Associate Professor Janette Taylor, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN, was recently recognized as a 2018 Woman of Influence by the Pi Kappa Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
According to the sorority, the award was created “to honor women who have shown a commitment to the progression of students, staff, and/or faculty of color … all-the-while exuding professionalism, excellence, and integrity.”
PhD alumna Staja “Star” Booker, RN, MSN, was presented with a Dissertation Award from the Midwest Nursing Research Society’s (MNRS) Symptom Science Research Interest Group.
Dr. Booker received the award during the society’s 42nd Annual Research Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 14, 2018.
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By Lynn Anderson Davy | Iowa Now | 4/13/2018
A new partnership between the University of Iowa College of Nursing and the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic (FMC) aims to expand student learning experiences as well as access to medical care for local residents who can’t afford to visit a provider’s office because they have insufficient health insurance or no insurance at all.
Dr. Ann Marie McCarthy was presented with a Hancher-Finkbine Medallion during the 101st Finkbine Dinner, which was held April 10 at the Iowa Memorial Union.
To some practitioners, once undergraduate and master’s degrees are completed, and a long, distinguished career as a nurse anesthetist has been achieved, returning to the higher education circuit, as a student, some 36 years later may seem arduous or even unnecessary—but not to Terry Wicks.
Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic represents the best qualities of our community
By Barbara Vinograde | Iowa City Press-Citizen | 4/3/2018
