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Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Spitzer

Meet our next alumni spotlight, Sarah Spitzer! Sarah grew up in Texas and Belgium before attending Brigham Young University and returned to Texas after graduation. She loves spending time with her family, traveling, exercising, and reading, and is currently working at Cook Children’s Hospital as a pediatric ICU nurse. Sarah says she first thought of…

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NURSA Podcast: Supplementary Material

Students Gain Greater Understanding from Serving Local Vulnerable Populations

Although many nursing students traveled internationally for their public and global health nursing course clinical practicum, a few stayed in Utah to work with vulnerable populations within the community, especially those…

Learning the Importance of Healing in Ecuador

This past spring, BYU nursing students had the opportunity to spend three weeks learning and practicing the Healer’s art in Ecuador. In addition, they experienced healthcare in and out of the…

Students Practice the Healer’s Art in Poland

This past spring, a group of nursing students traveled to Finland and Poland for their public and global health nursing course clinical practicum. The students planned to spend five weeks working…

Faculty Spotlight: Kristen Erekson

Newly-hired Assistant Teaching Professor Kristen Erekson had been around the healthcare industry her whole life. Her dad was in healthcare administration, and Ms. Erekson recalls spending time in his clinic stealing…

Student Spotlight: Malery Duckworth

Meet our next student spotlight Malery Duckworth! She is a senior and has enjoyed her time in the nursing program. Malery has always had a love for BYU. When she was…

Research Poster References for

Family Support as a Mediator of Cognitive Functioning Among Hispanic Older Adults with Sensory Impairments Corinna Trujillo Tanner, PhD, MSN, RN; Jeremy Yorgason, PhD; Avalon White, BS; Joshua Ehrlich, MD, MPH;…

Students Expand Cultural Awareness in the Czech Republic

This past summer, 14 of BYU’s nursing students had the opportunity to experience a once-in-a-lifetime three-and-a-half week clinical practicum in the Czech Republic. They spent time in the cities of Prague,…

Seeing the Healer’s Art in Ukraine

In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Although news of the invasion has quieted down on social media, the situation has not improved. Bailey Pixton and Natalie Wilson, BYU nursing students who…

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