News, Events, and Awards

25th Anniversary of Nursing at Dominican

The Department of Nursing will celebrate its 25th Anniversary on Saturday, October 11, 2008. Connect with classmates and faculty, attend the gala banquet honoring alumni, and participate in exciting panel discussions featuring distinguished speakers. Stay tuned for more information.

Religious, Cultural Influences in Pediatric Healthcare

ABC news, MSNBC, the Boston Globe, Scientific American, and numerous daily newspapers in Asia, Europe, and Australia were among the news outlets carrying a Reuters story about nursing chair Dr. Luanne Linnard-Palmer's book examining religious and cultural influences on healthcare treatment.

Virtual Nursing Simulation Lab Will Give Students Real-World Clinical Experience

Dominican recently was awarded $216,000 from the Texas-based RGK Foundation for the development and staffing of a nursing simulation lab. The state-of-the-art lab provides Dominican nursing students with clinical experience in a risk-free virtual reality environment. Read about the Sim Lab in the Marin Independent Journal: http://www.marinij.com//ci_4288529?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com

Nursing Professor Volunteers with Project HOPE

Nursing professor Peggy Goebel talks with the Marin Independent Journal about her work as a volunteer with Project HOPE. Goebel spent nearly a month this summer aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort bringing medical care to people in Belize, Guatemala, and Panama.