In Vivo - December 08

In Vivo

Stem Cell Initiative
Message from EVP Dr. Lee Goldman
Donald Landry Named Chair of Medicine
In Memoriam
The Surprising Link Between Gut and Bone
The Latest in Stem Cell Research
The Horwitz Prize
The Katz Prize
DNA Altered by World War II Famine
Research Briefs
Nursing Applications Rise Sharply
Appointments, Awards & Honors
Wanted: Outstanding Teachers
New AAAS Fellows Elected
Preventing the Next Pandemic
State Funds to Upgrade VC 7 Clinic
Correction

COLLEGE OF NURSING

Nursing Applications Up 50 Percent

Applications to the School of Nursing’s accelerated Entry to Practice (ETP) program have risen 50 percent over last year, the biggest increase in applications since the program opened in 1988.
“The increased interest and competitiveness of the program are clearly a multi-year reflection of Columbia’s reputation,” says Mary O’Neil Mundinger, DrPH, dean of the Columbia University School of Nursing.
The ETP program prepares college graduates with no prior experience in nursing for a career as an advanced practice nurse. Students earn a BS in nursing in the first year of study before proceeding to a master’s program in advanced practice specialties such as anesthesia or oncology. The ETP program was the first curriculum of its kind in the country and currently enrolls about 170 students a year. The school plans to increase class size in the future.