For generations, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has been more than a place of learning. It’s been a steady, trusted voice in health care—not only educating and caring for communities, but also helping to shape the policies that guide us through both everyday challenges and the most difficult moments. Today, as you know, our country and its health care system are being pushed to their limits, and once again, we’re being called to lead with compassion and courage.
The good news: We never shrink from a challenge. We’ve also been tested before, each time rising to meet the moment. The mission of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing remains strong and unchanged. The nurses we send into the world, or welcome back into the profession prepared to lead it, are a diverse, talented, and inspiring example of what nursing stands for and what we can accomplish together.
In fact, you will meet many of those students from the MSN (Entry into Nursing) and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs, both once again recognized as top-notch by U.S. News & World Report. As we read of their journeys, we as faculty, alumni, staff, or friends of nursing can reflect on the common, unbreakable thread that connect the nursing experience. We hope also that those who look to us for strength will once again find stories here that mirror their own values and encourage their hopes for the future.
We are the Johns Hopkins Nursing community—a place where we support each other, where every voice is valued, and where safety and belonging are at the core of everything we do. Whether you’re with us now or have been a part of this journey, you belong here and you’re always welcome.
Please enjoy the Spring 2025 issue of Johns Hopkins Nursing.
Sarah L. Szanton
PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Patricia M. Davidson Professor of Health Equity & Social Justice