Sarah Musovski, MSN-Ed, RN, COI, and a UNLV Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice student, was awarded a 2025 NLN Foundation Nursing Education Faculty Scholarship. Nineteen advanced-degree nursing students receive the scholarship, sharing a total of $125,000 in funds.  “I knew from a young age that I always wanted to be a nurse. With a childhood centered around hospital visits, the…

Dr. Rei Serafica, Associate Professor and PMHNP Program Director, and Dr. Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee, Associate Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Research, were awarded a $2.3 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (BHWET). The four-year award will support Bridge to Behavioral Health (BBH), an…

Dr. Rebecca Benfield has been selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) for 2025. Induction into the Academy is a significant milestone in a nurse leader’s career in which their accomplishments are honored by their colleagues within and outside the profession. Fellows are selected based on their significant contributions and impact to advance the public’s health. “I am so…

  Applications are now open for the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) program at the School of Nursing. The graduate program will educate students to provide high-quality patient-centered care and safely administer anesthesia for procedures and surgeries.  The CRNA program is 36 months of full-time study as part of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Students may…

Dr. Kayla Sullivan, Direct-Entry MSN (DEMSN) Program Director and Assistant Professor; Dr. Angela Silvestri-Elmore, Associate Dean for Entry and Prelicensure Education and Assistant Professor; and Dr. Candace Burton, Associate Professor, were awarded a grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation as part of its Disability Inclusion in Nursing Education awards. This funding, amounting up to $75,000…

  Individuals seeking to become advanced practice registered nurses are encouraged to join virtual informational sessions to learn more about UNLV School of Nursing’s graduate programs. A general session focused on the Master of Science in Nursing will provide an overview of all programs available: Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), Nurse Educator, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Psychiatric…

UNLV Nursing welcomes those interested in pursuing a career in nursing to join a virtual informational session to learn more about the pre-licensure program. These sessions will outline the pathway from pre-requisite work to admission to the School of Nursing program, provide an overview of the program, courses, clinical rotations, and resources, and include support from student services, the…