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When An Nguyen Found His Calling

An Nguyen, DPT ’22, knows what it means to take a chance for a brighter future. “My parents told me that they risked their lives fleeing Vietnam at the end of the war and came to the U.S. as…

  • Alumni
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy
  • Careers
  • Transforming Health Care Through Diversity and Inclusion

Stop Nurse Burnout Before It Starts

Nurses and the profession of nursing are at a turning point. They’re burning out at higher rates than ever before, resulting in less engaged patient care and many nurses leaving the profession,…

  • RN to BSN
  • College of Nursing
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing

How Do We Recover from Covid's Mental Health Toll

To no one’s surprise, people’s mental health dramatically declined in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, an additional 129 million documented cases of depression and anxiety were…

  • College of Nursing
  • Faculty
  • Wellness

Best Feet Forward

On a cool evening in March, Ronnie Price walks a gentle-eyed Chihuahua mix around a pop-up health and social services clinic in the brick courtyard of the First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley. The…

  • Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
  • Student
  • Samuel Merritt University Magazine
  • Community Engagement
  • Community Partners

Solving the Nurse Shortage and the Nurse Faculty Shortage

A labor and delivery nurse in Oceanside, CA, Brittney Braker, BSN ’21, views nursing as more than bedside assistance—it is essential education. That’s particularly important to Brittney, who works…

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Alumni
  • Careers
  • Transforming Health Care Through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Outstanding Academics

What the Pandemic Taught Us

A young patient is in the ER crying from the pain of a headache. A nurse takes her vital signs, asks her to rate the pain on a scale of 1 to 10, and carefully notes a rash on the patient’s chest.…

  • College of Nursing
  • Faculty
  • Community Engagement
  • Clinicals

Nursing Alum Makes "Sac Biz Journal" 40 Under 40 List

Carter Todd, ABSN ’15, has been recognized by the Sacramento Business Journal as a 40 Under 40 in healthcare for his advocacy work recruiting Black nurses to the profession as well as his work…

  • Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • College of Nursing
  • Community Engagement
  • Transforming Health Care Through Diversity and Inclusion

SMU Nurse Anesthetist Leads on Diversity at UCLA

Jamilla Churchill, CRNA ’16, is among the mere 2% of African American nurse anesthetists in the U.S. As a founding member of the UCLA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee for the anesthesiology…

  • College of Nursing
  • MSN Nurse Anesthesia
  • Alumni
  • Transforming Health Care Through Diversity and Inclusion

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