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Graduate nursing students in the Nurse Midwifery program with Dr. Sachiko Oshio, assistant professor of family and child nursing (second from right).
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The UW School of Nursing stands alone at the top of the rankings this year, after tying for top honors with the University of California at San Francisco in 1993 and 1995. It's the sixth consecutive time the UW has been ranked No. 1 in various national surveys of nursing schools.
The UW was rated among the top four schools nationally in five nursing specialties: No. 2 for the Clinical Nurse Specialist program, No. 2 for the Family Nurse Practitioner program, No. 3 for the Gerontological/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner program, No. 3 for the Adult Nurse Practitioner program, and No. 4 for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program. In addition, the UW's Nurse Midwifery program was ranked No. 10.
Dean Sue T. Hegyvary is delighted with the continued recognition, but says the school's real focus is not the rankings, but the excellence of programs.
"Our focus is on outstanding scholarship, teaching, professional practice and community service," she said. "Our faculty members are passionate about their work, and our students have a strong sense of mission, especially as a part of the larger community."
The U.S. News rankings were based on surveys sent to deans, faculty and administrators of the nation's accredited nursing schools with graduate programs. Respondents were asked to rate each school according to its reputation for scholarship, its curriculum, and the quality of faculty and graduate students.
Other top-10 nursing schools were, in order, University of California at San Francisco, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Case Western Reserve, Johns Hopkins, Oregon Health Sciences University, University of Illinois, University of Maryland, and University of North Carolina. ¶
Laurie McHale