VANS (The Valdosta Organization of Nursing Students) has been extremely active within the community this semester. See below of the timeline provided by their president of their recent/upcoming events. Recent Upcoming: September 9th: We went to Second Harvest to help …
EP faculty (Dr. Mark Kasper, Dr. LaGary Carter, and Sarah Thomas) met with Lois Bellflowers’ Community Nursing class recently to provide an overview of the Exercise is Medicine Initiative — a collaborative effort by the american college of sports …
Dr. LaGary Carter’s presentation “Exercise is Medicine: The Role of Non-Physician Providers” has been selected for presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting, World Congress on Exercise is Medicine®, and World Congress on The Basic Science of Muscle Hypertrophy and Atrophy in …
Congratulations to Dr. Heidi Gonzalez! She recently received her Ed.D. Her dissertation was titled “Explanatory Sequential Examination of Senior Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Critical Thinking after Participating in a Skills Fair Intervention” When asked for a brief synopsis of her research, …
Valdosta State University senior nursing students Amy Wilson and Tyler Hunter received certificates marking their completion of South Georgia Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Internship Program on June 21. Read more here.
Twenty 2016-2017 CONHS graduates were recently recognized by Valdosta State for outstanding achievement in their perspective program of study. Click here to view more.
Valdosta State University recently earned national gold level recognition from the Exercise is Medicine On Campus program for an ongoing commitment to health and wellness on campus. Click here to read more.
VALDOSTA — Andrea “Paige” Krispin is representing Valdosta State University at the 2017-2018 Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program offered through the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. Click here for more
VSU Nursing student Matt Izzo offers CPR courses to fellow students. These courses help student remain CPR certified. Thank you Matt for providing this service to your profession.
The Valdosta Association of Nursing Students held its End of the Year Celebration on Thursday, April 27, 2017 to celebrate our successful year. Awards for exceptional membership participation were given to Viviana Silva, Alyssa McClain, and Amelia Thomas. The graduating Senior VANS members …
A number of CONHS students from multiple programs participated in VSU’s 2017 Undergraduate Research Symposium. We are proud of the hard work and commitment each of these student has shown to advance research in their field. Find out more about each …
Recently the College of Nursing and Health Sciences partnered with the VSU Career Services office to host a Nursing and Health Professionals Career Fair. Several regional hospitals and professional health institutions were on hand to answer questions about employment and …
Congratulations Dr. Michele Blankenship on earning her Ed.D. in Nursing Education from the University of West Georgia. Her topic of her research was “Senior Nursing Students Expectations and Actual Experiences of Transitioning to Professional Nursing Practice”.
Seven students from the exercise physiology program represented VSU at the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) conference. They received an opportunity to learn about cutting edge research in exercise physiology from leaders in the field, network with their …
Our EP faculty (Dr. Serina McEntire, Dr. Dharini Bhammar, Sarah Fretti, and former student assistant Rebeccah Stansbery) recently had their research abstract “Performance and Energy Balance during a 439 Mile Endurance Run” accepted by the American College of Sports Medicine.
Our MSN FNP students achieved a combined 100% pass rate on the American Association of Nurse Practitioner (AANP) 2016 certification exam- both MSN and FNP. What an excellent testament to the hard work and dedication of our CONHS students, faculty, …
Recently our Dental Hygiene students partnered with the national “Give Kids a Smile” program. The students assisted in providing a large of non-insured children with a number of different services and oral hygiene education. Please visit the official write-up about the …
VANS students Viviana Silva, Nikole Miller, Amelia Thomas, Alexis Wright, Cierra SLaughter, and Heather Streichert alond with faculty mentor, Denise Sauls spend their last Friday afternoon volunteering with Hungry at Home. This program prepares and packs weekend food for children who …