2020 Dean Search
Update on dean search September 14, 2020 The Provost announced that UHM Administration has decided to pause the search for the next School Dean. This decision is in line with the University’s goal of ensuring…
UHM Nursing faculty develop COVID-19 training for nurses
During spring break, four faculty at UH Manoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene (SONDH) developed a 3-hour training program “Nursing During Pandemics – COVID-19” for nursing students and frontline nurses addressing the COVID-19 pandemic…
Alumni Profile: Bradley Kuo, Wellness Partners Hawaii
Before Bradley Kuo, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, embarked on his nursing career, he worked in higher education administration. However, he soon realized that the higher up he moved in that field, the further he got…
Department of Nursing supports “5B” Honolulu movie screening
In the early Eighties, an unknown disease began to affect primarily gay men. After much research, it was clear that it was a cluster of diseases and was named HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, in the early days…
Fall 2019 Highlights: Class of 1960 scrapbook; Research faculty; Manoa Food Drop event
Class of 1960 donates scrapbook to School On June 11, 1960, 26 students graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Nursing at the Pinning Ceremony held at Hemenway Hall. The class was…
UH Manoa Nursing earns maximum 10-year reaccreditation
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has reaccredited the baccalaureate (BS), master’s (MS), and doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree programs through 2029. As of fall 2019, UH Manoa Nursing enrolls 205 undergraduate, 32…
Spring 2019 Recognition Ceremony Celebrates Graduates
More than 900 families and friends gathered at the Hawaii Convention Center on May 12, 2019, to celebrate 95 fall 2018, spring 2019 and summer 2019 graduates from UHM Nursing at the 2019 Recognition Ceremony.…
Alumni Profile: Ty J. McComas, FNP-C, Chief Medical Officer, Molokai Community Health Center
When he began thinking about a career in healthcare, Ty McComas quickly realized that the profession of nursing was for him. Working as a firefighter/paramedic, McComas was surrounded by coworkers who had become RNs and…
Four APRN alumni complete nurse practitioner residency in Waianae
On August 2, 2019, eight advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) graduated from the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center’s (WCCHC) post-graduate nurse practitioner (NP) residency program. Four UH Manoa Nursing alumni completed this intensive year long…
UH School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene Dean Mary Boland Announces Retirement
Honolulu, Hawaii (August 20, 2019) – Mary G. Boland, dean of the UH Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, announced plans to retire in summer 2020 during a meeting with faculty and staff today.…