The UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is a public
nursing school
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in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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. It was established in 1884 and is affiliated with
UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Shadyside Hospital
UPMC Shadyside is a nationally ranked, 520-bed non-profit, tertiary, teaching hospital located in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPMC Shadyside is a part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), and grouped ...
. It is located in the
East Liberty neighborhood of
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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. The school is currently housed at 5900 Baum Blvd in the
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Arts, entertainment, and me ...
Motor Square Garden
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Located at 5900 Baum Boulevard in the East Liberty neighborhood, it today serves ...
building.
History
Originally named the Pittsburgh Training School for Nurses, the school was founded in 1884 by three physicians from Pittsburgh Homeopathic Hospital: Dr. James H. McClelland, Dr. Lewis H. Willard and Dr. Charles F. Bingaman. They developed the idea for the school after a meeting with
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English Reform movement, social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during t ...
three years prior. The school was the first nursing school in
Western Pennsylvania
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. In 1942 the school was renamed to Shadyside School of Nursing, four years after the hospital changed its name to Shadyside Hospital.
In December 2009, the UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing received an endowment of $900,000, the largest donation in the school's history, from 1939 alumnae Jane Pesci.
Academics
The UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing offers a
diploma in nursing. The school has an 18-month, full-time daylight program and 3-year, part-time evening/weekend program. The school is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and approved by the State Board of Nursing Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The school also received the Center of Excellence designation for 2009-2012 by the
National League for Nursing.
National League for Nursing - Center of Excellence
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Notable alumni
* Mary Roberts Rinehart
References
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External links
Official website
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Nursing schools in Pennsylvania
Educational institutions established in 1884
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
1884 establishments in Pennsylvania