Nursing

Students who are currently enrolled in a health-related program, who are two years away from graduating, and plan to work in a rural, underserved area after graduating are encouraged to apply for the 2023 Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Scholar Program. 

Graduating seniors reflect on their community engagement experience throughout their Mason career.

Three Mason School of Nursing faculty members shared their thoughts on how health careers may evolve in a post-COVID world and skills that help candidates’ resumes standout.

Nesibe Sumeyye Kutahyalioglu, a doctoral student in Mason’s School of Nursing, shares her experiences in the Nursing PhD program. “It’s not just the diversity at Mason that I appreciate—it’s the respect.”

With the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual reality and computer simulations have given Mason nursing faculty effective and proven ways to deliver required clinical experience—allowing students to graduate on time.

As a consequence of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, rates of domestic abuse have increased. Improved procedures are needed to increase effectiveness of detecting bruises for people of color.

A Thank You from the Dean: To Our Nurses, Social Workers, Public Health Professionals, and Others Battling This Pandemic