Degree Program at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, was awarded a prestigious Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being. Miyamoto is one of just 15graduate students nationwide selected for the award this year.
February 2013
Nurse scientist Nilda Peragallo to speak at annual UC Davis nursing school lecture
February 28, 2013 — Nurse scientist Nilda (Nena) Peragallo, one of the nation’s foremost researchers in HIV/AIDS risk reduction and prevention in Latinos, will discuss health disparities and the recruitment and retention of minority scientists as the featured speaker at the 2013 Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis Lecture Series: Leading Change, Advancing Health from 4 to 5 p.m. March 6 at the UC Davis Sacramento campus.
UC Davis nursing school seeks postdoctoral scholar
February 8, 2013 — The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis seeks a visionary postdoctoral scholar to work under the guidance of expert faculty mentors in either interdisciplinary research on Latino health or child health services research.
UC Davis enhances nurse practitioner, physician assistant program to offer master's degrees
February 6, 2013 — Already, a majority of UC Davis nurse practitioner and physician assistant graduates go on to work as primary-care providers in underserved areas and with hopes of further increasing these rates, the program will offer master’s degrees beginning with classes that enroll this summer.
January 2013
Enhanced training in primary care thanks to state support
January 25, 2013 — The California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) has awarded more than $300,000 to UC Davis training programs to help ensure a robust primary health-care workforce in California.
UC Davis nursing school dean appointed to statewide primary care committee
January 18, 2013 — Heather M. Young, associate vice chancellor for nursing at UC Davis and founding dean at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, joined more than a dozen health-care leaders in San Jose Jan. 15 to launch the California Advanced Primary Care Institute (CAPCI), a multi-pronged effort to improve the appeal of primary care as a career choice for health professionals and also elevate the performance of primary-care teams.
School of Nursing hosts leadership event with award-winning journalist Suzanne Gordon
January 10, 2013 — Suzanne Gordon, an award-winning journalist and author and a visiting professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, spoke to more than 100 students, faculty and community members Wednesday evening at a leadership event at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis.
December 2012
School of Nursing postdoctoral scholar wins recognition from California Center for Public Health Advocacy
December 19, 2012 — The California Center for Public Health Advocacy recognized Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing Postdoctoral Fellow Lori L. Miller with a 2012 Emerging Health Leader Award for Beginning Professionals.
100 percent of new School of Nursing students donate to scholarship fund
December 14, 2012 — For the third consecutive year, 100 percent of the new graduate students at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis pledged philanthropic gifts to support scholarships at the school.
November 2012
Claire Pomeroy to step down in June
November 19, 2012 — Claire Pomeroy, vice chancellor for human health sciences and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis, has announced that she will leave the university on June 30, at the end of the academic year.
October 2012
UC Davis nursing school opens applications for fall 2013 classes
October 18, 2012 — Applications are now open for fall 2013 classes in the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Degree Programs offered through the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. All admitted students receive generous financial support to ensure outstanding graduate students who share the vision to transform health care through nursing education and research are prepared as future leaders in health care, health policy, education and research.
Kizer named UCLA medical school's Alumnus of the Year
October 9, 2012 — Kenneth W. Kizer, founding director of the UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement and a distinguished professor at the School of Medicine and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, received the Alumnus of the Year award from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA on Oct. 6 in Los Angeles.
UC Davis establishes prestigious new NIH-funded research center for aging Latinos
October 2, 2012 — Assembling a nationally respected team of nurse, physician and mental-health leaders with broad expertise in brain health and minority aging, UC Davis has established the Latino Aging Research Resource Center (LARRC), through a prestigious five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). [en español]
UC Davis graduate nursing student selected for competitive faculty internship program
October 1, 2012 — Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis graduate student Patricia Gonsalves is one of only 20 students chosen to participate in the Los Rios Community College Faculty Diversity Internship Program, which provides hands-on training and experience working in a classroom setting at the community -college level. The competitive program, within the second largest community college district in California, was created to support the development of a diverse pool of future community-college instructors.
September 2012
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis conducts student information session
September 25, 2012 — The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing will conduct a free information session at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, for students interested in the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degree programs.
Newly admitted classes welcomed to the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis
September 21, 2012 — A nurse researcher who leads the nationwide nursing campaign to improve health care and a Japanese-American nurse who cared for thousands in a World War II internment camp were both honored at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing 2012 Welcoming Ceremony Thursday evening. The school conducted the annual event to recognize the newly admitted graduate nursing students.
Japanese-American internment camp nurse and national leader honored by UC Davis nursing school
September 19, 2012 — A Japanese-American nurse who cared for thousands in a World War II internment camp and a nurse researcher who leads a nationwide nursing campaign to improve health care will both be honored at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing 2012 Welcoming Ceremony Thursday evening. The school conducts the annual event to recognize the newly admitted graduate nursing students.
Three international visiting professors join School of Nursing this fall
September 4, 2012 — The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis welcomes three international visiting professors who will teach, contribute content to courses and serve as a resource for students and faculty beginning this fall.
August 2012
E-health house calls, novel probiotics among new research funded at UC Davis Health System
August 17, 2012 — UC Davis Health System faculty are among the principal investigators and collaborators awarded funding from the new Research Investments in Sciences and Engineering (RISE) program to conduct innovative, multidisciplinary research in areas of strategic importance to California, the nation and the world.
Leaders gather to develop competencies for pain management education
August 10, 2012 — A team of 30 pain and education experts from throughout North America gathered for an intensive two-day summit at UC Davis Health System last week to develop competencies in pain management education for new clinicians across the health professions.
New, interprofessional course on quality improvement to launch this fall
August 8, 2012 — With a focus on the health system's commitment to interprofessional education and the goal of preparing well-qualified health-care professionals for the future, two professors from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing collaborated to develop a new, interprofessional course that opens this fall.
July 2012
School of Nursing doctoral student awarded prestigious predoctoral fellowship
July 12, 2012 — Lori Kennedy Madden, a doctoral student at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, received a prestigious fellowship from the National Institute of Nursing Research to hone her skills as a nurse scientist as she conducts doctoral research on traumatic brain injury. Madden, a member of the school's inaugural class of doctoral students, is the first School of Nursing student to receive this competitive award.
June 2012
UC Davis nursing, medicine scholars participate in first multi-institution collaborative policy program in the nation's capitol
June 27, 2012 — Nursing, medicine and health-care scholars from UC Davis, the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University participated last week in a first-of-its-kind multi-institution program in Washington, D.C., to develop health-care professionals' leadership skills and policy expertise.
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing doctoral student wins research abstract award from AcademyHealth
June 26, 2012 — A research abstract by Katherine Kim, a doctoral student at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, was selected by AcademyHealth as one of the top abstracts of the organization's 2012 Annual Research Meeting in Orlando June 24.
Inaugural nursing program graduates participate in UC Davis commencement exercises
June 15, 2012 — For the first time, 25 Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis students received Master of Science Degrees in Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership at the UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies Commencement Ceremony on June 14.
UC Davis nursing M.S. program receives 5-year accreditation
June 13, 2012 — The Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Master of Science program for the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis received accreditation for five years - the maximum possible for a new program -- from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The organization assesses and identifies nursing programs that engage in effective educational practices.
MEDIA ADVISORY: New UC Davis nursing school celebrates first graduating class
June 12, 2012 — The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis celebrates the graduation of its inaugural class
