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GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Launches Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree-- GW Helps to Fill the Need for Nurses in the Washington Metropolitan Region and Beyond

posted: February 26, 2009, 11:00 AM

BSN Program

WASHINGTON— The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Nursing Education will launch a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree beginning in Fall 2009. The new degree program was developed by the GW Department of Nursing Education to meet the increasing demand for nurses in the region and across the country.

“There is a demand in our region that needs to be met. By offering this program at a time of such critical need, we hope to help our region and educate students so that they can fill an important gap in patient care,” said Jean Johnson, RN-C, PhD, senior associate dean, Health Sciences and professor of Health Care Sciences. The development of this new program is in line with the mission of the Department of Nursing Education, which also offers masters, doctoral, and post-masters certificate programs, to develop nursing leaders who will actively engage in promoting health and well-being at a local, national, and global level.

The 15-month program is designed as a second-degree program, and welcomes students from a variety of backgrounds and undergraduate degrees. Classes will be held at the GW Virginia Campus, which houses a brand-new, state-of-the-art Nursing Simulation Learning Center. The program’s goals and curriculum are based on guidelines set by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to prepare graduates to be generalist nurses, providing direct and indirect patient care, coordinating and managing care, and serving in the profession with responsibility and accountability.

“This is an exciting time for the GW Department of Nursing Education. Our goal is to provide students with a high level of nursing expertise, so they can provide quality, compassionate, patient-centered care,” said Ellen Dawson, PhD, ANP, chair of the Department of Nursing Education. “Through this new program, we will be able to do all of this and help our community at the same time.”

The GW Department of Nursing Education is now accepting applications for its first class of Bachelor of Science in Nursing students. For more information, to attend an Information Session, or to apply online, visit: www.gwumc.edu/healthsci/departments/nursing/index.cfm or call (703) 726-4493.

About The George Washington University Medical Center

The George Washington University Medical Center is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary academic health center that has consistently provided high-quality medical care in the Washington, DC metropolitan area for 176 years. The Medical Center comprises the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the 11^th oldest medical school in the country; the School of Public Health and Health Services, the only such school in the nation’s capital; GW Hospital, jointly owned and operated by a partnership between The George Washington University and a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc.; and the GW Medical Faculty Associates, an independent faculty practice plan. For more information on GWUMC, visit www.gwumc.edu.

The GW Virginia Campus, established in Loudoun County in 1991, is a robust center for innovative research, graduate education, and regional corporate partnerships. As the University's research and technology campus, it hosts a dozen centers of excellence in critical areas such as energy science and technology, transportation safety, and high performance computing. The GW Virginia Campus also combines its research excellence with more than 20 exceptional graduate degree and certificate programs in business, education, and engineering, and innovative undergraduate programs in the health sciences.

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