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University of Washington School of Nursing

Coordinates: 47°39′02″N 122°18′33″W / 47.65055556°N 122.30916667°W / 47.65055556; -122.30916667
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School of Nursing
TypePublic
Established1945[1]
DeanAzita Emami[2]
Academic staff
204 (core faculty)[3]
Administrative staff
126[4]
Students664[3]
Location
Seattle
,
Washington
,
United States

47°39′02″N 122°18′33″W / 47.65055556°N 122.30916667°W / 47.65055556; -122.30916667
CampusUrban
Websitenursing.uw.edu/

The School of Nursing is part of the University of Washington (UW). It offers five degree programs accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education: one bachelors, two masters and two doctoral.[5] As of February 2014, there are "128 tenured faculty, research faculty and instructors; 359 affiliate and clinical faculty; and 10 adjunct faculty"; and "over 650 students, including 400 graduate students".[5]

History

The first course in public health nursing at the University of Washington was offered in the summer of 1918 by UW President Henry Suzzallo.[1] Local nurse Elizabeth Sterling Soule established the Department of Nursing four years later.[1] Students could earn a bachelor of science in nursing beginning in 1923. It became an independent school in 1945, the "second university-affiliated nursing school in the U.S."[1] Soule was its first dean, retiring in 1950.

The school has been top-ranked nationally "in all surveys of schools of nursing conducted since 1984",[5] an unprecedented 27 years without a break.[6] In 2011, US News & World Report rated it in a three-way tie for the top spot with Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania.[7] US News & World Report 2020 Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice ranked UW fourth in the country.[8]

In 2011, the Seattle Times reported low morale and "internal strife" ... "with separate departments and specialty areas pitted against one another and the school as a whole.[9] The situation was also exacerbated by budget cuts. Dean Marla Salmon tendered her resignation in May 2011 after three years in the post. Azita Emami was named Dean of UW School of Nursing starting July 1, 2013. Dr. Emami had been the dean at Seattle University from 2008–2013.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "History of the School | School of Nursing". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the UW School of Nursing". Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "SON FACT SHEET 2012 (PDF Document)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. ^ "2016-2017 Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Accreditation". University of Washington School of Nursing. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  6. ^ "UW School of Nursing Top-Ranked for Unprecedented 27 Years". University of Washington School of Nursing. March 18, 2011. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  7. ^ "Nursing: Ranked in 2011". US News & World Report. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  8. ^ "Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice: Ranked in 2019". US News and World Report.
  9. ^ Carol M. Ostrom (June 22, 2011). "Money woes, infighting plague UW nursing school". Seattle Times.
  10. ^ "University of Washington selects Azita Emami as dean of School of Nursing".


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