by Pat Ford-Roegner

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife in honor of the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale became the first female member of the Royal Statistical Society because of her ability to use data to create new standards for sanitation in the army and beyond, thereby decreasing the death rate.

All-virtual summit hosted by The Ohio State University to focus on promoting and protecting the well-being of healthcare professionals and students

VADM Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, Surgeon General of the United States, will deliver remarks Thursday morning to kick off the second biennial Summit on Promoting Well-Being and Resilience in Healthcare Professionals hosted by The Ohio State University. Nearly 400 participants from 35 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, St. Martin and Sint Maarteen are expected to attend the all-virtual event on October 21-23.

Magazine honors college’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion

For the fifth year in a row, INSIGHT into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, is honoring The Ohio State University College of Nursing with the 2020 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.