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2019 Graduates Share Their Memories, Passions, and Hopes for the Future

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2019 Graduates Share Their Memories, Passions, and Hopes for the Future

Digging for Gold

Researchers at Columbia Nursing are unearthing dazzling data in a broad range of fields— a treasure trove that could help improve patient care everywhere.

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Researchers at Columbia Nursing are unearthing dazzling data in a broad range of fields—a treasure trove that could help improve patient care everywhere.

Building a Research Enterprise

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The scholarly endeavors of Columbia University School of Nursing’s faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and
graduate students are tremendously diverse — while being bound together by a vision...

A Citizen of the World

Columbia Nursing’s dean, Lorraine Frazier, is driven to address health inequities both close to home and around the globe.

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Columbia Nursing’s dean, Lorraine Frazier, is driven to address health inequities both close to home and around the globe.

When all roads lead to nursing: Columbia Nursing’s Sally Aboelela discusses her path to the field and how she keeps student morale high

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When Sally Aboelela, PhD, assistant professor, first came to Columbia Nursing in 2005, she was planning to enroll as a student to become a nurse. She had just finished her Doctorate in Physiology...

Students | Education | Academics
Student Profile: Meghan Reading

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The inspiration for wanting to be a nurse began for Meghan Reading’18, PhD in her New Jersey high school, where she first read about nurses working in underserved regions of the world, and later,...
Students | Education | Academics
Student Profile: Shazia Mitha

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Interest in scientific research propelled Shazia Mitha ‘16 ’18 from her home in Tampa, Florida, and from the University of South Florida, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in biomedical...
Students | Education | Academics
Student Profile: Kent Haina

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Kent M. Haina ’14 ’18, who earned his Master of Science degree from the Nurse Anesthesia program, has always loved human physiology, connecting with people, and working with his hands. As a nurse...
Students | Education | Academics
Student Profile: Monica Detomas

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Monica Detomas ’16 ’18 earned her Master of Science degree in the Family Nurse Practitioner program, knew growing up in the Bronx that she wanted to work in healthcare. After volunteering in the...
Students
Nurse Practitioners and Students from Columbia Nursing Go to Albany for Annual Capital Day

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On April 17th, more than 150 nurse practitioners (NP) and NP students from across New York State went to Albany to meet with lawmakers and urge passage of legislation that could positively impact...
Students | Education | Academics
Student Profile: Linda Armstrong

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A graduate of Columbia’s Nursing’s Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program with a subspecialty in oncology, Linda Armstrong ’16 ’18 has been passionate about helping patients living with cancer...
Students | Education | Academics
2018 Columbia Nursing Graduates Talk About Memories, Passions, and Hopes for the Future

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Columbia Nursing's 2018 commencement ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 15. In preparation, we spoke with six graduates who pursued different programs and who are from diverse backgrounds...
Research
Women with HIV Experience More Fatigue, Muscle Aches After Menopause

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In a recent study, researchers at Columbia Nursing found that post-menopausal women, an expanding demographic among aging HIV patients, suffer more from fatigue and muscle aches than others living...
Research
Video-Based Education Reduces Distress in Pediatric MRI Patients

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A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure can be so stressful for children that many require general anesthesia to complete testing. Yet an educational video could significantly increase...
Research
Internal Review Protocols at Academic Institutions More than Doubles Likelihood of External Grant Funding

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To boost chances of securing external research funding, Columbia Nursing investigators designed a two-part internal-review process that more than doubled the likelihood that research grant...