News Articles

Welcome to Jennifer Mohaupt, new faculty member

Wednesday, Jul 08, 2020: Dr. Mohaupt completed her BScN at McMaster, her M.Ed. at Queen’s University and her PhD at Western University. Read More

Featuring: Jennifer (Jen) Mohaupt

Vice-Dean's Update - July 2020

Tuesday, Jun 30, 2020: Message from Dr. Sandra Carroll This year will be remembered as the year of COVID-19. However, despite being faced with this incredible, ongoing ... Read More

Featuring: Sandra L. Carroll

Racism in health care

Monday, Jun 29, 2020: Dr. Bernice Downey shares her thoughts about racism in health care in this article in the Hamilton Spectator. Read More

Featuring: Bernice Downey

Kids still need to get vaccinated for diseases during COVID-19

Monday, Jun 29, 2020: Ruth Schofield, an assistant clinical professor in the McMaster School of Nursing, spoke to CBC Hamilton. Read More

Our commitment to targeted hiring and antiracism: President's letter

Thursday, Jun 25, 2020: A statement from the president of the university. Read More

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Carla Dawson, Graduate Program Administrative Assistant

Thursday, Jun 25, 2020: My role is different every day and this is one of the things that I love most about it. Read More

An interview with alumna Cara Henry: The COVID crisis in long term care

Wednesday, Jun 24, 2020: Cara Henry is part of the “Nurse Practitioners Supporting Teams Averting Transfers” team at Trillium Health Partners. Since the pandemic started, she has been working as a nurse practitioner (NP) with one nursing home. Read More

Graduate students win Nursing Research Interest Group awards

Monday, Jun 22, 2020: The Nursing Research Interest Group of the Registered Nurses Association (RNAO) has announced their graduate awards this year. Read More

Featuring: Andrea Baumann, Denise A. Bryant-Lukosius, Michelle L. Butt and Diana Sherifali

McMaster and HHS launch national post-operative virtual care study

Thursday, Jun 18, 2020: Dr. Michael McGillion, assistant dean of research at McMaster's School of Nursing, scientist at PHRI, is a co-principal investigator of the trial. Read More

Featuring: Michael McGillion

A new way to graduate: Convocation 2020

Monday, Jun 15, 2020: With some creative collaboration, the McMaster community found ways to celebrate graduation this year despite the restrictions imposed because of the pandemic. Read More

School announces BScN Level 4 award winners

Monday, Jun 15, 2020: Each year, the School of Nursing presents awards to students in the fourth and final year of the BScN program at the annual Pinning C... Read More

Featuring: Lynn Martin

Education helps RN make a difference

Monday, Jun 15, 2020: Matthew Mutamiri, a recent graduate of the masters' program in nursing at McMaster, will be entering the PhD program in nursing this fall. He's fea... Read More

Elaine Shuhaibar wins two awards

Thursday, Jun 11, 2020: Elaine Shuhaibar, a clinical instructor in the School of Nursing, has recently been honoured with two prestigious McMaster awards. Read More

Diana Sherifali joins global Emerging Leaders program

Thursday, Jun 11, 2020: She joins an elite group of global experts in heart health. Read More

Featuring: Diana Sherifali

New grant will fund research about health of Indigenous infants and toddlers

Wednesday, Jun 10, 2020: Dr. Michelle Butt, associate professor in the School of Nursing, and Dr. Amy Wright, assistant professor at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto, will co-lead the research project. Read More

Featuring: Michelle L. Butt

Alumna Natalie Cheng cares for COVID patients

Tuesday, Jun 09, 2020: Cheng is now employed as a registered nurse at the St. Joseph’s Hospital intensive care unit where she is caring for patients including those with COVID-19. Read More

Naomi Thulien will serve as new co-chair of committee

Monday, Jun 08, 2020: Dr. Thulien has been appointed co-chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee for the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University. Read More

Featuring: Naomi Thulien

Research project could revolutionize course evaluation

Wednesday, Jun 03, 2020: Can we improve how courses are evaluated and use that information to improve them? Read More

Featuring: Noori Akhtar-Danesh

Pamela Baxter spoke with CHCH TV about family caregiver project

Thursday, May 28, 2020: Her study creates an on-line resource toolkit that includes various activities and links to supports for caregivers. Read More

Featuring: Pamela Baxter

Amy Palma receives grant for educational research

Thursday, May 28, 2020: “My project will help provide the tools needed for faculty in the school of nursing to develop unique virtual simulation games for our curriculum." Read More

Featuring: Amy Palma, Maria Pratt, Lynn Martin and Tracey Jewiss

Pandemic hits youth experiencing homelessness hard

Tuesday, May 26, 2020: Imagine if every time you went home, you had to buzz in and get screened for COVID-19 symptoms before you were allowed to enter the building. Read More

Featuring: Naomi Thulien

Graduate student Marie-Lee Yous wins research grant

Tuesday, May 26, 2020: Her research study will look at adapting and evaluating a program to support caregivers of older adults living with dementia at home. Read More

Featuring: Jenny Ploeg

Preventing falls is focus of new research project

Monday, May 25, 2020: Dr. Maureen Markle-Reid, professor, and Dr. Diana Sherifali, associate professor, are co-leads on a new research project that will seek ways to address this problem. Read More

Featuring: Maureen Markle-Reid and Diana Sherifali

Marissa Bird wins CIHR Doctoral Award

Monday, May 25, 2020: Her work is crucial to advancing our understanding of implementing virtual care for children living with medical complexity and their families, says her supervisor. Read More

Featuring: Nancy Carter and Michael McGillion

The 2020 BScN awards ceremony

Friday, May 22, 2020: in March, approximately 100 students from across the collaborative program at McMaster University, Mohawk College and Conestoga College received awards. Read More