Georgetown University School of Nursing

Georgetown University School of Nursing

Seal of Georgetown University
Former name	School of Nursing & Health Studies (2000–2022)
Type	Private
Established	1903
Parent institution	Georgetown University
Affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Dean	Roberta Waite
Students	1,650
Undergraduates	550
Postgraduates	1,100
Location	Washington, D.C. , USA 38°54′42.6″N77°4′24.8″W / 38.911833°N 77.073556°W / 38.911833; -77.073556
Campus	Urban
Website	nursing.georgetown.edu

Georgetown UniversitySchool of Nursing is one of the eleven schools of Georgetown University. Founded in 1903 as the School of Nursing, ^[1] it added three other health related majors in 1999 and appended its name to become the School of Nursing & Health Studies. ^[2] In 2022, the school returned to the name School of Nursing, as the School of Health was divided from it. ^[3] The school has been at the forefront of education in the health care field, offering many programs unique to America's elite institutions. Offering undergraduate and graduate programs in the health sciences, graduates are prepared to enter the complex fields of medicine, law, health policy, and nursing. The School of Nursing is made up of the Department of Health Systems Administration, the Department of Human Science, the Department of International Health, and the Department of Nursing. ^[4]

The Department of Human Science completed the Discovery Center in 2006. The Discovery Center includes a Basic Health Science Teaching Laboratory, a Molecular and Cell Biology Research Laboratory, a Cell Culture Room, a Preparation and Instrument Room, and a Zeiss Axiovert 200 microscope.

In 2011, the Department of Nursing launched an online nursing initiative at the graduate level. The online initiative builds upon Georgetown's on-campus graduate nursing program and is the university's first-ever online degree-granting program. ^[5]

The School of Nursing is home to GUS - Georgetown University Simulator - a full-body, robotic mannequin that can realistically replicate physiological conditions and symptoms and pharmacological responses. The simulator is within the O'Neill Family Foundation Clinical Simulation Center, which includes adult patient simulators, a pediatric patient simulator, five primary care offices, and two hospital units. The Simulation Center is used extensively for clinical education by undergraduate and graduate level nursing programs, as well as by undergraduates in the Department of Human Science.

Several graduate programs within the School of Nursing were ranked in the 2012 "America's Best Graduate Schools" edition of U.S. News & World Report. The Nurse Anesthesia Program was ranked 17th, ^[6] the Healthcare Management Program was ranked 29th, ^[7] the Nurse Midwifery Program was ranked 19th, ^[8] and the nursing graduate program was ranked 36th. ^[9] The school also has an active research program.

In fall 2025, it will be renamed the Berkley School of Nursing. ^[10]

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Science

• Nursing

Master of Science

• MS in Nursing ^[11]
  • AG-ACNP
  • Family Nurse Practitioner ^[12]
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Nurse Educator
  • Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner ^[13]
  • Women's Health Nurse Practitioner ^[14]

Doctoral

• Doctor of Nursing Practice
• Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia

Online Nursing and Health Studies Programs

Georgetown University School of Nursing offers an online Master of Science degree in Nursing with four specializations. ^[11] The online courses operate in a seminar style, and clinical components can be completed at locations in or near students’ home communities. ^[15] Georgetown's nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. ^[16]

Online FNP Program

The online FNP program follows the same curriculum as the on-campus program. The curriculum covers topics such as disease prevention, health promotion, and management of acute and chronic illness. During the OCIs, students can use a simulator at the O’Neill Family Foundation Clinical Simulation Center located within the NHS. This simulator helps students practice in a safe, supervised environment by replicating physiological conditions and symptoms as well as pharmacological responses. ^[17] Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the Family Nurse Practitioner certification exam offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. ^[12]

Online Midwifery Program

Georgetown University's Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program was started in 1972 and transitioned to online classes in 2011. Students come to the Georgetown University campus three times during the program for hands-on experience with professors, and log more than a thousand hours of clinical experience in or near their own communities while working with a preceptor. ^[18] Classes prepare students to manage obstetrical and gynecological needs for women, manage the care of a healthy newborn, and provide primary care to women. Graduates can sit for the Certified Nurse Midwives exam offered by the American Midwifery Certification Board and the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner exam offered by the National Certification Corporation. ^{[13] [19]}

