News from Cizik School of Nursing

Institutions throughout the Texas Medical Center can benefit from the expanded range of tests for clinical and research work now available through the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth’s Center for Nursing Research Laboratory. The lab recently attained a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Certificate of Waiver from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

PhD student and clinical instructor Christian Paige Owen, MSN, RN, CEN, and Doctor of Nursing Practice student Miguel De La Mora, BSN, RN, are among 75 recipients nationwide of prestigious Jonas Philanthropies grants, and both will use their awards to study aspects of mental health.

How did U.S. Navy veteran and Pacesetter BSN student Bruce Gillespie get a full-ride scholarship from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo^TM? He filled out a general scholarship application on Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth’s website.

Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth welcomes Joy M. Harrison, DNP, MSN, RN, an alumna who joined us June 7, 2021, as the new director of UT Health Services, our nurse-led clinics.

A generous gift from Pedro “Pete” Mora, founder of Fajita Pete’s, will provide scholarship support for students earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees through the Pacesetter program at Cizik School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.