• addressed the nursing workforce shortage by doubling the number of graduates from the BSN and PhD programs;
• offered innovative programs, such as the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and the Accelerated BSN Partnership Program for College Graduates;
• recruited a more diverse student body;
• created the Scottsdale Health Care University of Arizona Chair of Nursing Research;
• created successful community partnerships with Tucson hospitals;
• created technologically enhanced and aesthetic teaching/learning facilities with state-of-the-art clinical simulation laboratory;
• enhanced the research infrastructure to support the research programs of faculty;
• established new revenue streams to expand and strengthen the College's financial foundation;
• created global Memorandum of Understandings; and increased the donor gifts to the College.
  

Dean Isenberg looks forward to completing the final semester of her deanship and facilitating the leadership transition.

We wish Dean Isenberg all the best and congratulate her for the excellent leadership that she has provided to the College of Nursing over the past seven years!

Kosovo Nursing Students Visit

On March 20th, six nursing students from Kosovo visited the College of Nursing. The group included members of a trauma team interested in resources used for enhancing education. The visit was arranged by Rifat Latifi, MD, Director, Surgical Critical Care; Director, Telemedicine for Trauma and Critical Care and Associate Director, Telesurgery and International Affairs. Kaltrina Latifi, Dr. Latifi's daughter, was the translator for the group. After meeting with Michelle Ziemba, MSN, RN, Director of Trauma Services at University Medical Center (UMC), the visiting student nurses met with Dean Marjorie A. Isenberg, DNSc, RN, FAAN, to discuss the College's Nursing programs. Our guests were given a tour of the Steel Innovative Learning Center (SILC) by Donna Semar, PhD, RN, BC, Coordinator. Despite the language barrier, the group asked questions about the SILC. Areas for investigation included questions about specific types of equipment and discussions about the various types of mannequins available for teaching discrete skills and procedures. The visitors were excited about seeing the Virtual IV demonstration, immediately recognizing the potential for using technology to improve cognitive decision-making, as well as psychomotor function. They discovered SimMan's™ ability to replicate human physiological conditions and responses to interventions. The trauma modules, which can be placed over SimMan™ to simulate specific injuries, proved to be an added enhancement. View Complete Newsletter >

The 2008 Employee Service Awards Luncheon was held on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at the Student Union Memorial Center in the North Ballroom. Award gifts were presented to eligible employees for their outstanding service to the University of Arizona.

The 25 year service award recipients are Nancy Collyer, Program Coordinator, Senior (AHEC); Muriel Davis, Administrative Assistant; Elaine G. Jones, PhD, RN, Associate Professor; Pamela Reed, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor; and Carmen Themar, Program Coordinator.

Also recognized for their contributions to the University were Ida (Ki) Moore, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Director, Practice Division, for 20 years;
Carrie Merkle, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor for 15 years; and Leslie Ritter, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, for 10 years.

We congratulate each of our colleagues for their dedicated service to the College of Nursing!

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