List of deans

Deans and superintendents

No.	Name	Years	Notes	Ref.
Superintendents of Nurses and/or Directresses of Nursing School (Approximate Years)
1	Sister Mary Geraldine Austin OSF	1903–1907	Superintendent	[1] [20] [21]
2	Sister Mary Pauline KieferOSF	1908–1913	Directress	[21]
3	Sister Mary Bertrand HardingOSF	1908–1920	Superintendent, then directress	[21]
4	Sister Mary Plautilla CaseyOSF	1913–1914	Superintendent	[21]
5	Sister Mary Rodriguez FinneranOSF	1914–1926	Superintendent, then directress	[1] [20] [21] [22]
6	Sister Mary Illuminata McBrideOSF	1921–1925	Directress	[21]
7	Sister Mary Joanilla KnottOSF	1926–1929	Directress, superintendent	[1] [20] [21] [23]
Superintendents of Nurses and/or Principals/Directresses of Nursing School
8	Sister Mary Euphrasia Markham OSF	1929–1939		[1] [20] [24]
9	Sister Mary Mechtilde BillingerOSF	1940		[1] [20] [21] [25]
10	Sister Mary Joanilla KnottOSF	1940–1945		[1] [20] [23]
Directors of Nursing Education
11	Anne Mary Murphy	1945–1947		[1] [20]
Deans of the School of Nursing
12	Sister Agnes Miriam Payne SCN	1947–1952	Director (1947-1949), then dean	[1] [20] [26]
13	Sister Mary Vincent KaltenbrunSCN	1950–1951	Acting dean	[1] [21]
14	Sister Angela Maria CarricoSCN	1952–1958		[1] [20] [27]
15	Mary Catherine Wisler	1958	Interim dean	[1] [21]
16	Sister Kathleen Mary BohanSCN	1958–1963		[1] [20] [28]
17	Ann Douglas	1963–1967		[1] [20]
18	Rose A. McGarrity	1967–1968	Acting dean	[1] [29]
19	Sister Rita Marie Bergeron OSB	1968–1978		[1] [29]
20	Rose A. McGarrity	1978–1980	Acting dean	[1] [29]
21	Elizabeth Hughes	1980–1986		[1] [29]
22	Alma S. Woolley	1986–1992		[1] [20]
23	Elaine L. Larson	1992–1998		[1] [20]
24	Judith Ann Baigis	1998–1999	Interim dean	[1] [20]
25	Bette Rusk Keltner Jacobs	1999–2000		[1] [20]
Deans of the School of Nursing & Health Studies [3]
-	Bette Rusk Keltner Jacobs	2000–2010		[20]
26	Julie DeLoia	2010–2011	Interim dean	[30] [31]
27	Martin Iguchi	2011–2014		[32]
28	Patricia Cloonan	2014–2019	Interim dean from 2014 to 2016	[33]
29	Carole Roan Gresenz	2019–2021	Interim dean	[34]
30	John T. Monahan	2021–2022	Interim dean	[35]
Deans of the School of Nursing [3]
31	Roberta Waite	2022–present		[36]

References

Citations

1. A history of the school from its inception in 1903 to the turn of the century is found in Alma S. Woolley, Learning, Faith, and Caring, 2001, 262 pp. ( ISBN   0-9652807-1-3).
2. Spindle, Lindsey (July 30, 2003). "Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies Appoints New Director of Development". Office of Communications. Georgetown University. Archived from the original on March 21, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
3. DeGioia, John J. (December 7, 2020). "Announcement regarding New Schools of Nursing and Health". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
4. "Departments". Nursing and Health Studies. November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
5. "First Group of Online Nursing Students to Graduate". Georgetown University. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
6. "Nurse-Anesthesia Graduate Programs Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
7. "Healthcare Management Graduate Programs Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
8. "Nurse Midwifery Graduate Programs Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
9. "Nursing Graduate Programs Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
10. "With $25M Gift, Georgetown Will Rename School of Nursing, Expand Educational Opportunities". Georgetown University. May 12, 2025. Archived from the original on May 13, 2025.
11. "Welcome to Nursing@Georgetown | Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies' Online Master of Science Degree in Nursing Program". online.nursing.georgetown.edu. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
12. "Family Nurse Practitioner". online.nursing.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
13. "Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (NM/WHNP)". online.nursing.georgetown.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
14. "Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)" . Retrieved August 3, 2018.
15. "The Top 10 Best Online Master's in Nursing Degree Programs (MSN)". bestnursingmasters.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
16. "Accredited Programs". directory.ccnecommunity.org. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
17. "Georgetown University Online Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program". Online Nursing Degree Programs. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
18. Beth Marlowe (September 22, 2014). "Georgetown trains nurse-midwives across the country through an online program". Washington Post.
19. "The Online Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (NM/WHNP) Program from Georgetown University". Online Nursing Degree Programs. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
20. Curran 2010b , p. 403, Appendix H: Superintendents/Principals/Deans of the School of Nursing, 1903–67
21. Cessato, Bill (March 6, 2023). "Nuns & Sisters in Georgetown's History: Leaders & Learners". StoryMaps.
22. Cessato 2022 , p. 26
23. Cessato 2022 , p. 306
24. "'Awarded a Place' – Nursing Students in the College of Arts and Sciences". Georgetown University. March 19, 2020. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
25. Cessato 2022 , p. 127
26. Cessato 2022 , p. 48
27. Cessato 2022 , p. 36
28. Cessato 2022 , p. 147
29. Curran 2010c , p. 296, Appendix H: Deans of the School of Nursing and Health Studies, 1963–2010
30. "Georgetown University: Cancer Geneticist To Be Interim NHS Dean". June 8, 2010. Archived from the original on June 8, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
31. "UCLA Researcher Named New NHS Dean - School of Nursing & Health Studies". June 14, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
32. Gresenz, Carole Roan (June 8, 2021). "Remembering Dr. Martin Iguchi". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
33. DeGioia, John J. (May 9, 2019). "Announcing a Leadership Transition at Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
34. DeGioia, John J. (September 3, 2019). "Announcing Carol Roan Gresenz, Ph.D, As Interim Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Studies". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
35. "John Monahan Appointed Interim Dean of School of Nursing & Health Studies". Georgetown University. September 21, 2021. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
36. DeGioia, John J. (December 15, 2021). "Announcing Georgetown's New Dean for the School of Nursing". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.

Sources

• Cessato, William A. (April 26, 2022). Georgetown University Nursing History: A Look at Early Baccalaureate and Practical Nursing Education Models (PDF) (DLS thesis). Georgetown University. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
• Curran, Robert Emmett (2010b). A History of Georgetown University: The Quest for Excellence, 1889–1964. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. ISBN   978-1-58901-689-7.
• Curran, Robert Emmett (2010c). A History of Georgetown University: The Rise to Prominence, 1964–1989. Vol. 3. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. ISBN   978-1-58901-691-0.

Further reading

• Woolley, Alma S. (2001). Learning, Faith, and Caring: History of the Georgetown University School of Nursing 1903–2000. ISBN   0-9652807-1-3.