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| The University of Minnesota School of Nursing, established in 1909, is distinct in being the first continuing nursing program on a university campus. The School has the largest graduate program at the University of Minnesota and a flagship baccalaureate program with an honors program option. The School seeks to admit and educate a diverse student body, both in order to enrich the students' educational experience and to prepare them to meet the health needs of a diverse society.
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| Dr. Jean Watson is a Distinguished Professor of Nursing and holds an endowed Chair in Caring Science at the University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center. The Center's School of Nursing is a major knowleadge base on Dr. Watson's Theory of Human Caring. She conducts regular courses on Human Caring, attended by participants from all over the world. |
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| Professor Rustum and Della Roy have been described as "The First Family of American Engineering." Professor Rustum Roy is the most effective champion of interdisciplinarity and integrative learning in the USA. In 1987, Professor Della Roy was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as the first woman Materials Scientist.
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Dr. Edward and Anneli Taub : Dr. Taub pioneered the practice of Integrative Medicine, as a
biosocial and psychospiritual approach to health maintenance and
healing. He was the first Wellness Medical Director of a major hospital
in the United States and also gained national prominence as the first
Wellness Medical Director for Organized Labor.
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The School of Nursing, York University : From its inception in 1993, the School of Nursing at York University
has placed emphasis on global health issues within all its programs,
which is consistent with the University’s commitment to promoting
social justice, equity and global health. York offers full and part-time graduate and undergraduate degree
programs to over 50,000 students in 11 faculties.
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The Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University : The university's undergraduate and graduate
programs have an outstanding reputation based on excellent faculty,
curriculum, and students. Baylor nurses are leaders at hospitals,
universities, and other health care agencies. As a faith-based
university, the nursing education at Baylor University is based upon
the philosophy that nursing is both a profession and a ministry. The
faculty and administration are deeply committed to the success of
students, academically and personally.
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Dr. Victor S. Sierpina, MD and Michelle Sierpina PhD are leaders in Integrative Medicine and Gerontology in America. Dr Victor Sierpina is the Professor of Family Medicine with tenure at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas. Michelle Sierpina is the Founding Director of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UTMB.
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