The Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences welcomes Assistant Professor Elaine Borne to the School of Nursing. Dr. Borne is the lead faculty for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) certification program. She received her BSN from …
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HEALTHY LIFE: Being vigilant about your blood pressure
One in three adults in the United States has high blood pressure. It is a common health problem seen in medical offices and hospitals daily. If treated early and effectively, it can be well controlled.
But, if not controlled, it
FACULTY PROFILE: School of Nursing welcomes award-winning quality/safety expert Roberta Christopher
The Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences welcomes Assistant Professor Roberta Christopher to the School of Nursing. She is the former Director of Nursing Research & Magnet at UF Health Jacksonville and has been a nurse for more than …
Read More »Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences celebrates first Nurse Practitioner Fellowship
The JU Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences celebrated the inaugural Nurse Practitioner Fellowship at the Riverhouse Wednesday, June 10.
This unique program was developed by Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) faculty members Dr. Michelle Edmonds and Dr. Hilary Morgan in …
Read More »A new era: Announcing the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences
It’s not just a new name, it’s the beginning of a transformation in healthcare education in Northeast Florida.
In honor of the largest single gift in the history of the College of Health Sciences and in gratitude for Brooks Rehabilitation’s …
Read More »JU pitcher and Nursing student Brian Holcomb highlighted in emotional new NCAA video
“Everything we have here in this life, in this world, has been thought about by people who dreamed, and if you dream big, you’ll accomplish everything.”
— Brian Holcomb, in NCAA.com video
NCAA.com’s new video highlighting JU Dolphin Brian Holcomb…
Read More »Proud path: MECP program offers entry into U.S. Navy Nurse Corps
They’re a unique cohort of students at Jacksonville University, entering eager to learn all they can in their chosen subject and leaving not only with their bachelor’s degree but as officers in the U.S. military, proud alumni of one of …
Read More »HEALTHY LIFE: What women need to know about bone health
You’re aging. You’re a woman. You have a diet low in calcium.
Those and other factors mean you could be at higher risk for osteoporosis, a medical condition in which bones become weak and brittle and more susceptible to fracture.
Dolphins’ Brian Holcomb inspires crowd and teammates as oldest starter in NCAA history
JU Dolphin Brian Holcomb’s first pitch Tuesday evening didn’t just come right down the pipe, it came right from the oldest starter in NCAA history.
Holcomb, who turns 35 next week, last started a game as a senior at Mason …
Nursing students awarded first STAR scholarships funded by Kirbo Charitable Foundation
Five School of Nursing students have been selected as the first recipients of academic scholarships funded by a $25,000 gift to the University from The Thomas M. & Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Foundation.
Those chosen for the STAR Fellowship Scholarships …
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