Mixing Realities for More Realistic Trauma Training

College & Campus News
March 8, 2024 by
A patented innovation developed by UCF researchers brings the virtual and physical worlds together to enhance healthcare training for trauma and casualty care. One of the first steps in trauma, wound, and combat casualty care is to stop the bleeding. “There’s a right amount of pressure. Too much is not a good thing. Not enough […]

UCF Names New Associate Dean for Simulation and Immersive Learning

Faculty & Staff News
December 15, 2023 by
Professor Mindi Anderson, an internationally recognized healthcare simulation expert, was named associate dean for simulation and immersive learning at UCF’s College of Nursing. As associate dean, Anderson will provide leadership for simulation and immersive learning across academic programs at the college. She will also provide guidance to the college’s leadership team, faculty, and staff on […]

Game Mimics Reality to Improve Life for Older Adults with Cancer

Faculty & Staff News
December 6, 2023 by
A team led by UCF College of Nursing Endowed Professor Victoria Loerzel ’07PhD was awarded a $2.5M grant to test the innovative intervention that simulates symptoms and self-management. Imagine you’re heading home from chemotherapy treatment armed with information from doctors and nurses on how to manage the most feared side effects: nausea and vomiting. What […]

UCF Hires Director of Development and Operations for Virtual Experience Research Accelerator (VERA)

Faculty & Staff News
November 1, 2023 by
Ali Haskins Lisle, Ph.D., has been named the Director of Development and Operations for the UCF-led Virtual Experience Research Accelerator (VERA). VERA is a nearly $5 million U.S. National Science Foundation project to develop the first large-scale human-machine system for virtual reality human subjects research, with the goals of affording very large studies, very quickly, […]

UCF Nursing Expands Faculty Experts for Fall 2023

College & Campus News
August 21, 2023 by
To support increased student enrollment, aided by PIPELINE funding, the College of Nursing has increased its full-time faculty members by 26 percent. When UCF College of Nursing begins the new semester today, there will be many new faces in the hallways and classrooms. Across three UCF campuses in Central Florida, the college will welcome its […]

UCF Endowed Chair Among Nurse Researchers Inducted into International Hall of Fame

Awards & Kudos
July 21, 2023 by
The honor is the highest level of recognition for nurse scientists, and recognizes their significant contributions to improve the nursing profession. Carmen Giurgescu, the Chatlos Foundation endowed chair, associate dean of research and professor in UCF’s College of Nursing, is among 22 distinguished nurse researchers who will be inducted in the 2023 Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall […]

UCF Awards 143 Faculty with Promotion and Tenure

Awards & Kudos
July 17, 2023 by
Five College of Nursing faculty members are among this year’s awardees being recognized for excellence and productivity in research, teaching and service. Five College of Nursing faculty are among the 143 UCF faculty members who recently achieved significant career milestones in earning promotions and tenure for the 2022-23 cycle. The approved faculty­ — 93 for […]

New Online Certificate Program to Build Culturally Congruent Care

Academics
June 28, 2023 by
UCF’s Hispanic Serving Healthcare Professionals online graduate certificate program begins Fall 2023. The Hispanic population in the U.S. is growing, accounting for 18.9% of the population nationwide, and 26.8% of the population in Florida. Through a new online Hispanic Serving Healthcare Professionals graduate certificate program, UCF College of Nursing is helping to address the health […]

Gaining Skills and Perspective in Mexico

Community
June 16, 2023 by
Through a study abroad opportunity to Chiapas, Mexico, UCF nursing students learned valuable global lessons in interdisciplinary collaboration and health disparities. This summer, 10 UCF nursing students studied abroad with UCF Abroad to gain an international perspective of health and healthcare in Chiapas, Mexico, and provide an intercultural exchange between UCF and partner organizations in […]

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