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…
UH health science students collaborate on virtual geriatric care
For the first time, the Hawaii Interprofessional Team Collaboration Simulation was held online to simulate interprofessional discharge planning. The one-day session held on Thursday, April 2, provided 118 University of Hawaii health science students the…
Spring 2020: New faculty, staff and promotions
Department of Nursing Sarah Pirani, DNP, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC, PHC-NP Assistant Professor Prior to joining SONDH as Assistant Professor, Dr. Sarah Pirani was an Assistant Clinical Professor and Nurse Practitioner Preceptor at McMaster University in Ontario,…
THSSC Fall 2019 Highlights: Disaster Aftermath; HIPSTER; Poverty Simulation
Disaster Aftermath Interprofessional Simulation (DAIS) The Disaster Aftermath Interprofessional Simulation (DAIS) was held in October 2019. UH Manoa nursing, public health, and social work students worked together in teams to respond immediately to a disaster…
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…
Simulation & Event Updates for Spring 2019
In 2018, 1,138 students from 12 different professions attended 69 interprofessional education simulation sessions at the UH Translational Health Science Simulation Center. TELIPoRT Simulation In February 2019, the UH Translational Health Science Simulation Center (THSSC)…
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.…
UH Translational Health Science Simulation Center Spring Activities
Nurses from Japan and South Korea Participate in Simulation Workshop In November 2018, the UH Translational Health Science Simulation Center (UH THSSC) hosted a 5-day simulation workshop for. 17 nurse educators from Kyoto, Tokyo, and…