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Blue skies, sunshine and trail rides provided the Texas-style classroom setting for Dr. Sandy Branson’s community/public health nursing clinical group this semester as BSN students assisted riders with disabilities in equine-assisted learning activities. (Photo by Audrey Bratton)

Cizik School of Nursing’s investment of $8.2 million in the renovation and expansion of its Simulation and Clinical Performance Laboratory will provide hands-on educational experiences for nearly twice as many undergraduates and 70 percent more graduate students than before.

Cizik School of Nursing Instructor Michelle Peck (pictured with Dr. Jean Watson, recognized in 2013 as a Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing) is now a certified Caritas Coach^® after participating in the unique six-month study program developed by Watson to model “intelligent heart-centered approaches to health care.”

Five individuals recently shared their experiences living with disabilities during a discussion with students at Cizik School of Nursing. “We need to do a better job as healthcare providers,” said Dr. Allison Edwards (pictured), program coordinator for the Joan and Stanford Alexander Fellowship in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

The Texas Nurses Association (TNA) District 9 Foundation’s 29th annual “Nursing Celebration” on November 14th will honor three Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth faculty members among its “Twenty Outstanding Nurses of 2019.”  Drs. Omobola Oyeleye, Amy O. Calvin and Lisa Thomas were chosen for exemplary service and contributions to the profession.