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She Volunteered to Care for COVID-19 Patients in New York
Alex Malliaris, ELMSN-FNP ’18 couldn’t sit idle after the shelter-in-place order shuttered the Oakland clinic where she worked as a nurse practitioner and clinical services manager. So, when she got a...
New Nursing Dean on a Mission to “Make People Whole”
After an extensive nationwide search, Samuel Merritt University has selected Lorna Kendrick, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS, as its new School of Nursing dean. Kendrick, who started May 26, succeeds Audrey Berman...
Fighting on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Crisis
Hannah Miller, ABSN ’18, is an orthopedic nurse at San Jose’s Good Samaritan Hospital—someone who values consistency and order. Then COVID-19 hit the Bay Area, bringing with it chaos and changing...
SMU President Among Bay Area’s Top Business Leaders
Samuel Merritt University President Ching-Hua Wang has been named one of the San Francisco Business Times’ Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business. The annual award celebrates women business...