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The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report rankings released April 9, 2024.

On Friday, March 1st, 2024, the School of Nursing will celebrate the Spring 2024​ Light the Lamp Pinning Ceremony. The ceremony honors our nursing students entering clinical settings in a pinning ceremony promoting humanistic, patient-centered care.

Malin Berghammer, PhD, MSN, RN, a visiting scholar from Sweden, is teaching at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing during Fall 2023. This semester, Berghammer is assisting in the following courses: Introduction to Patient-Centered Care, Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, Foundations of Nurse Educators and Pediatric Primary Health Care Concepts.

In September 2023, UT Austin welcomed back Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN, to serve in her new role as dean of the School of Nursing. Im is an internationally recognized nurse researcher with groundbreaking contributions in nursing science and oncology nursing.

To help nursing students receive the support and education they need to improve health care, Mickey and Jeanne Klein established the Jeanne L. and Michael L. Klein Forty Acres Scholarship for students in the School of Nursing. Ella Folh and Benjamin Howell are this year’s recipients.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing’s Dean Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN, Professor and Laura Lee Blanton Chair in Nursing; and John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN, Joseph H. Blades Centennial Memorial Professor in Nursing, were recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing welcomed, for the first time, two exchange students from Moi University in Kenya. Mercy Chepkemoi and Wilson Kimutai, fourth-year students at Moi University School of Nursing & Midwifery, visited the UT Austin School of Nursing for six weeks.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing alumnae Megan Pfitzinger Lippe, PhD, MSN, RN, associate professor at UT Health San Antonio, and Robin Page, PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM, associate professor at Texas A&M University School of Nursing, have been selected as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).

On Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. (CST), the School of Nursing will host a ceremony at the Bass Concert Hall in honor of the graduating Class of 2023. The School of Nursing community is excited to honor your achievements and celebrate this moment with your friends and family.

On Friday, September 29th, 2023, the School of Nursing will celebrate the Fall 2023​ Light the Lamp Pinning Ceremony. The ceremony will honor our nursing students entering clinical settings in a pinning ceremony promoting humanistic, patient-centered care.