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Hopkins Nursing—The Best of 2017

12/19/2017 at 10:25 AM
Hopkins Nursing—The Best of 2017

As 2017 comes to a close, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is proud of another year of education, research, and practice excellence locally and globally. Check out highlights from 2017.

Ranked No. 2 in U.S. News & World Report and QS World University rankings and No. 1 by College Choice.
Maintained the position of highest NIH and federal research grant funding among schools of nursing.
Continues the #WeGotThis campaign to influence a more contemporary image of nurses as caregivers, researchers, policy advocates, and more.
Hired 10 additional faculty and named Nancy Reynolds, PhD, RN, C-NP, FAAN, as associate dean of global affairs.
Launched the DNP/PhD dual degree program as the first in the country where students receive both degrees simultaneously from one school.
Congratulations five more faculty inducted as fellows in the American Academy of Nursing.
Delivered the DNP program to the Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare cohort in Saudi Arabia, the first-ever graduate nursing program in the Middle East.
Increased social media following to highest among schools of nursing and hosted a two-day global Twitter chat on antimicrobial resistance.
Opened space in Washington, DC at 1755 Massachusetts Avenue to increase advocacy presence and policy work.
Tripled the size of the PhD program since 2015.
Finalized plans for $45 million renovations to the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Received international faculty honors: Dr. Nancy Glass - International Achievement Award, Dr. Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb - STTI Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame