News from Cizik School of Nursing

Health care professionals must actively engage with people who have experienced domestic violence to connect them to needed services, said John Hopkins School of Nursing Professor Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN, in the inaugural presentation of the Carla Diaz-Lewis Domestic Violence Lecture Series.

(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. 

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.