SMU News
Keep up-to-date on all the recent news, achievements and breakthroughs happening at SMU.
SMU Receives $10 Million Gift to Fund Podiatric Medicine and Nursing Programs
The Largest Gift in University’s History Will Transform Health Sciences Education in Northern CaliforniaSamuel Merritt University (SMU) has received a $10 million gift from the estate of esteemed…
- Giving
- Financial Aid
- Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
- College of Nursing
- Alumni
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
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program at SMU Targets Nursing BurnoutNurses and the profession of nursing are at a turning point. They’re burning out at higher rates than ever before,…
- 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
College of Nursing to Build Healthcare Provider Resilience with $2 Million Federal Grant
SMU’s College of Nursing is launching the Stronger Together: Partnered Resilience and Trauma Recovery Project to build resilience among student nurses, faculty, and staff who face burnout from the…
- College of Nursing
- Research
- Community Engagement
Solving the Nurse Shortage and the Nurse Faculty Shortage
Nursing Faculty of Tomorrow Fellows Program Targets ShortagesA labor and delivery nurse in Oceanside, CA, Brittney Braker, BSN ’21, views nursing as more than bedside assistance—it is essential…
- 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.This…
- College of Nursing
- Faculty
- Community Engagement
- Clinicals
Nursing Alum Makes "Sac Biz Journal" 40 Under 40 List
CCBNA Program Founder Provides Scholarships and Resources for Nursing StudentsCarter Todd, ABSN ’15, has been recognized by the Sacramento Business Journal as a 40 Under 40 in healthcare for his…
- Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- College of Nursing
- Community Engagement
- Transforming Health Care Through Diversity and Inclusion
Pageant Winner, YouTuber, and Soon-to-Be Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Miss Black New York USA winner and nurse anesthetist student Rhaven McIver, CRNA '21, talks about her path to SMU and how she uses the power of personal videos to help others understand what to…
- MSN Nurse Anesthesia
- Student
- College of Nursing
- Reputation
