UCF College of Nursing

Top initiatives were selected from a competitive group of 18 proposals, including an HIV research project from Christa Cook and team. Read More

The U.S. population is aging quickly, and the AARP estimates that one out of every five adults in the country will be 65 or older by 2030. Aging expert and UCF College of Nursing Assistant Professor Ladda Thiamwong is helping ensure the City of Orlando is better able to support and improve the quality of […]

AdventHealth has selected UCF alumna, Julie Vincent ’16DNP, to serve as vice president and chief clinical officer for the company’s Central Florida Division – North Region. Effective Nov. 18, Vincent will lead clinical efforts and provide executive oversight for the chief nursing officers and chief medical officers for the AdventHealth operations in Flagler, Lake and […]

After surviving strokes, nursing grad Rachel Groves ’05 ’07MS and former UCF offensive lineman Ray Forsythe started the YESS Foundation to help other young stroke survivors. Read More

The third annual awards recognize researchers, including nursing’s Dr. Vicki Loerzel, for being academic leaders making an impact on the world through their studies and scholarship. Read More

Carmen Giurgescu, a national certified women’s health nurse practitioner with nearly two decades of clinical experience and 14 years of research in the field, has recently joined the UCF College of Nursing as the new Associate Dean of Research and Chatlos Foundation Endowed Chair in Nursing, after an extensive national search. Her research, which has […]

Building on success of initial launch, UCF now offers 72 degree programs, including nursing, for 90,000 eligible Disney employees nationwide. Read More

FORTY YEARS AGO on Sept. 24, 1979, a group of 50 undergraduate BSN students and four faculty members convened at UCF to launch what is today one of the nation’s best nursing programs. Among the initial cohort was Rosemary Notarantonio ’81BSN, principal for Notarantonio & Associates and member of the Dean’s Advisory Board (far right […]

The former faculty member at UCF’s College of Nursing had a long career, and she, along with a group of her fellow staff members and some former students, was celebrated for her efforts. Read More

From using a high-fidelity mannequin to learn how to provide better care for transgender patients to augmented reality (AR) to simulate a patient’s parents so students can practice breaking bad news to loved ones, healthcare simulation is changing the way students and professionals learn, and improving patient care. UCF College of Nursing is a leader […]