School of Nursing & Health Studies news stories by date
KIRO 7 Story Features Dr. Iyer
In this article focusing on the mental health crisis in Washington, KIRO 7 consults Dr. Sunita Iyer who reminds of the danger of conflating mental health and criminal activity.
February 15, 2023
Team Guatemala Departs
Students in the Guatemala study abroad program left on July 27. Team Guatemala will engage in primary health care and work side by side multidisciplinary teams, including Guatemala Village Health team and local Guatemalan health practitioners to support the health needs of the community.
July 30, 2018
Students engage with Latino community
School of Nursing and Health Studies actively involve working with the Latinx community by supporting and working with Latino Educational Training Institute (LETI) through community-based learning and research course . "Rosario Reyes founded LETI nearly 20 years ago when she saw the demand for education and social services while working to promote Latino entrepreneurs. Tom Laing became associate director three years ago. The former accountant runs programs and applies for grants..."
July 17, 2018
Bridging the nursing gap for better outcomes
UWB School of Nursing and Health Studies continues in guiding nurses to be prepared in bridging the gap in the nurse profession and increasing the nurse workforce. UWB highlighting Samantha Girard "...a nurse educator for Kaiser Permanente in Washington, said her Master of Nursing degree from the University of Washington Bothell in 2010 put her in a position to have an impact on the profession at a time nurses are being pushed hard to advance their education." Learn more about Samantha.
July 17, 2018