Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

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Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
TypePrivate
Established1905; 117 years ago (1905)
DeanLinda McCauley
Location
Atlanta
,
Georgia
,
US

33°47′23.1″N 84°19′12.75″W / 33.789750°N 84.3202083°W / 33.789750; -84.3202083Coordinates: 33°47′23.1″N 84°19′12.75″W / 33.789750°N 84.3202083°W / 33.789750; -84.3202083
CampusSuburban
Websitenursing.emory.edu

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing is the nursing school of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. The school awards the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Master of Nursing (MN), Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD). The school is named after Nell Hodgson Woodruff, wife of long-time president of The Coca-Cola Company Robert W. Woodruff. Mrs. Woodruff left nursing school when she married, but she supported nursing causes throughout her life.[1]

Two of the school's nursing specialties, pediatrics and midwifery, were highly ranked in U.S. News & World Report's 2012 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools." The school's pediatric nurse practitioner program made its first appearance in the report at No. 11. The school's midwifery program remains in the U.S. News rankings at number 13.[2]

Notable alumni[]

  • Fatu Kekula, who during the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak used trash bags as protection against the virus and saved 3 out of 4 of her family members, is completing her final year of nursing studies at the School, training in burn care in order to work with children in Liberia who have suffered burns from falling into cooking pits.[3][4]

Notable staff[]

  • Elizabeth Sharp, nurse and midwife who set up the graduate midwifery training program, the Emory University Nurse-Midwifery Program, at the School of Nursing[5][6]

Degree programs[]

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing offers degree programs at the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral level.

Bachelors level[]

Masters level[]

Doctoral level[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Official site of the nursing school. Accessed July 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Rankings". Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  3. ^ Cohen, Elizabeth (2014-09-26). "Ebola: Woman saves three relatives from death". CNN. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  4. ^ Cohen, Elizabeth (2015-04-10). "'Fearless' Ebola nurse trains at Emory University". CNN. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  5. ^ "Elizabeth Sharp remembered as national midwifery leader". Emory News Center. 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Statement on the Death of ACNM Past-President Elizabeth Sharp". American College of Nurse-Midwives. 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  7. ^ Nell Hodgson Woodruff Admissions. Accessed March 31, 2014.
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