Improving lives through the power of nursing
As an academic community rooted in compassion, belonging, equity, excellence, and respect, we strive to transform the health of individuals and communities, as well as the broader healthcare landscape, through exceptional care, learning, science, and influence.
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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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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 Kathleen Apple, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, Assistant Professor of Nursing
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, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Associate Professor of Nursing
INSPIRATIONAL
"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 Student
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, 3rd Year BSN Student