Gerldine Eubanks Borgeson, DIP ’68, always knew she wanted to be a nurse. “I wrote a paper when I was eight years old about how I was gonna be a nurse when I grew up,” she recalls. She came of age in...
Samuel Merritt University (SMU), a leader in healthcare education for over a century, today announced that its new flagship campus in downtown Oakland will open its doors on Jan. 5, 2026. The new...
As California faces a critical shortage of registered nurses, Samuel Merritt University (SMU), a leader in health science education for over a century, is taking action to grow the nursing workforce...
On Thursday, September 4th, Oakland’s leaders and healthcare advocates gathered for The Future of Oakland: Building a Stronger and Healthier City—a panel event hosted by Samuel Merritt University (SMU...
Over the summer, Samuel Merritt University’s Entry Level Master of Science in Nursing (ELMSN) students step away from the classroom and into the unique world of summer camp nursing—gaining hands-on...
This September, Dr. Paulina Van, a professor in the College of Nursing and renowned member of the Samuel Merritt community, will retire from her full-time faculty position. In a letter to the...
This past Saturday, August 9, Samuel Merritt University (SMU) proudly demonstrated the power of community engagement, as students, faculty, and staff from all three colleges fanned out across the Bay...
On Tuesday August 5, second-year Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students convened at Northgate Terrace Retirement Center to offer pro bono physical therapy sessions with some of the senior residents...
Samuel Merritt University is proud to announce that Chloe Campion, a student in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program, has been awarded the prestigious Johns Hopkins Occupational Therapy...
