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BSN student, Summer Bui, after her white coat ceremony

#MeetUsMonday - Meet BSN student Summer Bui

BSN student Summer Bui, from Colonial Beach, VA, thrives on a busy schedule. She studied abroad in London last summer and is heading to Italy this summer.

BSN Student Morgan McCroy

#MeetUsMonday - Meet BSN Student Morgan McCroy

McCroy, who is a third-year BSN student from Queens, NY, aspires to become a pediatric and travel nurse, and one day, a nurse practitioner.

A nursing student in a mask

#MeetUsMonday - Meet ABSN Student BreAnn

Dishman, a wife and mom who's always wanted to be a nurse, said the ABSN program has provided holistic education that 'makes [her] a better nurse.'

Sophie Polk, BSN Student, sitting on UVA School of Nursing steps

#MeetUsMonday - Meet BSN Student Sophie Polk

Polk, who dreams of being a pediatric nurse, is a 3rd-year BSN student, sim center assistant, and her class's Nursing Student Council social chair.

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#MeetUsMonday - Meet BSN Student Cindy

Tran, founder of Asian American and Pacific Islander Nursing Student Association and a future psych NP, transferred into the BSN program from NVCC.

A nurse and nursing student care for an expectant mother

'I Just Love It Here': On the Labor and Delivery Unit, Nursing Students Find Ca

BSN student Elissa Hoyt never thought she'd like assisting with childbirth. A rotation through UVA Health's Labor and Delivery Unit changed her mind.

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#MeetUsMonday - Meet 'Aussie' Exchange Students Millie, Amelia, and Anna

While four American UVA nursing students are studying at Australia's University of Queensland, three Aussie nursing students are getting a look at US nursing.

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#MeetUsMonday - Meet BSNs Madeleine and Anjali, Studying Abroad in Australia

The 4th year BSNs are part of the School's long-standing exchange program with the University of Queensland in Brisbane, where they're studying all fall.

Amelia Walton

#MeetUsMonday - Meet Amelia, the School of Nursing's Embedded Counselor

Walton is the School's first-ever embedded counselor.

Molly Yeo BSN 24 PhD student

Class of ’24: Ballerina’s Career Takes a Turn to Nursing

Molly Yeo's journey from professional ballerina to nurse to emerging nurse scientist.

Rn to BSN student Makayla Kirkpatrick

RN to BSN Students 'Buddy Up' and Cheer Peer Mentoring Program

It's a lot to return to school while working as a full-time RN. But UVA's RN to BSN students now have a built-in 'buddy,' thanks to a peer-mentoring program.

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#MeetUsMonday - Meet Connor, 4th Year UVA Nursing Student

Brumbaugh, of Winchester, VA, worked as a HUC and a PCT during nursing school, plays in the Marching Band, and is president of the qRN student group.

ABSN student Grayce Gunn

#MeetUsMonday - Meet Grayce, ABSN Student

Gunn, in the first cohort of accelerated BSN students, is a future ER nurse who loves pediatric nursing, advocacy, being outdoors, and her cat Coraline.

BSN Student, Lauren Josiah, sits on the stairs at the nursing school

Meet BSN Student Lauren Josiah

Josiah - former figure skater, world traveler, and member of the Black Student Nursing Alliance.

Senior BSN program manager Lynn Corbett

Meet Lynn Corbett, Senior BSN Program Manager

Corbett, a beloved fixture at the School for 15 years, keeps BSN students on track with everything from course schedules to their scrubs and stethoscopes.

Francis Atangan, RN to BSN student who attends class at UVA's Northern VA site.

Meet RN to BSN Student Francis Atangan

Atangan, a native of the Philippines, is a licensed practical nurse who works full time at INOVA's ER and will graduate from UVA's RN to BSN program in 2024.

Yasaman Khadem RN to BSN

Meet RN to BSN Student and ICU Nurse Yasaman Khadem

Khadem, an ICU nurse at Johns Hopkins, considered all-online programs, but UVA's “personal” RN to BSN has been “everything [she] expected and more.”

Christine Connelly in Anatomy and Physiology class.

Award-Winning Prof. Connelly Uses Mad Props Bring Science to Life for Nursing Students

Christine Connelly earned a medical degree, but never practiced after finding something she’s so passionate about. And she wouldn’t have it any other way.

VNA Lobby Day - Ashley Apple and students.

Nurses in the House!

A group of nursing students and their prof went to VA's House of Delegates to get a look at what nurse advocacy looks like, earning applause along the way.

