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 […]
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 […]
Dr. Laura Gonzalez has dedicated her career to advancing the science of nursing education through the use of simulation and its impact on learning outcomes. 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