Virginia Nursing Legacy Magazine Spring 2025 • VNL Magazine

A group of CNL nursing students with clinical instructor Drew Walton , Dean Marianne Baernholdt, and CNO Kathy Baker.

Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

It's just 63 steps to walk between the School and UVA Health. But, thanks to a new Synergy Center led by School of Nursing faculty members and clinicians - which centralizes nurse recruitment, onboarding, retention, and professional development, aligned with workforce needs - there's now no discernible gap between the two.

by Christine Kueter

From the Dean

Like Typhoid Mary in reverse, Dean Baernholdt on how she and colleagues aim to spread 'good contagion.'

A history photo of nursing students around a manikin Mrs. Chase

From the Archives

How Mrs. Chase and Baby Chase took nursing education and simulation by storm in the early 1900s.

School Nurse Savvy

Forget ice packs and Band-Aids. Alumna Ashley Palmore and her colleagues in San Diego County are a new breed of school nurse.

Nursing Narratives

Three nursing students offer written reflections on their nursing 'whys.'

Game On

On the court or in the lab, how simulation staffer Rob Craig keeps time with nursing students and as a key part of UVA athletics game operations.

A New Sim Standard

The Schools of Nursing and Medicine created a Simulation Collaborative that's both centralized and energized sims for healthcare professionals.

On My Bookshelf

The books that UVA Health University Medical Center chief nursing officer Kathy Baker (a Harry Potter, Dolly Parton, and cookbook fan) keeps close.

News in Brief

News from around the School.

The Conway Promise

How Bill and Joanne Conway have changed the game for nursing students across the United States, and at UVA.

Upcoming CE

From kidney transplants (Jun. 18), stress and caregiving (Sept. 11), an APP conference (Oct. 9), and a "Do no harm" talk with Michelle Longley (Oct. 16).