The School of Nursing has been celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2011. We had a number of events including a dinner and dance in April. Unfortunately the golf tournament was cancelled due to bad weather but we hope to reorganize the event. We are working with colleagues in the Faculty of Health Sciences to develop a Strategic Plan for the Faculty to guide the research, education and practice mandate. We are looking forward to welcoming the new students to campus and are hosting a Pizza lunch for them during Frosh Week. The entry class has increased in size and we will welcome 425 undergraduate students and 56 graduate and nurse practitioner students in the next couple of weeks. Over the next few years we continue to plan an expansion of our graduate programs. In the next academic year we hope to have the first graduates from the PhD program.
We are planning to offer a new Master’s degree in 2012 – a Masters in Healthcare Quality. The degree will be multidisciplinary and collaboratively delivered with colleagues from the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Schools of Business and Policy Studies and the Faculty of Law. We are presently engaged in going through the stages of approval and will provide more information as it becomes available.
The mission of the School of Nursing is to advance learning and scholarship in the discipline and profession of nursing. Such advancement will be achieved through the educational, scholarly, and clinical pursuits of the student, faculty, and alumnae of the School. We have developed a new Strategic Plan and the six key objectives are as follows:
Provide excellent undergraduate programs to outstanding students that prepare future nursing leaders
Prepare Baccalaureate students who will start their professional career capable of providing quality nursing practice.
Promote innovation and excellence in research and scholarly activity.
Support initiatives to sustain and expand quality academic programs and research.
Provide a comprehensive graduate program to prepare students for the advancement of the discipline.
Integrate education in Patient Centered Care and Collaborative Interprofessional Practice throughout the undergraduate and graduate programs.
