A Message from our Dean
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
In so many ways, this has been a year of accomplishments for the School of Nursing. From offering more scholarships to our students, welcoming new classes of students in the Fall and Spring, being recognized as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence, a new Department of Labor grant and the induction of four of our faculty to the American Academy of Nursing; it has been a banner year.
Through all of these accomplishments, the School of Nursing has consistently created a welcoming and inclusive community. We raise up our students, faculty and staff and support them through challenging times and moments of celebration.
Each day, as I walk the halls of the IHP, I am so proud to be working with such talented and committed colleagues. Their empathy, and support that the students, faculty and staff have for each other, their patients and our community is unlike any other.
I look forward to all that the School of Nursing, students, faculty and staff will accomplish this year. As we have always done, together, we will continue to make a positive difference in this world and educate the next generation of healthcare professionals.
Kenneth R. White, PhD, AGACNP, ACHPN, FACHE, FAAN
Dean and Professor, School of Nursing
Associate Chief Nurse, Academic Affairs; Massachusetts General Hospital
Highlights
Student Highlights
A Better Birth and Beyond
Tue, 10/11/2022
A Tiny Patient’s Tragic Death Leads to a Career Change
Fri, 10/21/2022
From the IHP Nursing Program to Jobs at Mass General Hospital
Tue, 06/27/2023
Nursing Students Africa-Bound to Lend Educational Hand
Thu, 07/13/2023
The ABCs of Nursing
Thu, 05/25/2023
Faculty and Leadership Highlights
Dean Ken White Makes his Mark on The American Academy of Nursing
Mon, 12/19/2022
On Organizationally Minded Nursing Leadership
Thu, 06/01/2023
2022-2023 Quick Facts
Research and Workforce Development
Advancing Care for Infants with Tongue-tie
Mon, 03/28/2022
Events
How Nursing Can Lead the Way to a Better Future
Thu, 04/20/2023
On the Frontlines of Climate Change
Thu, 04/06/2023
Alumni Spotlights
Tiffany Vassell, BSN '14, RN at Cambridge Health Alliance and Manager of Community Engagement and Communications at Neighborhood Birth Center, received the 2022 Massachusetts Nursing Association Image of the Professional Nurse Award. Vassell was also named a 2022 TOYL (Ten Outstanding Young Leaders) honoree by the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
Rachael Salguero, BSN '09, Instructor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, and Clinical Staff Nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Julika Wocial, BSN '19, Academic Support Counselor in the School of Nursing, are reimagining traditional faculty office hours to improve nursing students’ clinical judgment.
Alumni Spotlights
Emily Lloyd, BSN '18, RN at Massachusetts General Hospital, received the Yvonne L. Munn Nursing Research Grant for her project titled, “Journal Writing to Reduce Stress for Parents of Children with Difficult Airways Requiring Invasive Procedures in a PICU Setting.” This pilot study aims to understand changes in parental stress levels when a journaling intervention is introduced to parents of children undergoing elective airway reconstructive surgeries.
Melissa Agrimanakis, DPT '10, Physical Therapist at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, has a passion for working in developing countries, which is why the 2010 graduate has returned to the IHP for another degree, this one in nursing.
Alumni Spotlights
Laura Bitterman, MS-NU '16, Nurse Practitioner for the Department of Veterans Affairs, presented “Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Nurse Practitioners” at the Northern New England Nurse Practitioner Conference held in April.
Joshua Corpuz, MS-NU '22, Nurse at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, co-authors a paper calling for reproductive justice in the wake of Roe vs. Wade Abortion Rights Reversal.
Alumni Spotlights
Kathleen Fitch, MS-NU '01, Clinical Research Nurse Practitioner/Project Manager at Massachusetts General Hospital, received the 2023 @ANANursingWorld Excellence in Nursing Research Award. This award recognizes a registered nurse who demonstrates excellence in nursing research in Massachusetts.
Sarah Sjostrom, MS-NU '10, Associate Chief Nurse & Vice-President of Ancillary Services at Hebrew Senior Life, received a 2023 President’s Award for Excellence in Nurse Leadership from the Organization of Nurse Leaders (ONL) for her exceptional leadership, compassion, innovation, and commitment to her team and patients.
Alumni Spotlights
Loren N. Winters, MS-NU '03, Oncology Nurse Practitioner at Massachusetts General Hospital, received a 2023 Massachusetts General Hospital Nurses’ Alumni Association Grant in recognition of her project titled, “Bridging the Gap: Integrating a Healthy Lifestyle Program to Palliative care for Patients with Advanced Stage Breast Cancer.”
Orla Brandos, DNP '13, Vice-President for Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Newport Hospital, was elected President of the Organization of Nurse Leaders.
Alumni Spotlights
Betsy Hassan, DNP '19, Director of Nursing Education & Professional Development at the University of Vermont Medical Center, received the 2023 Janet Madigan Advocacy Award from the Organization of Nurse Leaders (ONL) for her commitment to ensuring the voices of nurses are heard and their contributions recognized, and for her advocacy at the organizational, local, state, and federal levels.
Terry McDonnell, MS-NU '05, DNP '13, was appointed Chief Nurse Executive for Duke University Health System
Alumni Spotlights
Megan Matson, DNP '22, Assistant Nurse Director at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, was awarded the Pamela Austin Thompson Emerging Leader Award by the American Organization of Nursing Leaders.
Angela Patterson, DNP '16, Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer, MinuteClinic and Vice President, CVS Health, was awarded the Bette Ann Harris alumni award during this year’s Commencement.
Stephanie Pitts, DNP '21, Director of Healthcare Strategy & Innovation for B. Braun Medical, Inc. was awarded the 2023 Vision Award by the Association of Vascular Access for her work to advance vascular access.
Alumni Spotlights
Eleanor Pusey-Reid, DNP '12, Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, is a co-author of a chapter entitled, “Deconstructing Standards of Whiteness to Establish the Power of Black Women,” which examines the standards of whiteness that are embedded in current organizational cultures and how these standards impact Black women (BW) in the workplace. This chapter is published in the text, "The Experiences of Black Women Diversity Practitioners in Historically White Institutions."
Alumni Spotlights
Helene Thibodeau, DNP '18, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer for the Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network, received the 2023 Mary B. Conceison Award for Excellence in Nursing Leadership from the Organization of Nurse Leaders (ONL). This award recognized Dr. Thibodeau’s outstanding contributions as a nursing service administrator for Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network.
Jennifer Thiesen, DNP '19, Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Professional Practice at the Cambridge Health Alliance, is President-elect for the Organization of Nurse Leaders.