2020 GW Nursing Annual Report

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Above: Ten years prior, when the GW School of Nursing formed to become the university’s 10th school, faculty shared a small cluster of offces in this building. Today, the School of Nursing proudly occupies space on all three foors and boasts three state-of-the-art simulation lab spaces and the newly renovated Student Success Center. As part of the 10th anniversary festivities in 2019, students, faculty and staff raised a toast to how far the school has come in just 10 years. Below: COVID-19 has changed much of how we go about our day-to-day lives, and the daily operations of GW Nursing are similarly and deeply affected by the onset of a global pandemic. Dustin McKague, a student in the school’s inaugural Ph.D. cohort, donated his time and energy to sew nearly 400 masks for students in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program as a gift to welcome them to campus amid this new normal.
A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN In March of 2020, when our country and the George Washington University were faced with the reality of an unprecedented public health crisis, it was GW Nursing faculty, staff, students, alumni and partners who rose to the occasion with leadership, resilience, teamwork and care. Dr. Ric Ricciardi, a faculty member and current president of Sigma Theta Tau International, was deployed to set up a COVID-19 testing operation for the U.S. Army. Tryphena Lewis, a nurse practitioner student and U.S. Army Reserves colonel, traveled to New York City earlier this year to spend a month caring for COVID-19 patients at a makeshift hospital set up in the Javits Convention Center. Dustin McKague, one of our Ph.D. students, sewed more than 400 masks for our current Bachelor of Science in Nursing students who returned to campus this fall for socially distant lab courses. In the early days of the pandemic when local health care organizations were in critical need of personal protective equipment, we donated nearly $5,000 worth of supplies to two local care facilities. These acts of service to our country, to our neighbors and to our colleagues are just a few of many that you’ll fnd in the GW Nursing community. But who could have predicted a year ago that we’d fnd ourselves in the midst of a global pandemic today? Looking back to the start of the 2019-2020 academic year, both GW Nursing and the greater nursing profession were preparing for a year of celebration. It was a time to revel in our school’s 10th anniversary and the many successes we’ve had. And for the nursing profession more broadly, it was a time to honor the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale and celebrate the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, as proclaimed by the World Health Organization. However, as life became more virtual, so too did many of these celebrations, like our 10th anniversary virtual toast on May 14. As this year continues to unfold, this pandemic reminds our communities of the importance and critical nature of nurses and other health care workers. And to better meet workforce demands, GW Nursing launched a revised B.S.N.-to-Doctor of Nursing Practice pathway this year to bolster nurse practitioner education programs. In an effort to develop and deepen relationships with health care organizations and partners, Dr. Karen Drenkard was appointed associate dean of clinical practice and community engagement and is leading the new Offce of Community Engagement. Over the past year, our school made signifcant progress toward achieving the seven goals outlined in our three-year strategic plan. Furthermore, we concluded the year with favorable fnancial results despite the toll the pandemic has taken on higher education. We also received the largest gift from an individual in the school’s history; $2.5 million to support scholarships for more than 60 veterans B.S.N. students over the next fve years. Our gratitude extends to William and Joanne Conway for this signifcant investment, as well as our deep appreciation to all of our donors who helped us raise more than $3.14 million this year. As our country continues to battle this pandemic, and higher education and health care respond accordingly, it is clear that GW Nursing is poised to remain a leader within nursing education. I invite you to join us in celebrating the many accomplishments of the past year, while looking forward to another year of advancing our mission — preparing leaders and providers to improve the health of all people. Best, Pamela R. Jeffries, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH Dean and Professor 3
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