News from Cizik School of Nursing

Associate Professor Mary Ellen Trail Ross, DrPH, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC, reflects on her passion for caring for older adults – and sharing that passion with the next generation of nurses - in this Women's History Month feature.

Two grants awarded through the SOD-CSON Joint Seed Award Program will enable interprofessional teams to collaborate on early stage research programs that will address critically important health problems affecting children.

Addressing vaccine hesitancy by educating future nurses “could be a real game-changer in our fight against COVID-19,” said Assistant Professor Barbara Hekel, PhD, RN, CHPN. She and Associate Professor Bridgette Pullis, PhD, RN, CHPN, are using a pilot grant to develop curriculum for students at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.

Professor Emeritus Marianne Marcus remembers the early days of nursing education at UTHealth Houston. 

(Sept. 15, 2021) Navy Capt. Patrick Fitzpatrick, MSN, ENP, credits Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston with preparing him to advance through the ranks to lead both military and civilian operations at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton in Washington state.

Seven Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Pacesetter Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students recently completed the Texas Area Health Education Center (AHEC) East Scholars program to help rural and underserved populations.