Students enrolled in the URI Pathways to Nursing program shared their challenges and achievements over the past semester, and looked forward to continuing their journey toward a nursing degree during the program’s annual end-of-year reception April 22. Program administrator Diane DiTomasso welcomed the group, congratulating them on their successes and urging them to continue displaying […]

Doctor of Nursing Practice ranks 66 nationally; Master’s program remains in top 50 The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing graduate programs are again ranked among the top of nursing colleges in the country, making an impressive year-over-year rise, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The College’s Doctor of Nursing […]

Pennsylvania State University Professor Susan Loeb will discuss health care of older prison inmates on May 1 Join the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing for the latest installment of the College’s Spring Distinguished Lecture series. Dr. Susan Loeb, nursing professor at Pennsylvania State University’s Ross & Carol Nese College of Nursing, will deliver […]

URI nursing students spring into action when ‘victims’ flood simulated ER University of Rhode Island Nursing students got a chance to handle a mass casualty event during a simulated exercise at the Nursing Education Center in Providence on Jan. 20, giving them a feel for the sudden chaos that can erupt in a health care […]

Nursing, physical therapy, human development students care for children each Saturday, allowing parents time to care for themselves Jennifer Gangi rarely gets any time to herself. Beyond the typical difficulties of being a single mother to two young children, the West Kingston resident faces the additional daily challenges of caring for a child with significant […]

Annual Interprofessional Education event gives students in health professions experience in integrated patient care URI students from the College of Nursing joined those from pharmacy, physical therapy and social work in multidisciplinary teams, working together on a variety of patient-focused healthcare simulations during an interprofessional education collaboration at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University […]

Dean Danny Willis and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2026 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Friday morning in Edwards Auditorium. After greetings from Dean Willis, Associate Dean Susan DeSanto-Madeya, Assistant Professor Jung Eun Lee and Boston Children’s Hospital Clinical Psychologist and nurse Elaine […]

Students from the Colleges of Nursing, Health Sciences and Pharmacy teach and interact with younger students at high school’s health fair

Nursing professionals looking to advance their career and further their education will find great opportunities to do so in the URI College of Nursing Ph.D. program. Applications for the Ph.D. program are being accepted now through Jan. 15 for a fall 2024 start. The URI College of Nursing Ph.D. program prepares outstanding and compassionate nurse […]

Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim Nursing Fellowship aims to boost ranks of nursing faculty, addressing national shortage A new University of Rhode Island College of Nursing fellowship that aims to develop the next generation of nursing faculty members has secured its first graduate student, who will begin in the college’s Ph.D. program […]