GW Nursing Magazine Fall 2019

fall 2019
DEPARTMENTS
FEATURE
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FROM PENNSYLVANIA AVE.
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HEALTH POLICY & MEDIA
ENGAGEMENT
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RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP
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AGING, HEALTH & HUMANITIES
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I NEVER STOPPED BEING A NURSE
/ i never stopped being a nurse
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COMMUNITY & GLOBAL INITIATIVES
Meet professors, policymakers, leaders
and researchers – all of whom started
their careers as nurses. These 10 members
of the GW Nursing community are
influencing the profession in myriad ways:
in the classroom, on the Hill and through
professional organizations.
The George
Washington University
PRESIDENT
THOMAS LEBLANC
School of Nursing
DEAN AND PROFESSOR
PAMELA JEFFRIES
GWNursing
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ERIN JULIUS
MANAGING EDITOR
RAINA KEEFER
PHOTOGRAPHY
ERIN JULIUS
REESE RACKETS
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
RUTH ADAMS
LAURA BRADDICK
ERIN JULIUS
RAINA KEEFER
MEREDITH LIDARD KLEEMAN
EDITING
Division of External Relations
KEITH HARRISTON
RACHEL MUIR
DESIGN
Cover Artwork
HEATHER OESTERLING
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RAISING HIGH AT GW
Marketing and Creative Services
HEATHER OESTERLING (Design and Illustration)
JOSH SCHIMMERLING (Project Management)
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