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SMU Names Dr. Alexa Colgrove Curtis Dean of the College of Nursing

Samuel Merritt University (SMU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexa Colgrove Curtis, PhD, MPH, APRN, FAANP, FAAN, as the new Dean of the College of Nursing.Dr. Curtis is a distinguished…

  • College of Nursing
  • Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner

Around the World With an FNP: The Story of Alum Peter Chordas

Greetings From Morocco. I am currently sitting in an emergency room with a patient in Rabat, Morocco trying to find the definitive diagnosis for abdominal pain. I’m suspicious of E. Coli. Nurses are…

  • Alumni
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner

Around the World With an FNP: The Story of Alum Peter Chordas

Greetings From Morocco. I am currently sitting in an emergency room with a patient in Rabat, Morocco trying to find the definitive diagnosis for abdominal pain. I’m suspicious of E. Coli. Nurses are…

  • Alumni
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner

The Architect of Expansion: Abby Heydman and the Evolution of SMU

Shortly after Samuel Merritt College (now Samuel Merritt University) began offering bachelor’s degrees in nursing in the 1980s, consultant Abby Heydman, PhD, looked around and noticed the small…

  • College of Nursing
  • College of Health Sciences
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Doctor of Occupational Therapy
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy
  • Master of Physician Assistant

The Architect of Expansion: Abby Heydman and the Evolution of SMU

Shortly after Samuel Merritt College (now Samuel Merritt University) began offering bachelor’s degrees in nursing in the 1980s, consultant Abby Heydman, PhD, looked around and noticed the small…

  • College of Nursing
  • College of Health Sciences
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Doctor of Occupational Therapy
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy
  • Master of Physician Assistant

Keeping Her Memory Alive: Honoring Tracey Teruya

On the sixth floor of Samuel Merritt University’s (SMU) new Oakland campus, a small garden overlooks the main plaza. From the building’s terrace, you can see downtown Oakland and just beyond that,…

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  • Oakland
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy

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