Founded in 1903, the School of Nursing & Health Studies houses dynamic degree programs in the health sciences and aims to promote health equity and improve population health locally, nationally, and globally.
Guided by its Mission, Vision, and Values, the school offers academic programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Our faculty comprises seasoned practitioners, researchers, scholars, and teachers. Our graduates are leaders and work in academe, the government and the military, and health systems and community-based organizations, to name a few areas.
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The Strategic Plan defined a Mission, Vision, and Values Statement, as well as outlined goals for the future.
Since its founding in 1903 as the Georgetown University Hospital Training School for Nurses (with a “first lecture” on the “ethics of nursing”), the school has been committed to situating its work in health care within the broader Catholic, Jesuit mission of the university. Today, the School of Nursing & Health Studies, which houses academic programs in the health sciences, continues that tradition, framing its activities with a Mission, Vision, and Values Statement.
Students, faculty, and staff at the School of Nursing & Health Studies create an active learning environment through energizing research endeavors, dynamic educational experiences, and community-based partnerships. This approach includes grant-funded efforts, faculty and student scholarly publications, an intentional focus on the development of undergraduate and graduate student scholarly activities, and enriching collaborations with colleagues in local, national, and global communities.
The School of Nursing & Health Studies is located in St. Mary’s Hall on Georgetown University’s campus. The address is 3700 Reservoir Road, NW.
Graduates of the School of Nursing & Health Studies, like the nursing Class of 1969 pictured above at the 50th Reunion, form a lifelong connection with the school and the university.
Recent Scholarly Activity
January 15th, 2020
Faculty members at the School of Nursing & Health Studies regularly publish, sometimes with students and alumni, on a range of topics. They were invited to submit recent citations for this scholarly update. The list below includes the names of the NHS authors in boldface, as well as the citation.
BSN Senior Serves as ROTC Platoon Leader, Plans Army Nursing Career
January 13th, 2020
Katherine Keady (NHS’20) is a senior nursing major at the School of Nursing & Health Studies. She is a cadet in the Georgetown University Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Program and plans to use her nursing degree for a career with the United States Army.
Georgetown Nursing Professor Selected to Serve in Fulbright Specialist Program
December 13th, 2019
Dr. Kelley M. Anderson, associate professor of professional nursing practice, has been named a Fulbright Specialist and will share her expertise through a project developed by the Univerzita Pardubice in the Czech Republic.
Health Care Management & Policy Senior Focuses on Drug Policy, Plans Medical Career
November 26th, 2019
Julia Gasior (NHS’20) majors in health care management & policy (HCMP) at the School of Nursing & Health Studies. Her internships have focused on drug addiction and policy, and she hopes to direct her future career as a physician toward primary care, psychiatry, public health, and urban health.
