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Emory To Launch New Programs Training Mental Health Nurses

Shortages of qualified mental health professionals are at crisis levels, nationally. According to Mental Health America (2021) Georgia ranks last in the nation in access to mental health care. The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University plans to launch postgraduate and doctoral programs to train psychiatric nurse practitioners to provide expert mental health care.

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Emory’s Open Door For Latinx Youth

In eight short years, Roxana Chicas progressed from being an Atlanta community college student to what she is today—an assistant professor at the School of Nursing.

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Emory’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and Goizueta Business School cohosted the Business Case for Nursing Summit on March 22, an opportunity to hear from experts in health care operations, business and nursing care.

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With this grant, an Emory-led team of environmental health scientists and health communication experts from the University of Georgia will join forces to translate important environmental health research findings to key stakeholders in the community, academia and health care systems through the newly created Center for Children’s Health Assessment, Research Translation and Combating Racism.

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Emory’s Wands named Fellow of the National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education

Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Associate Clinical Professor LisaMarie Wands, PhD, RN, FNAP, CHSE-A, CNE, has been selected for induction into the National League for Nursing (NLN) Academy of Nursing Education.

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2025 American Academy of Nursing Fellows to include 16 Emory inductees