Ana Aguirre and Annalisa Cintron, founders of the LNSU

No Translation Necessary: Meet the Founders of the Latinx Nursing Student Union

An animated discussion about inappropriate requests for bedside translation led two BSNs to create a new student group, the Latinx Nursing Student Union.

Tanise Cole, Ridley Scholar and BSN 2026

'Maximally Focused': Meet Tanise Cole, Ridley Scholar

Not many teens keep a whiteboard in their room to triage activities, eagerly await working with a cadaver, and look forward to dissections. But Tanise does.

BSN students celebrating Accent Day, part of UVA Global Week

School Celebrates Global Week with Lectures and a First-Ever 'Accent Day'

During UVA Global Week, the School will offer a series of events to celebrate student travels, a talk by the dean, and a student-planned 'Accent Day.'

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U.S. News Ranks UVA's BSN No. 10 Public Nursing Program

The School of Nursing's BSN program is tied for No. 10 in the nation among public institutions.

Katherine Olivar Flores, BSN 26 and a Walentas Scholar

'Word Thief.' Artist. Walentas Scholar. Nursing Student. Meet Katherine Flores, BSN `26.

Incoming first-year BSN student Katherine Flores recalls the kindness of strangers who inspired her path to the U.S., and to UVA, with plans to pay it forward.

the ABSN Class of 2024

Transfers Transformed

Thanks to a transformational $20M gift in 2020, our first-ever cohort of Accelerated BSNs have arrived. And already, they're looking a lot like nurses.

AN image of BSN Class of 22 graduate Alianna Ali Kyle in firefighting gear standing in front of the Seminole Trail Volunteer Fire Department.

Class of 2022: Ali Kyle

Kyle got interested in EMTs at 14, ran rescue at 16, became a firefighter at 18, and, after she graduates in 2022, she'll become a U.S. Air Force nurse.

Created by nursing students and resident youngsters. An image of children planting plants into buckets.

Nursing 'Bucket Gardens' - and Community Health

The complex's old garden got demolished. So nursing students and resident youngsters rolled up their sleeves this spring and got growing.

undergraduate researcher Liza Foxx, BSN 22

What Happens When Nursing Undergrads Do Research?

UVA nurse scientists have a history of taking nursing undergraduates under their wings. For students, the experience can be transformative.

Claude Moore Nursing Education Building

Rankings Applause for UVA and its BSN

In a first-ever ranking of undergraduate nursing programs, UVA's BSN program earned a No. 10-in-the-nation spot.

Nursing student Davon Okoro models his Guerison Globale fashion creations.

Nursing Student Doubles as a Fashion Designer

BSN student Davon Okoro began his clothing company Guerison Globale at the start of the pandemic. Eighteen months later, he's created five clothing collections.

BSN students gathered around a patient bedside in the CSLC

Decided to be a Nurse? Two New Transfer-In Options

Responding to demand from prospective students, the School has begun accepting applications for two new BSN transfer-in programs that take either 2 or 3 years.

BSN Class of 23 nursing student Clara Keely in Valencia Spain.

Setting Her Nursing Aside While Enriching It, Too

BSN student Clara Keeley 'set [her] nursing aside' for a month-long study abroad to Spain. The experience, though, had a lot to do with the care she'll give.

BSN student Kelly Murray studied abroad in Cyprus in summer 2021.

Traveling 'Out of My Comfort Zone'

Kelly Murray - one of several nursing students to study abroad this summer - just returned from Cyprus, where she visited hospitals and historic sites alike.

Abdallah Maher Al Jarjawi, BSN Class of 2025, in silhouette

عزيمة (Eazima)

Abdallah Aljerjawi, a member of the BSN Class of 2025, on his Gaza homeland, heart, and his persistent wish to help.

BSN student Madi Wilson and mom Rachelle Aurand, who gave birth to baby Brielle last Feb

When Lives (Gently) Collide

Determined to see her patient through, nursing student Madi Wilson helped Rachelle Aurand through a difficult, 12-hour labor, and the birth of her daughter.

Milania Harris and Zahra Alisa, BSN class of 2022 and founders of AME.

'Doing This Out Loud'

In the wake of George Floyd's killing, students Milania Harris and Zahra Alisa began Advocates for Medical Equality to confront discrimination in healthcare.

Nichole Chun, BSN 22, practices administering a vaccine in the sim lab under the watchful eye of prof Vickie Southall.

'Big Shots'

In their spring Community and Population Health class, BSN students are taking part in vaccine clinic simulations to be eligible to staff public health clinics.

