1 1. Dean's Welcome - UCSF School of Nursing - University of ...
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<strong>1.</strong> Dean’s <strong>Welcome</strong><br />
June 2013<br />
Dear Student:<br />
I am very pleased to welcome you to the academic year 2013-2014. If you are new to <strong>UCSF</strong>, I have that in common<br />
with you. I hope that you will find this orientation manual helpful in addressing your questions as a new or returning<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> student.<br />
The school has a long history <strong>of</strong> serving the underserved in our community and we hope that many <strong>of</strong> you will<br />
participate in our commitment during your clinical rotations. Our practices provide a range <strong>of</strong> primary care and<br />
specialty services to the varied San Francisco communities and interests. For example, at Glide Memorial Church in<br />
the Tenderloin, our Young Women’s Clinic has provided prenatal care for about 30% <strong>of</strong> the pregnant teens in San<br />
Francisco for more than 20 years. We know that many <strong>of</strong> you will benefit from these dynamic practices as you<br />
participate in them in your clinical and administrative residencies.<br />
The motto <strong>of</strong> the <strong>UCSF</strong> campus is “Advancing Health Worldwide” and you will find many opportunities as a student<br />
to broaden your experience internationally with colleagues from nursing, medicine, dentistry and pharmacy. We are<br />
one <strong>of</strong> seven U.S. schools <strong>of</strong> nursing that have been designated Collaborating Centers by the World Health<br />
Organization. Our WHO Center is working to develop opportunities for you to share in our extensive international<br />
collaborative nursing efforts, and we hope that you will take advantage <strong>of</strong> them while you are at <strong>UCSF</strong>.<br />
These activities contribute to the <strong>UCSF</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>’s reputation as one <strong>of</strong> the best schools <strong>of</strong> nursing in the<br />
world. Our excellence is demonstrated most notably by our outstanding students. So this letter is a welcome to a<br />
partnership in excellence. I hope you have a wonderful academic year!<br />
Sincerely,<br />
David Vlahov, RN, PhD, FAAN<br />
Dean and Endowed Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in <strong>Nursing</strong> Education<br />
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