SNA Mentor Mentee Program
The Mentor-Mentee Program (MMP) is run by the Student Nurses’ Association and serves as a support network for UH Manoa’s nursing student community. The program is designed to help new and current nursing students take…
Sigma Theta Tau International spring 2018 and spring 2019 ceremonies
Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) is a nursing honor society founded in 1922 and consists of more than 135,000 active members across more than 90 countries whose mission is to “support the learning, knowledge and…
UHM Nursing Pledging Ceremony celebrates the BS Class of 2022
At the beginning of the fall 2019 semester, UH Manoa Nursing hosted the Pledging Ceremony for incoming BS students. The keynote speaker was Karol Richardson, a Faculty Instructor with the School of Nursing who retired…
GEPN Cohort 11 honored at 8th annual GEPN Celebration
On Saturday, August 16, 2019, the Graduate Entry Program in Nursing (GEPN) held its eighth annual GEPN Celebration at the Pomaikai Ballrooms at Dole Cannery. Approximately 140 guests attended including outgoing GEPN students, faculty, staff,…
Aloha to retiring faculty
Karol Richardson, PhD, MPH, APRN, Associate Professor 36 Years of Service Dr. Karol Richardson, a clinician and obstetric nurse educator par excellence, retired in summer 2019 following 36 years of service to the school and…
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,…
Combating Asthma & Allergy Triggers at Konewaena Elementary
Allison Hitchner, a Hawaii Keiki: Healthy & Ready to Learn Program advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) was awarded a two-year $8,000 grant from the Regional Asthma Management & Prevention Collaborative and the California School-Based Health…
Hawaii Keiki: Healthy & Ready to Learn goes to Washington D.C.
On June 25, 2019, the Hawaii Keiki (HK): Healthy and Ready to Learn program traveled to Washington, D.C. for the annual School-Based Health Alliance Conference and participated in Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Margo Lalich,…
Hawaii Interprofessional Education Collaborative begins 3rd year at Dole Middle School
The School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene Hawaii Interprofessional Education and Collaborative (HIPEC) Alliance Program is beginning its third year at Sanford B. Dole Middle School, in partnership with the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready…
Donation from Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset provides supplies for public school students
Over the past 3 years, the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn program has received more than $10,000 in total awards from the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset to improve the conditions of health…