As a consortial program with The Graduate School at Washington University in St. Louis, Goldfarb students pursuing a PhD in nursing have the chance to experience an interdisciplinary learning environment unlike any other program in the St. Louis area. Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing is now accepting applications for the newly designed doctor of philosophy in nursing program. As a consortial program with The Graduate School at Washington University in St.

Eleanor Burns Burcky, RN, retired Army second lieutenant, toured Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing after graduating from its predecessor, the Jewish Hospital School of Nursing, in 1942.  Original article was published in BJC Today, vol. 21, no. 23, and posted to BJCnet.

From left are Patrick Burcky, Eleanor Burcky, June Cowell-Oates, EdD, LPC, LCSW, CEAP, Alumni affairs director and program officer, and Martha Stewart, administrative coordinator. | Photo by Libby Coleman

The Barnes-Jewish College Alumni Association awarded Mildred ‘Milli’ (Moore) Yium, RN, MS, (1962), a nurse and clinical psychologist in the Chattanooga, Tennessee, area, and Colleen Gilmore, RN, MSN, ANP-BC (1985 and 2009), a BJC Hospice nurse practitioner, the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award. The Barnes-Jewish College Alumni Association has awarded alumni from Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing, and their legacy schools, the prestigious honor of the Distinguished Alumni Award since 1985.

An organization called VaST – Veterans and Supporters Together – offers veterans attending Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing opportunities for camaraderie, community service and more. The number of students attending Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing that receives veteran-affairs benefits increased to 26 students in the fall 2018 term, compared with 20 in 2017. Because the college values the experience these students bring to the classroom and appreciates their willingness to serve, it works to ensure they receive the support needed to achieve success.

During the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Annual Congress, held in Boston on Sept. 21-25, 2018, Goldfarb student Bradley Uding was awarded the prestigious American Association of Nurse Anesthetist’s 2018 Student Excellence Award. Two nurse anesthesia students from Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing were acknowledged for their leadership skills and depth of knowledge at the 2018 American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Nurse Anesthesia Annual Congress.

Governor Mike Parson on October 18 announced seven appointments to various boards and commissions, including the appointment of Dr. Robert Walsh, faculty member for Goldfarb's nurse anesthesia program, to the Missouri State Board of Nursing.

Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing is one of nine schools honored by the American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN). The American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN) named Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing an AAMN Best School of Nursing. The honor recognizes nursing schools that make significant efforts to recruit and retain men in the nursing profession.

The Barnes-Jewish College Alumni Association hosted the Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing 2018 homecoming celebration on Friday, Sept. 29. The Barnes-Jewish College Alumni Association hosted the Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing 2018 homecoming celebration on Friday, Sept. 29. The theme for this year’s celebration, titled Art of Nursing, honored nurses as primary keepers of the morality, goodness, honesty and ethics of patient care. The “tender touch” nurses offer expresses the values they hold dear.

St. Louis Public Radio, NPR, addresses how local hospitals are supporting new nurses in the transition from nursing school to the hospital bedside.

Jean Davis, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Paul McKee, Jr., senior associate dean for research and doctoral studies at Goldfarb, contributes to the article with evidence on the topic and shares other factors that could explain why new nurses leave their job within a year.

Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing names James C. Wiggins, first-term nursing student in Goldfarb’s upper division Bachelor of Science in nursing program, as the first Dr. Donald M. Suggs Minority Nursing Student Scholarship awardee. Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing names James C. Wiggins, first-term nursing student in Goldfarb’s upper division Bachelor of Science in nursing program, as the first Dr. Donald M. Suggs Minority Nursing Student Scholarship awardee.