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US News and World Reports Top Schools
UTHSC at Houston School of Nursing Ranks in the Top 5%"These outstanding rankings for the UT School of Nursing at Houston are great news and very well deserved, reflecting the superb leadership and initiative of Dean Patricia Starck, her wonderful faculty and staff, and the outstanding students at the school,” said James T. Willerson, M.D., president of...
PARTNERS Luncheon Breaks Attendance Record
More than 450 people turned out for the annual PARTNERS Luncheon in late March, benefiting scholarships and research at the School of Nursing.
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School of Nursing Dates and Events

Apr 28, 2008
Final Exams/Evaluations
April 28th – May 2nd 2008
May 07, 2008
National Nurses Week 2008 Dean's Open House.
For information contact the Department of Development and Alumni Relations 713-500-2006. Time 3:30 - 5 pm.
Jul 18, 2008
William Winslade, PhD, JD (nationally known bio-ethicist) presents "Clinical Ethics"
Time: 10:30 am - 12 noon SON 120

Faculty News

Elda Ramirez, PhD, RN, FNP-C, CEN, FAANP
Presented "Hidden Cases in Emergency Care" at the Cool Topics in Emergency and Trauma Care Conference in Galveston.
Deanna Grimes, DrPH, RN, FAAN
Elected as a member of the UT Academy of Health Science Education. Her formal induction will take place in October at the Innovations in Health Science Education Conference, to be held at the UT campus in Austin.
Terri Armstrong, PhD, ANP-BC
...had the following manuscript published; Armstrong, T.S., & Gilbert, M.R. (2008). Complementary and Alternative Therapy Use in Patients with Primary Brain Tumors. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 8, 264-268.
Lorraine Q Frazier, PhD, RN, NP
Has accepted an invitation to serve as a member of the American Heart Association's Membership, Marketing and Communication Committee.
Joanne Hickey PhD, ACNP- BC, FAAN, FCCM
Was a presenter and judge at the NONPF Annual Conference in Louisville, KY. Her presentation was "Clinical Hours for the DNP Program. Plenary Session. Taking the Fine Details: A NONPH Dialogue on DNP Implementation."
Joanne Hickey PhD, ACNP- BC, FAAN, FCCM
Received the "Honorary Membership Award" at the 40th anniversary annual meeting of the American Association of Neuroscience Nursing in Nashville, TN for her outstanding contribution to neuroscience nursing and neuroscience patient care.
Angela Snow, MSN, RN
Will have a poster presented by the International Association of Forensic Nurses at the 2008 Scientific Assembly in Dallas September 17-20. The title of the poster is "Documentation and Admissibility of Fatal Gunshot Wound Physical Evidence Collected by Registered Nurses: A pilot study."
Terri Armstrong, PhD, ANP-BC
...coauthored a Cochrane Review that was published this month.
Elda Ramirez PhD, RN, FNP-C, CEN, FAANP
Coauthor of the article, "Emergency Management of Asthma Exacerbations," in the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 30(2), 123-135.
Rebecca L Casarez, PhD, RN
Has been selected to receive the Excellence in Research Award sponsored by the Texas Organization of Baccalaureate and Graduate Education to promote innovative faculty research. Her research was "Development of a Spiritually Based Self Management Intervention Curriculum for African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes". She will receive a check for $1500 and receive the award in Austin on October 2, 2008.
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