18 Nov 2009 Kluge Gift to Foster Compassion in End-of-Life Care
A recent $3 million gift from Tussi and John Kluge of Albemarle County will help the University of Virginia Health System better prepare caregivers to support their patients through complex, end-of-life issues. The gift supports two professorships—with $2 million establishing a new endowed professorship in the School of Nursing and $1 million supplementing a current professorship in the School of Medicine.
22 Oct 2009 School Receives Grant for Nursing Leadership in Rural Health Care
The University of Virginia School of Nursing received a $1.2 million Advanced Education Nursing grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This three year funding will help prepare more nursing leaders as specialists in rural health care with expertise in Community/Public Health Leadership (CPHL), Health Systems Management (HSM), or Psychiatric Mental Health (PMH). Students in the Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs will take an expanded specialty core, including rural health care leadership and cultural competence.