Dean Patricia Davidson became the fourth dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 2013, successfully transitioning the school to an all-graduate curriculum, boosting doctoral programs immensely, and leading through a mantra of “excellence without elitism.” Some of her many accomplishments:
Launched new programs
- MSN: Entry into Nursing
- DNP Advanced Practice
- First Saudi Arabia DNP Cohort
- DNP/PhD
- DNP Executive/MPH
- DNP Nurse Anesthesia
- DNP/MBA
Rankings
- No. 1 Graduate School of Nursing, U.S. News & World Report
- Top 3 Ranking, QS World University
- No. 1 National Institutes of Health funding among nursing schools
Fundraising
- Appointed four new Endowed Professorships
- Increased scholarship funding by 81 percent
- Secured the largest philanthropic gifts in JHSON history
- Raised $65 million for Johns Hopkins University Rising to the Challenge campaign (exceeded goal)
- State-of-the-art building renovation and addition
Social Media
- @nursingdean—most active nursing dean on social media