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School of Nursing celebrates over 570 nursing graduates

Friday, May 26, 2023: Congratulations to our Spring 2023 graduating class! Over 570 nursing students graduated during the spring 2023 convocation on May 24, 571 of which... Read More

Featuring: Tracey Jewiss, Sanja Visekruna, Stephen Gandza, Joanna Pierazzo, Sandra L. Carroll and Stepahanie Yi

Alumni share words of wisdom with nursing students

Monday, May 08, 2023: For Nursing Week, we’re hearing advice from past and present McMaster nursing students.   To kick off Nursing Week, we had a few of our... Read More

Congratulations to CASN award winners

Wednesday, Sep 28, 2022: Two faculty members in the School of Nursing have been honoured with awards by the Canadian Associations of Schools of Nursing (CASN) this year. Read More

Featuring: Michael McGillion and Joanna Pierazzo

School of Nursing partners with Lund University

Wednesday, Jul 20, 2022: McMaster School of Nursing recently signed an agreement with Lund University in Sweden. Read More

Best wishes on retirement to faculty members

Thursday, Jul 07, 2022: Best wishes to Terry McCurdy, Tracey Jewiss, and Alida Bowman. Read More

Featuring: Terry McCurdy, Tracey Jewiss and Alida Bowman

Professor emerita Karin von Schilling dies at 93

Monday, Jun 27, 2022: Karin von Schilling, a professor who seeded problem-based learning internationally, died June 10. Read More

Meet School of Nursing valedictorian Alex Skipper

Thursday, May 26, 2022: Alexander Skipper graduates May 26 with a BSc in Nursing from the accelerated stream. We asked him a few questions to get to know him. Read More

Alumni profile: Adam Prieur

Tuesday, Apr 26, 2022: Adam Prieur’s path from graduation to his current work is “not your typical one”, he says. Prieur is the academic operations coo... Read More

Administrative Professionals Week 2022

Monday, Apr 25, 2022:    It takes many talents to keep the McMaster School of Nursing running smoothly. During Administrative Professionals Week, we pause to c... Read More

Maria Pratt wins teaching award

Thursday, Apr 14, 2022: Dr. Maria Pratt has won this year's McMaster Student Union Teaching Awards for the School of Nursing.   This award is presented each ye... Read More

Featuring: Maria Pratt

Students launch peer mentorship program

Wednesday, Feb 02, 2022: Two students started a peer mentorship program this year with the goal of facilitating meaningful partnerships between first year and second year accelerated stream students. Read More

Featuring: Joanna Pierazzo, Maria Pratt and Stephen Gandza

Lynda Bentley-Poole joins Quarter-Century Club

Thursday, Jan 13, 2022: Lynda Bentley-Poole is joining a select group this year: McMaster University’s Quarter-Century Club. Bentley-Poole is a full-time assistant ... Read More

Featuring: Lynda Bentley Poole

Maria Pratt takes on academic resources lead

Monday, Jan 10, 2022: The School of Nursing is pleased to announce that Dr. Maria Pratt has taken on the role of academic resources lead for the School of Nursing.... Read More

Featuring: Maria Pratt

CASN Accreditation Bureau grants McMaster full 7-year award

Tuesday, Dec 14, 2021: The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) has once again granted McMaster School of Nursing the top award for its educational programs.... Read More

Featuring: Sandra L. Carroll and Joanna Pierazzo

Ontario nursing schools are seeing an increase in applicants during the pandemic

Wednesday, Nov 03, 2021: Nursing schools in the province are seeing a huge uptick in applications, with interest driven, in part, by the pandemic. Read More

Featuring: Joanna Pierazzo

Externs help hospitals with nurse shortage

Thursday, Oct 14, 2021: McMaster University nursing students are currently working as externs in Hamilton’s two hospital systems, helping with the hospital nursing shortage during the pandemic, while offering a pathway to full-time work after graduation. Read More

Featuring: Joanna Pierazzo

Hamilton hospitals combat staffing shortages with nursing students

Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021: Laura Saunders and Katja Preinitsch are fourth-year nursing students at McMaster who are working as externs at Hamilton hospitals to help with nursing shortages in the pandemic. Read More

McMaster School of Nursing Update September 2021

Monday, Oct 04, 2021: Message from Sandra Carroll Read More

Featuring: Sandra L. Carroll

Welcome to new full-time faculty for 2021

Wednesday, Sep 29, 2021:   Photos above: Alida Bowman, Vanessa Cavalieri, Stephen Gandza The School of Nursing extends a warm welcome to new full-time faculty who join... Read More

Featuring: Alida Bowman, Vanessa Cavalieri and Stephen Gandza

School of Nursing unveils serious games to train students

Monday, Aug 30, 2021: Nursing students will learn that public health is no game – with new virtual training that aims to help them make decisions that could impact the health of thousands of people. Read More

Featuring: Joanna Pierazzo

Meet alumna Jacqueline Maria Dias, Class of 1991

Tuesday, Jul 13, 2021: I feel I have always been associated with Mac all of my professional life, almost like tied to the umbilical cord, first with the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery. Read More

McMaster School of Nursing Update July 2021

Tuesday, Jul 06, 2021: A message from Dr. Sandra Carroll Read More

Featuring: Sandra L. Carroll

Congratulations to the 2021 BScN Level 4 award winners

Monday, Jul 05, 2021: ​ The Collaborative Undergraduate Awards Committee (Lynn Martin, Dianne DalBello and Cynthia Hammond) extend congratulations on behalf of the Scho... Read More

Meet alumna Carol (Morehouse) Welch, class of 1957

Tuesday, Jun 29, 2021: For the 75th Anniversary of the School of Nursing, we created a virtual book and invited alumni to contribute their reflections. Here is one example from our book. Read More

BScN students celebrate pinning and convocation 2021

Monday, Jun 21, 2021: Monday, June 14 was a day of celebration for 453 BScN students who were graduating after four years of hard work. Read More

Featuring: Sandra L. Carroll and Joanna Pierazzo

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