Zahra Alisa and Milania Harris MLK Awardees

Students Earn MLK Awards and Create “Platforms for Change”

BSN students Milania Harris and Zahra Alisa earned UVA Health's MLK Awards for their pioneering work to educate and inspire others about race and healthcare

An image of BSN class of 22 student Takara Washington, president of DNBC

Dare to Dream Recruitment Event Jan 16 + 23

“Since I was little,” said 3rd year Nyasia Harris, “I dreamed of having a career where I could help others.”

Lynn Coyner, BSN program manager

Virtual or Live, A Perpetually Open Door

BSN program mgr Lynn Coyner is students' mentor, advisor, confidant, and friend. If COVID's changed how she connects, it's only deepened her devotion to them.

Clinical Instructor Donna Bindig

Learning As Scaffolding

Donna Bindig considers nursing education as architecture: a foundation of practice and scaffold of new competencies as skilled nurses are framed and built.

Clinical Instructor Elizabeth Taliaferro-Jones

On Practicum, Professionalism, and the COVID Pause

Taliaferro-Jones - who, after COVID, moved all clinical learning online - insists that while there's strength in virtual connections, bedside nursing is king.

Amy Boitnott and Ginger Richardson offer a toast over Zoom to NP students in the class of 2020.

Prof. Amy Boitnott on Grace, Mercy, and Zoom

Boitnott, an award-winning pediatrics professor, on her triumph over tech, teaching hard stuff online, and the grace, mercy, and humanity of her students

Louisa May Alcott, Civil War nurse c. 1870.

Flashback Friday - Louisa May Alcott, Nurse

Alcott is best known for her iconic book LITTLE WOMEN. She was also, less famously, a Civil War nurse, writes second-year BSN student Emily Williams.

Every year, we thank our preceptors.

To Our Preceptors: Thank You

Every year, we thank you, our preceptors, for the work you do to mentor nursing students at UVA. This year, we're trying something different.

Reanna Panagides, BSN class of 2020 and COVID nurse

Nursing Grad Reanna Panagides Tends to Patients, Pollinators and Plants

After graduation, Panagides will be an ICU nurse at UVA Health where she is already helping COVID-19 victims as a patient care technician.

Zoom screen capture of Nursing Assistant Dean Theresa Carroll's toast to BSN class of 2020

Extraordinary Times, Extraordinary Class

After a day of Distinguished Majors presentations and a flurry of School and University awards, the remarkable BSN class of 2020 raised a glass in tribute.

Shelly-Rush-Evans Conway gift 2019

Game-Changing $20M Gift to Expand Undergraduate Enrollment in RN to BSN, Transfer Programs

The Conways' gift - the largest in School history - is expected to triple the enrollment in the RN to BSN and transfer programs and double the sim lab's space.

Billy Burris BSN student class of 2019

Loud and Proud, Nurse Billy Burris Ready to Make an Impact

From an early age, Burris had a passion for social justice and a booming voice that got him noticed. In nursing, he found a platform for change.

School of Nursing professor Vickie Southall poses with UVA rotunda in background

A Cultivator of Creative Clinicals - Southall Celebrated for Public Service

Help comes in many forms. Southall is being celebrated for inspiring students to offer relevant, creative care for people across Louisa County - and beyond.

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Meet the first Wisdom in Nursing cohort

While each comes with personal experiences that motivated their participation, each Wisdom in Nursing student is united in purpose: To help those who need it.

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For Kids and Grownups Alike, Emily Sun's an Advocate

After a wide-ranging education at UVA, BSN grad Emily Sun starts her career as a pediatric emergency room nurse in July.

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Saving Mother from Continents Away

The incredible story of how BSN student Rebecca Amina Abdul saved her mom - and grew into a compassionate, exceptional nurse in the process

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Guys & Dogs: The first-ever MAN Club calendar

Student group assembles its first-ever 2018 calendar to build awareness, promote men's health issues, and showcase guys devoted to nursing.

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A Blossom's Balm

“We’re spreading love through flowers,” says 2nd year nursing student Reanna Panagides, who began ‘Perennials for Patients.'

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Brothers’ Keeper

BSN students Ricardo and Rafael Diaz on their unique and inspired route into nursing

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Class of 2017: Angelica Henry, Nurse with Heart

Crossing borders, languages and cultures, nursing grad Angelica Henry on her life before UVA, and her inspiration to become a nurse

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What does it take to get into UVA School of Nursing in 2016?

76 students were selected in 2016 from among 919 applicants for the BSN class of 2020, a 10 percent increase since last year. What makes this class special?