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Welcome, Ei Mon Han!

Ei Mon Han joins the SON MEADOWS lab team this week as research project coordinator, coming to us from the Center for Global Women’s Health and Gender Equity, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Great to have Ei Mon aboard!

Research Is a Team Game: Fundamentals of Research Coordination Course Preps Key Players

Getachew Kassa, PhD, RN, is a successful nurse researcher, scholar, teacher, and mentor—and a research associate at JHSON—with over a decade of experience working as a lecturer and assistant professor and author of 88 peer-reviewed publications and counting. Yet Kassa felt he still had much to learn to maximize his research, which focuses on designing and scaling behavioral health interventions for families of young children from low-income backgrounds; leveraging digital health tools to support children’s social and behavioral health outcomes; and advancing maternal and child health, psychiatry and mental health, and global health. So he registered for Fundamentals of Research Coordination, a JHSON Executive Education course. Kassa left the course impressed at how much there was to learn and how the information was presented. “What surprised me most was how practical the program was and how much of it I could use right away.”

2026 FAANP Honorary Fellow

The Executive Committee of the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) has named George A. Zangaro, PhD, RN, FAAN, a 2026 FAANP Honorary Fellow. The designation recognizes non-nurse practitioners who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in areas of critical importance to nurse practitioners, including practice, education, policy, and research. It reflects Dr. Zangaro’s significant contributions to advancing nursing, healthcare, and the profession through his leadership and scholarship.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Zangaro on this well-deserved recognition.

Grants to Humanize the Patient Experience

The Center for Humanizing Medicine (CHM) Impact Grants invites submissions until June 30 for funds to Humanize the Patient Experience. Impact grants will be awarded to support creative projects led by multidisciplinary teams that improve connectedness and collaboration among healthcare teams. Funds may support a range of initiatives that enhance relationships, communication, or overall work experience in clinical settings. These initiatives may include food and promote social connection but are intended to include programmatic activities or elements that go beyond this. We’ll also consider especially innovative or impactful patient-oriented projects that enhance humanized care. To learn more about the IHM vision and mission, click here. Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026 Funding: Awards up to $3,000 Faculty contacts: Drs. Mary Catherine Beach, Scott Wright, and Martha Abshire Saylor Email: [email protected] Application and Submission details here. Audience: All JHSON

Leading Transformation for Value-Based Health Care

Shape the Future of Health Care: Lead the Value-Based Transition: A strategic program for executives, innovators, and investors. Are you ready to design, implement, and scale the models rewriting the health care playbook? The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is accepting registrations for its elite executive program, Leading Transformation for Value‑Based Health Care. Custom-built for health system executives, clinical leaders, innovators, and investors, this strategic course equips you to master the financial, operational, and policy drivers reshaping the industry.

• Hybrid Executive Format: Weekly live online sessions (Wednesdays, September 2–October 14) fit seamlessly into your schedule, culminating in an immersive, in-person capstone experience in Washington, DC (October 21–22).
• Expert Leadership: Learn directly from national policy and industry pioneers, including Program Co-Directors Elizabeth Fowler, PhD, JD, and Purva Rawal, PhD.
• Tangible Credentials: Apply core concepts to a real-world organizational challenge through a dedicated capstone project and earn a certificate of completion from Johns Hopkins University. Deadlines & Next Steps

Register Now to secure your spot or submit the Interest Form to review the full curriculum topics. Audience: All JHSON

Online Prerequisites for Health Professions Virtual Information Session

Join us for a Zoom info session where we will answer your questions regarding our online prerequisite courses and provide a virtual tour of some of our classrooms. You'll get the chance to see how the courses are set up, what laboratory assignments might look like, and get a general feel for what it is like taking your prerequisite courses with us.

When you register for this event, you will receive an email prior to the event that will include the link to the Zoom info session conference room. This will require you to download Zoom in order to join.

Audience:
Public, Staff

Date/Time:
Monday, July 13, 2026 (03:00 pm - 04:00 pm)

Making the Muddly a Little Bit Clearer: Introduction to Living with Disabilities in the Field Nursing

The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing is committed to highlighting the experiences, research, and practice of various identities belonging to our nursing community. It is a priority for us to amplify the voices belonging to underrepresented communities while providing equitable and accessible opportunities for education and healthcare within our Nursing programs.

This month we will discuss Disability, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Nursing Education and Health Care. This session will focus on disability, accessibility, and inclusion across nursing education and clinical practice, with an emphasis on lived experience, advocacy, and research that advances equity for people with disabilities.

Registration is required.

Audience:
Public, Staff

Date/Time:
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 (03:00 pm - 04:00 pm)

RN Licensure and NCLEX Registration Info Sessions

For MSN Entry Summer 2026 graduates: Noon-12:45 pm Monday, June 15, the MSN Entry Advising team will lead a deep dive into:

• Understanding the RN licensure process
• Steps for NCLEX registration
• Overall tips to follow and pitfalls to avoid to chart a smooth path to RN licensure

This is specifically geared toward Summer 2026 grads in the Entry program. Questions: [email protected]