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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.

Twenty-three year Navy veteran Rex A. Marsau, MA, MFT, says “the word is getting out” about Cizik School of Nursing’s program that facilitates the transition of veterans into professional nursing by providing academic credit for prior military training and experience while addressing their unique needs while earning a BSN degree. (Photo and story by Faith Harper/UTHealth)

About 100 United States military veterans in urgent need of dental care got it free of charge, during the fifth annual “Give Vets a Smile” Day on Nov. 8th.  Volunteers from UTHealth’s School of Dentistry and Cizik School of Nursing – some of them veterans themselves, like BSN student Nicole Perez (pictured) – looked after the vets. The sponsor for the event was Delta Dental Community Cares Foundation. (Photo by Rhonda Whitmeyer)

Former U.S. Army Combat Medic Joseph Boyle (pictured) is one of two Pacesetter BSN students recently awarded a $5,000 scholarship from Mercedes-Benz of Sugar Land to help pursue a nursing career. The second scholarship winner is Yuliya Aliashkevich , a mother of three from Katy.

The Harris County Long-term Care Ombudsman Program at Cizik School of Nursing recruits and trains volunteers who identify, investigate and resolve individual and system level complaints that affect residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. “Volunteers are the heart of our program,” says Program Manager Greg Shelley. “It’s a chance to meet some incredible people and become a voice for those who otherwise wouldn’t have anybody.”