Improving lives through nursing
We transform health through exceptional care, science, learning, and influence and are a learning community rooted in compassion and respect that values trust, equity, excellence, collaboration, and knowledge.
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BETH QUATRARA: What sets UVA's school of nursing apart is the community, and I cannot say that enough. We really care about you-- you as the person, you as the individual. You are not part of a cohort. You are not part of a class. You have the opportunity to work one on one with faculty, one on one with your advisor, and that's really what sets us apart, is that we are uniquely focused on you.
KATIE KUEKES-BAKER (CNL STUDENT): It's an ever-changing world that we live in. Health care is an ever-changing industry, and the program is ever changing as well. It's very flexible, with new research and new experiences that the school finds for us to do as students. And the different perspectives that are brought in by the faculty and by different staff also make it a very dynamic and very integrated program.
LINDSEY GRIZZARD BRAUN (DNP STUDENT): They want you to succeed just as much as you want to succeed. And not only that, but they want you to have a good work-life balance.
JULIA PHILLIPS (MSN STUDENT): We learn together, and we truly work through hard and difficult clinical situations together. And I think that that makes this program really, really special.
MAUREEN DESENA (POST MASTER"S DNP STUDENT): Everywhere I turn, it's just-- they're just so inclusive.
KATIE HALL (PHD STUDENT): The School of Nursing accepts you as you are, helps you build towards your strengths and towards your passions.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: If I could describe my time here at UVA in one word, it would be community.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Compassionate.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Meticulous.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Excellence.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Understanding.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Stretching.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Staggering.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Invested.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Inspirational.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Flexible.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Personalized.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Dynamic.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Inclusive.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: High achieving.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Ambitious.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Holistic.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Empowering.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Sincere.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Encouraging.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Supportive.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Nourishing.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Family.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Family.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Community.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Community.
UVA NURSING GRAD STUDENT: Community.
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Meet Our Scientists and Scholars
Social and behavioral scientist Ishan Williams, PhD, FGSA, part of a $25M "Bridge to AI" grant that aims to ensure AI data is equitable and trustworthy, studies aging, dementia, and support systems for family caregivers.
PhD program director Kathryn Laughon, PhD, RN, FAAN, SANE, is a forensic nurse and violence scholar who directs UVA Health's newest emergency arm: an emergency forensic center for victims of violence across the lifespan.
American Cancer Society grantee and post-doctoral fellow Crystal Chu, PhD, RN, is expanding the decision-tool she developed for patients with breast cancer in a single breast to other healthcare decision points as well.
EMPOWERING
"You can come here and feel like you can accomplish anything. And you don't have to do it by yourself. You're going to do it with a team of people. You grow together, learn together, and you might fall down, but you also get up together as well."
—Melissa Gomes, associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and an associate professor
COMMUNITY
"Come exactly as you are. No matter what you are interested in, we have people here for you. We are not a nurse factory. We work to build an environment and give students the tools and the care they need to grow into the nurse that THEY want to be."
—Ashley Apple, assistant professor of nursing
INSPIRED
"I have met so many people along this journey that I am inspired and motivated by, and that I really look up to. Especially the care that they can provide to patients and their families."
—Larissa Gregory, MSN graduate
HOME
"Everyone is so welcoming, it made me really feel like I had a place here...People really, truly care about you and you feel that the minute you walk in here.”
—Annalisa Cintron, BSN class of 2025