A stronger voice, a new beginning
Nursing science graduate Tia Hale will serve as student speaker for the spring 2022 graduate degree hooding ceremony before starting her dream job at Southcentral Foundation in inpatient pediatrics this August.
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Former School of Nursing director receives Meritorious Service Award
Former School of Nursing director Tina DeLapp receives a Meritorious Service Award from Chancellor Parnell and Provost Runge.
UAA professor’s work included in Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act
Angelia Trujillo has worked as a forensic nurse examiner, has a doctorate in forensic nursing practice and teaches population health and forensic nursing at UAA. She founded the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy. The academy’s work was included in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2022, which President Biden signed into law on March 17.
Pharmacy and nursing students to administer health screenings in rural Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ
This March, students from UAA’s pharmacy and nurse practitioner programs will travel to Pilot Station and Akiak to administer free health screenings to Head Start students and the wider community. This trip is the first of two planned to rural Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ communities each year, one in spring and another in fall, referred to as Project Partnership for Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s Kids (PAK).
Staffing shortages still hinder Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ hospitals; nurses among the highest in demand
Hospitals need nurses nationwide and across Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ, as the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated health care workforce shortages.