School of Nursing & Health Professions News

Kayla Tabari's interest in biomedical ethics stems from her childhood — the death of her khonjoon (‘dear grandmother’, in Farsi) sparked her interest in bioethics when she was a young girl, years before she had even heard of the field.

Congratulations are in order for more than 2,200 Dons graduating this spring. USF will honor 1,102 undergraduates, 1,098 graduate students, and 163 doctoral candidates during ceremonies to be held May 16-18.

I have a bachelor's degree in Business Economics from UC Irvine, and while I do love and appreciate my current job, a couple of years ago I had this feeling I wanted to do more. I work in higher education administration advising students to pursue health profession graduate programs, including nursing. Through this process, I got inspired to explore if my advice to students could potentially be a path for me.

I never intended on becoming a clinical psychologist. I never intended on working in the psychological field. And I originally had no intention of attending the University of San Francisco or applying to one of its doctoral programs.

Congratulations are in order for 33 USF faculty members who were promoted, tenured, or both this month. 

Sandy Tan is a current student in the USF Master Public Health program.   Her story, in her own words, is a story of commitment to social justice in healthcare. 

During the 2018 Summer, Dr. Horton-Deutsch was invited to the 25th Annual Health Professions Educators’ Summer Symposium to serve as their first Nurse Wizard. She was chosen as the Nurse Wizard in recognition of her leadership in the field of nursing and health sciences, her work in advancing human caring knowledge and clinical practice in nursing and health sciences, and her expertise in reflective practice, the theme of the 25th Annual Symposium.

Dr. Taryn Vian, Professor and Master of Public Health Program Director, led along with many reviewers a World Health Organization (WHO) report "Integrating a focus on anti-corruption, transparency, and accountability in health systems assessments."