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“It takes a whole team to put a student through nursing school.” Marissa Bird, BSN ’14, is this year’s winner of the Janet Gormick Memorial Scholarship in Nursing. The award is given to a student who shows outstanding promise in nursing practice. Marissa has now graduated from the BSN program and is ready to embark on her career in Nursing. We had the opportunity to chat with her and share her experiences in the BSN program. What does it mean to you to be recognized as a scholarship recipient? I…read more

Natalie Chambers On the heels of a global flashpoint due to anti-Black, anti-Asian, and anti-Indigenous racism, awareness heightened about the systemic racism seemingly embedded in the fabric of our society. Under the leadership of the School of Nursing’s Director, the executive leadership team committed to taking a stand by condemning the structural racism and violence enacted by those in positions of public service, including in law enforcement, in health care, and in universities. Besides, the Canadian Nursing Code of Ethics challenges nurses to “improve systems and societal structures to create…read more

New Indigenous Advisory Circle The School of Nursing Indigenous Cultural Safety Strategic Initiatives Committee (ICSSI), co-chaired by Dr. Margaret Moss and Dr. Helen Brown, invited several participants within and beyond the School of Nursing to join UBC Nursing’s first Indigenous Advisory Circle (IAC). The IAC will work with ICSSI to advise across curricula, academic programs, research, faculty learning and external partnerships. The Circle includes a nursing leader in First Nations Health, three Indigenous graduate students, one MSN-NP UBC Alumni, and four Elders who have long-standing and new relationships with our…read more

Back to Table of Contents The Class of 1958 – Emergency Award Over the years many of our graduating classes have demonstrated that nursing students develop intimate bonds strong enough to withstand the test of time. For a prime example, look no further than the Class of 1958. The common thread that tightly binds this class is the story of many a student nurse: struggling to make ends meet while pursuing a dream. Together, the Class of 1958 learned to balance life and education as they acquired the skill sets…read more