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    Expanding Mental Health Training in Los Angeles

    The UCLA School of Nursing will receive nearly $1 million to train nurses through the post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate program, thanks to a 2024 Psychiatric Education Capacity Expansion (PECE) grant.

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    Homeless Healthcare Collaborative

    This UCLA Health mobile unit helps train the next generation of nurse practitioners and provides a much-needed resource for unhoused populations.

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    Nursing Professoriate Pathway Program

    This new UCLA School of Nursing initiative is designed to recruit and support underrepresented students as they pursue doctoral programs with the long-term goal of developing new nursing faculty.

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    UCLA launches new strategic plan

    The five-year project aims to deepen the university’s impact — on campus, in the broader community and around the globe.

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    The Power of Scholarship

    External aid helps bolster School of Nursing funding & gives students, like Aracely Orozco, breathing room. Orozco was recently awarded a $25,000 external scholarship to support her graduate studies.

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The UCLA School of Nursing prepares students to excel in patient care, research, education, and leadership. Its six academic programs are taught by nationally recognized faculty and...

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The four-year undergraduate program prepares students to enter the nursing field – after passing the Registered Nurse licensing exam – or pursue graduate studies. 

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Master of Science - Entry

The two-year Master of Science in Nursing program prepares those with undergraduate degrees in other subjects for a career as a Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse Leader or Public Health Nurse. 

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The two-year Master of Science in Nursing program prepares registered nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing to specialize in Adult/Gerontology, Family, or Pediatric nursing.  

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Doctor of Philosophy

The four-year, research-focused program prepares graduate level nurses to develop new knowledge through scientific research, educate future nurses, and improve healthcare delivery and policy.

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Doctor of Nursing Practice

The two-year, practice-focused hybrid program prepares working professional nurses for careers in nursing leadership and administration. DNPs use evidence-based practice to improve health outcomes on a systems level.

DNP

Post-Master's Certificate - Psych. Mental Health

The predominantly remote, one-year certification program trains nurses to provide mental health care, alleviating the hardships caused by a statewide shortage of psychiatrists.

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Advancing new knowledge and improving health outcomes through research is a priority of the UCLA School of Nursing.

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UCLA and the School of Nursing are committed to the core values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. The School attracts a vibrant student body and faculty of many ethnicities...

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School of Nursing faculty continually earn accolades and awards for their leadership, scholarship, and teaching. Fifteen are Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing. Faculty members have received major grants from the National Institutes of Health, bee

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Two UCLA Nursing students selected as Jonas Scholars

Jonas Nursing, a leading supporter of doctoral nursing education in the U.S., and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), announced that two UCLA School of Nursing PhD students, Marianne Gutierrez, BSN, RN, and Yuriko Matsuo, MSN, PMHNP-BC, APRN, have been selected as Jonas Scholars for the program’s 2024-2026 cohort.

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Collaborative research to improve outcomes of African American women and children

UCLA School of Nursing Assistant Professor Dr. Dana Beck is co-leading a new research project designed to improve health and wellness of African American mothers and children across LA County. 

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Nursing faculty take leadership roles in national nurse practitioner organization

UCLA School of Nursing faculty members Dr. Theresa Brown and Dr. Carol Cunningham have been selected to serve as regional and state liaisons for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). AANP is the largest national professional membership organization for NPs of all specialties.

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