Also provides postdoctoral training in a variety of fields including women's health and substance abuse. UWT started the M.N. program in 1996, and UWB plans the M.N. program to begin in the future. Researchers at the UW School of Nursing conduct studies that benefit children and adolescents, adults and older adults, women, families and communities. For more than a decade, the School of Nursing has consistently ranked in the top recipients of nursing research awards from the National Institutes of Health. Approximately 30 lecturers and 550 unpaid clinical faculty are appointed each year.
Clinical faculty volunteer their time to precept students in clinical sites.
Nancy Fugate Woods , Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., is the School's dean.