SIUE School of Nursing

Alumni Kyle Griffith and Frank Grasso are making their mark in the local healthcare industry, achieving pioneering success in dual roles as nurse anesthetists and businessmen. As Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), Griffith and Grasso’s company is breaking the mold of what’s been the traditional approach to anesthesia care. G & G Anesthesia’s model is CRNA focused, with the company now employing three anesthesiologists and 15 full-time CRNAs. 

Learn more about how G & G Anesthesia LLC has grown into a dynamic company. 

Thanks to a new partnership with the School of Nursing, BJC HealthCare nurses can obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing in as little as one year from the comfort of their own homes and on a schedule that fits their lives. The School will work with BJC to offer its accelerated RN to BS in nursing degree in its flexible, entirely online format to accommodate the needs of working RNs.

Learn more about the partnership with BJC HealthCare. 

When they walked across the platform to accept their degrees in the spring commencement ceremony, three nursing students had already accepted positions at the esteemed Mayo Clinic. Effingham native Madisson Haake, Courtney Levo, of Troy; and Bradley Marcum, of Salem; will be employed at the clinic headquarters located in Rochester, Minn.

Read more about the students' journeys to Mayo Clinic. 

Valerie Griffin, DNP, assistant clinical professor and coordinator of the family nurse practitioner program, will join the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP). Griffin’s induction will honor her outstanding contributions to health care through her main focus areas of education and policy. Griffin will be honored among 67 inductees on Thursday, June 22, during the AANP 2017 National Conference in Philadelphia. The AANP call the inductees “visionaries,” who will significantly contribute to the future of nurse practitioners and health care.

Learn more about Griffin's nomination to the prestigious group. 

In addition to the SIUE women's soccer team's athletic success on the field, its players exhibit a dogged determination to excel in their academic coursework and achieve a successful balance as student-athletes. Junior midfielder Lindsey Fencel and junior striker Caroline Hoefert, two undergraduate nursing students, are shining examples of this balance. 

Read more on how Fencel and Hoefort strike the perfect balance between athletics and academics. 

The School of Nursing celebrated student achievement and gratefully acknowledged its donors during the 10^th Annual Scholarship and Award Luncheon held Wednesday, April 12, in the Morris University Center. Scholarships worth approximately $26,000 were awarded to 39 student recipients. Eight students pursuing the School's traditional bachelor’s program on the Carbondale campus were among the awardees.

Read more about the luncheon.