University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (School of Nursing)

Carolina is a special place where students, faculty and staff are committed to creating an environment of excellence. In the 50+ year history of the School, Carolina has served as a national leader, contributing extensively to the state of the science, innovating in teaching and clinical practice, and serving communities at home and abroad. People come to study, teach and conduct research at Carolina for many reasons. Our degree programs are nationally recognized and the School is consistently ranked among the top in the nation for funded research Mentorship and career development are essential elements of our vision and commitment. All types of careers are enhanced through strong linkages to academic talent across Carolina’s distinguished research-intensive campus. Our graduates move on to leadership positions where they shape and influence the future of health care. You can find them providing care at the bedside, working effectively with interprofessional teams, improving health care throughout the world, generating knowledge that advances practice, directing companies and educating future nurses. The School of Nursing is a vibrant and exciting place where diversity and multiculturalism are key aspects of the learning environment. Rural health experiences are equally as valued and encouraged as are international experiences. It is our pledge to prepare skillful and compassionate nursing leaders who have the courage, conviction and commitment to provide and create better systems of patient-centered care. MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the School of Nursing is to enhance and improve the health and well being of the people of North Carolina and the nation, and, as relevant and appropriate, the people of other nations, through its programs of education, research, and scholarship, and through clinical practice and community service. The School accomplishes its mission as steward of the public interest by: 1. providing high quality education within an environment of scholarly inquiry in order to prepare competent and compassionate practitioners and scholars of, and leaders in, nursing who will actively contribute to the goal of a healthy state and nation, 2. generating, integrating, disseminating, and using knowledge for practice and policy, 3. creating vibrant and supportive life-long learning environments to ensure a cadre of nurses who value and participate in scholarship and life-long learning, and who are able quickly to respond to and effectively address the changing health needs and problems of the state and nation, 4. ensuring equal and fair access to its programs to guarantee that a gender-, racially/ethnically-, and culturally-diverse professional group will be ready to serve a similarly diverse population, and 5. fulfilling its covenant of care with the publics it serves.

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School name: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (School of Nursing)
Address: Carrington Hall, CB #7460
Zip & city: NC 27599-7460 Chapel Hill
Phone: (919) 966-3731
Web: http://nursing.unc.edu/
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