Dean's message

Happy October! It was great to see so many of our alumni at Homecoming finding old friends, reliving memories and dreaming about the future!

We celebrated many accomplishments this month, including the opening of a new dental clinic at The Ohio State University Total Health Care Center. You can see a photo album of the ribbon-cutting event here. Total Health Care Center is the new name that encompasses the primary care practice formerly known as Total Health & Wellness and other offerings of our FQHC. We now offer services in several different buildings, and this new dental clinic at Outpatient Care East will provide wider healthcare access to the community.

We continue to pursue practical research to make a difference in our community and our world. We’re thrilled that Susie Breitenstein, PhD, RN, FAAN and her team were awarded a new $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NIH/NICHD) that will further their parenting research.

We are honored to be recognized once again by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine for our commitment to diversity in education, community outreach and healthcare equity with the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award for the ninth consecutive year!

As we head into the holiday season and colder weather, I hope you will all take time to safeguard your own health and wellness with vaccinations. We are grateful for you!

Many thanks,

Karen M. Rose, PhD, RN, FGSA, FNAP, FAAN
Dean and Professor, College of Nursing
The Ohio State University