School of Nursing & Health Professions News

The McGrath Graduate Student Fellowship at the University of San Francisco was an incredible opportunity to connect with a diverse and inspiring group of fellow graduate students while exploring an important global issue, climate change.

USF’s latest employment survey shows 95 percent of graduates from the Class of 2023 report they are employed, continuing their education, or doing both.

The 166th commencement ceremonies for the School of Management, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Nursing and Health Professions will be held Dec. 13 in St. Ignatius Church on the USF campus, and 703 graduates will receive degrees.

Meet 16 new faculty members who joined USF this fall.

Laura Euphrat ʼ89 co-founded the non-profit, Little Wishes, in 2003 to help brighten the days of children experiencing hospital care. The organization has granted over 30,000 wishes and works with 39 hospitals nationwide. 

In a cross-campus collaboration, the School of Nursing and Health Professions is hiring theater students to act as patients in the Advanced Physical Assessment and Health Promotion graduate course. 

Nursing and performance students, participated in an immersive Disaster Management Simulation designed to prepare healthcare professionals for real-life emergencies, including an earthquake disaster.

In the U.S. News & World Report 2025 rankings released today, USF places No. 1 for diversity, in the top 3 percent for nursing, and in the top 25 percent overall.

She talks about nursing, tacos, jiu jitsu, and the importance of following your interests. 

In 2022, USF acquired the space formerly known as the Blood Centers of the Pacific. The building occupies a highly visible corner of campus, at the intersection of Masonic Avenue and Turk Boulevard.