“You’re with a crowd where everyone has the desire to make a change. That’s what inspired me the most.”

This October, a group of 13 BYU Nursing students joined Dr. Petr Ruda at the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah. Along with practicing medical skills, they honed their interpersonal skills through hours of patient interaction.

Three students from the Family Nurse Pracitioner program led a project to bring health screenings and care to people experiencing homelessness in Utah Valley.

On November 14, Brigham Young University held their “For the Benefit of the World” conference. The conference brought together faculty from across the university to share their research that “addresses existing human needs or their root causes and scholarship related to humanitarian efforts.”

“I will tell you the honest truth, I was kind of shocked I got the award.”

On October 16, as part of the BYU Alumni Achievement Award Lecture series, students and faculty were honored to hear from BYU College of Nursing alum Nicki Broby (MS ‘17).

BYU College of Nursing Professor Sondra Heaston was recently awarded the BYU Muriel Thole Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship.

BYU College of Nursing faculty member Dr. Matt Anderson and nursing student Lauren Thorpe each received a DAISY Award at the recent Scholarship and Professionalism Symposium in October.

This summer, a small group of BYU nursing students traveled to Japan with Dr. Ryan Rasmussen, Dr. Craig Nuttall, and Dr. Hiromi Tobe to visit the Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University (IPNU).

On November 5, BYU College of Nursing held their annual Graduate Program Alumni Dinner, where graduate students, alumni, faculty, and their families enjoy a night of recognition and reunion. Together, they celebrated achievements and caught up with former classmates and mentors from their time in the graduate program.