Executive Leadership
Welcome
Our faculty and staff continue to foster a community of learning that prepares caring and courageous nursing professionals. Innovation has come to life in the complete renovation of the School’s learning laboratory. The space is infused with the cutting edge technology that our students will encounter in their nursing careers. They are being better prepared to understand the complicated clinical information systems that enable better and safer patient care. The addition of Sim Man®, a patient simulator, allows students to practice their skills in a safe environment, closing the gap between academe and practice.
In 2006, the Indiana University School of Nursing was nationally recognized by the National League for Nursing as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education—and redesignated from 2009–2012—one of a handful across the nation. With faculty experts in clinical simulation, curriculum development, and e-learning, we are clearly a national model for nursing education.
Strong partnerships are another hallmark of innovation. The school has moved to 8th (out of 100 schools of nursing) in National Institutes of Health funding and U.S. News & World Report ranked our graduate nursing programs 15th in the country with two specialties in the top ten. The Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness, the Mary Margaret Walther Behavior Oncology Center, the NIH funded training grant in Health Behavior funded for its 16th-20th years, and the new interdisciplinary NIH research training grant in Cancer Control all reflect a scientifically grounded faculty who provide outstanding mentoring for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in nursing and other disciplines.
This is an exciting time at the IU School of Nursing. I invite you to play a part by exploring our Web site, volunteering with the Alumni Association, or taking a continuing education class. One of the most important objectives for our nursing students is to teach them to be innovative and evidenced-based in their approach to patient care. And the best way, of course, is for faculty and alumni to inspire them to be innovators and leaders in nursing who seek creative and supportive partnerships, share their expertise with colleagues across disciplines, and imagine new and better ways to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care. We’re creating an atmosphere in which education and practice can enable positive change for patients, their families, and the discipline and science of nursing.
Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean and Distinguished Professor
Indiana University School of Nursing
