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Megan Volkov receives 2023 AANP Advocate State Award for Excellence

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

School of Nursing assistant professor Megan Volkov is awarded the Advocate State Award for Excellence in ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ in recognition of her significant contribution toward increasing awareness and recognition of nurse practitioners.

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Nursing alumni take on ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥'s health care needs

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The latest edition of Spirit magazine featured UAA nursing alumni taking on ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥'s needs. Since the pandemic began in early 2020, UAA's School of Nursing has graduated more than 500 new nurses into the state's health care system.

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UAA Amazing Stories: Tisha Benson

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UAA alumni find many ways to stay connected and give back to their community, including nursing grad Tisha Benson, public health and ambulatory care nurse at ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Native Tribal Health Consortium.

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On the frontlines

 |  Catalina Myers  |  ,

UAA alumna Greer Gehler graduated from UAA’s School of Nursing with a bachelor’s degree in nursing science in December 2018. It’s been an exciting two years from landing her dream job in Providence ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Medical Center’s emergency room to providing care during COVID-19.

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Looking down the road

 |  Matt Jardin  |  ,

How integral is Providence to ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥? Not only does the hospital make up the second half of the namesake UMED District, but the organization is the largest non-government employer in the state, naturally resulting in the employment of a large number of UAA nursing and surgical technology alumni.