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A health care worker leans over to talk with a seated older man
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RUSH University Students and Faculty Selected for Schaalman Fellowships

Projects will aim to improve care for older adults and advance education

Melinda Earle, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
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Nursing Trailblazer, Inspirational Educator Inducted Into American Academy of Nursing's 2023 Class of Fellows

Assistant professor Melinda Earle, DNP, RN, honored for exceptional contributions to nursing and dedication to educating future leaders of health care

Chuka Nestor Emezue, PhD, MPH, MPA, CHES
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RUSH University College of Nursing Assistant Professor Earns ITM Pilot Award

Award to Chuka Nestor Emezue, PhD, MPH, provides $60,000 in funding, resources to kick-start innovative research projects

Charlene Gamboa, PhD
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Enduring Trials, Achieving Greatness and Bridging Gaps

For Golden Lamp Society scholarship recipient Charlene Gamboa, PhD 鈥21, being a trailblazer has come with big challenges 鈥 and rewards

Charlotte Brasic Royeen, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FASAHP, FNAP
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Charlotte Brasic Royeen, PhD, to Retire as Dean of College of Health Sciences

A driving force in CHS鈥 successes, Royeen will retire at the end of 2023

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RUSH Students Awarded Distinguished Schweitzer Fellowships for Innovative Community Health Projects

Five students will lead health care initiatives focused on underserved Chicagoans through a yearlong service-learning program

Health care provider washing hands
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Updated Strategies for Preventing Resistant Infections

After years of decline, MRSA infections accelerated during the pandemic

Ben Remor Inventor, PhD, CNP
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New Funding Will Support Nurse Practitioner Students Interested in Primary Care

Grant will provide stipends to nurse practitioner students from diverse backgrounds committed to practicing primary care in underserved communities

A smiling man wearing a cap and RUSH t-shirt standing beside a bike
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Listening for Loneliness: RUSH Medical Student鈥檚 Cross-Country Bike Trip and Research Project

鈥淏ike listening tour鈥 combines cycling, storytelling, research, human connection

A nurse anesthetist monitors equipment during surgery
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New Funding Fuels the Future of Nurse Anesthetists

Project will support nurse anesthesia students in building clinical skills and cultural competency