

The RUSH Faculty Practice Summer Institute is designed to support department leaders, administrators and business directors, and clinical faculty who are ready to start a faculty practice program at their institution. Angela Moss, PhD, MSN, APRN-BC, RN, FAAN, is hosting the inaugural Faculty Practice Summer Institute at RUSH this summer.Cygan's work in climate health, recently supported by a grant from RUSH University to expand education on the topic among health professions students. Heide Cygan, DNP, RN, was named to the 2023 cohort of the Environmental Health Research Institute for Nurse and Clinician Scientists™.This work is funded by the Genentech Innovation Fund. The grant, Health Equity Anti-Racism Training, or HEAT, will ensure health professions students training at RUSH University are prepared to provide care rooted in equity. Wrenetha Julion, PhD, MPH, RN, CNL, FAAN, has new funding to expand anti-racism training across RUSH University.Kirsten Dickins, PhD, AM, APRN, FNP-C, received KL2 funding from the NIH Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM) to expand research among Black women experiencing homelessness and traumatic stress.Jefferson designed the Mother’s Milk Connection app, now named LatchOn, to support breast-feeding women from the prenatal period through birth and after hospital discharge.

Her research focuses on reducing breast-feeding disparities to advance health and reduce mortality for women and infants. Jefferson has more than 16 years of clinical experience caring for infants and mothers in the NICU and Well-Baby Nursery. Urmeka Jefferson, PhD, RN, has been named as a fellow of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses in recognition of her significant contributions to the health of women and newborn babies.Recently, our faculty have won awards including:
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At regional and national conferences, our faculty have a strong presence that helps bolster our profile and showcase our leadership among professional and academic audiences.
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Our faculty’s unwavering dedication to their profession and strength in research have been on full display during the last several months. 5) and finally, our Generalist Entry Master’s program was ranked No. In addition to those two programs, five other programs were ranked in the Top 5, including Pediatric Primary Care (No. 2 for the second consecutive year, and our Clinical Nurse Leader program secured the No. Our ranking for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree program was ranked No. Once again, RUSH received high rankings, reinforcing our national reputation for excellence in nursing education. News & World Report released the 2023 Best Graduate School rankings. Our students, staff and faculty have been hard at work, and we’re excited to share our accomplishments and accolades with you. It is a joy to once again share news from the RUSH University College of Nursing.
