The School of Nursing at the
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...
confers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the field of
nursing
Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...
. As of 2021, the School has 755 students and its current Dean is Alexa Stuifbergen. In 2021, the School was ranked 21st by ''
U.S. News & World Report'' in Best Nursing School's: Master's and 23rd in Nursing. The school is located adjacent to the Dell Seton Medical Center, the University's teaching hospital.
History
The University of Texas School of Nursing was originally established in
Galveston, Texas
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, in 1890 as the John Sealy Hospital Training School. In 1923, the School began offering a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in cooperation with the University of Texas.
In 1960, the first nursing courses were offered on the Austin campus. In 1976, as part of a reorganization of University of Texas' system of nursing schools, the School of Nursing officially became a part of the University of Texas at Austin. In 1974, the School began offering a
PhD in Nursing, the seventh school in the nation to do so.
Past Deans
* Billye J. Brown, 1972–1989
* Dolores V. Sands, 1989–2009
* Alexa Stuifbergen, 2010–present
References
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Nursing schools in Texas
Nursing
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1976 establishments in Texas