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With less than seven months’ tenure at The Ohio State University, Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, associate vice president for health promotion, university chief wellness officer, and dean of the College of Nursing, was recognized as a 2012 Senior Scientist by the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) at its annual conference.
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Deborah Steward, associate professor in the College of Nursing, has been named a recipient of the 2012 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. The prestigious award honors superior teaching by Ohio State faculty. A surprise presentation was made by Boehm and Griffin, president and CEO of the Ohio State Alumni Association.
Congratulations to The College of Nursing's adult and family nurse practitioner students, who all passed the 2011 certification program of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners on their first attempt! Their score averages were significantly higher than the national averages.
Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN, has joined The Ohio State University College of Nursing as vice dean and professor. She most recently held an appointment at the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University, where she was the Pamela Kidd Distinguished Researcher Professor, co-director of the T32: Training in Health Disparities Science program and former director of the Southwest Consortium for Health Promotion and Behavior Change.
The National Quality Forum (NQF) announced that Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing, associate vice president for health promotion, and chief wellness officer, has been officially appointed to its Behavioral Health Steering Committee.
The College of Nursing has launched its inaugural Nurse Athlete program, a two-day workshop that assists individuals in achieving high levels of wellness, energy and performance. Forty faculty and staff members from the college, along with nurse leaders from the Wexner Medical Center and The James Cancer Center are participating this week. The program is offered in partnership with Johnson & Johnson's Human Performance Institute.