News from the School of Nursing & Health Studies

Finding One’s Own Voice

"...Know what you know and care about the person, care about what you know and care about the person you're sharing with." Maya Angelou Professor Victoria Breckwich Vasquez and Dennise Lopez share a mentorship bond through SNHS Health Studies Latinx Health and Culture class, which grew into more opportunities for Dennise.

August 8, 2018

MN degree lights new path for cancer nurse

"​Coumar received the School of Nursing & Health Studies’ Distinguished Scholar Award at graduation in June. She’s now looking for a bigger role in promoting nursing professionalism and global health. The master’s helped clarify the path."

August 8, 2018

Team Guatemala Departs

Students in the Guatemala study abroad program left on July 27. Team Guatemala will engage in primary health care and work side by side multidisciplinary teams, including Guatemala Village Health team and local Guatemalan health practitioners to support the health needs of the community.

July 30, 2018

Students engage with Latino community

School of Nursing and Health Studies actively involve working with the Latinx community by supporting and working with Latino Educational Training Institute (LETI) through community-based learning and research course . "Rosario Reyes founded LETI nearly 20 years ago when she saw the demand for education and social services while working to promote Latino entrepreneurs. Tom Laing became associate director three years ago. The former accountant runs programs and applies for grants..."

July 17, 2018

Bridging the nursing gap for better outcomes

UWB School of Nursing and Health Studies continues in guiding nurses to be prepared in bridging the gap in the nurse profession and increasing the nurse workforce. UWB highlighting Samantha Girard "...a nurse educator for Kaiser Permanente in Washington, said her Master of Nursing degree from the University of Washington Bothell in 2010 put her in a position to have an impact on the profession at a time nurses are being pushed hard to advance their education." Learn more about Samantha.

July 17, 2018

Master of Nursing Final Presentation Symposium 2018

We are proud to present the first annual Master of Nursing Final Presentation Symposium. We invite faculty, staff, students and their guests to join us as our Master of Nursing students present the culmination of their work at the University of Washington Bothell.

May 30, 2018

Husky Promise helps hard-working student

Read more about Erika Armengol's story of persevance and being awarded finanical aid package along with additional grants to support her college education.

March 20, 2018

Guatemala Summer Quarter 2018

Summer Quarter 2018 Global Health Promotion in Guatemala: Health Services Delivery in Resource Poor Settings. This service-learning course, conducted in partnership with a community based organization, Guatemala Village Health, is designed to expose students to policy contexts in which health care is delivered in resource-poor settings with particular emphasis on Guatemala.

January 2, 2018