University of Colorado Anschutz College of Nursing

11/19/2025

We loved hosting Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students from different Douglas County School District high schools yesterday. They explored our undergrad nursing program, connected with current students, and toured our state-of-the-art simulation lab and the Anschutz campus. Our students did a great job sharing their experiences and answering questions! We enjoy hosting events like this to get people excited about nursing!

Legacy Campus University of Colorado Anschutz

11/18/2025

Ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Consider earning a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). A DNP can open doors to leadership, patient advocacy, and advanced clinical practice. CU Anschutz Nursing’s Kim Paxton, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, LHIT-C, IHM-C, gives insights on how you can shape the future of healthcare with a DNP and what types of career opportunities you can pursue.

Explore how DNP programs prepare nurses for leadership, advocacy, and advanced clinical roles. Learn about specialties and evidence-based practice.

11/14/2025

The college has four faculty members presenting at the AMIA Annual Symposium! The symposium explores how informatics is modernizing healthcare through research and clinical and public health systems.

📍 Dr. Mustafa Ozkaynak will present groundbreaking research that utilizes eye tracking to measure cognitive workload while using electronic health records (EHRs)
💻 Dr. Christina Baker will discuss the lack of clear regulation for AI in healthcare practice and a nurse’s liability in AI-driven clinical decisions
🩺 Dr. Dawon Baik’s poster presentation focuses on a digital health program designed to support older family caregivers of persons with heart failure
🌟 Dr. Samantha Stonbraker will share results from a trial designed to improve communication and health outcomes among Latino patients with HIV in Denver and the Dominican Republic

Learn more about their research here: https://zurl.co/TaE2o

CU Department of Biomedical Informatics

The CU Anschutz Department of Biomedical Informatics is shaping the future of healthcare at AMIA 2025 with AI-driven research and digital health solutions.

11/14/2025

Are you an MS in Nursing student preparing to become a nurse practitioner or advanced practice registered nurse? Understanding your certification exam is critical for advancing your career. From prep strategies to understanding certifying bodies, CU Anschutz Nursing’s Krista Estes, DNP, FNP-BC, breaks down what you need to know to tackle the exam with confidence.

https://zurl.co/hokQ8

Explore nurse practitioner certification exams—types, requirements, prep tips, and key differences from licensure for career advancement.

11/13/2025

🚨 Deadline Alert! 🚨
Time’s almost up to apply for our TRAD BS in Nursing pathway – applications close this Saturday, 11/15.

Need help with your application? Join our application assistance webinars today (11/13) AND tomorrow (11/14) at 4pm, hosted by our amazing Student Affairs team. If you’ve started your application and attend one of the webinars, you could get an application fee waiver code ($65 value)!

Reminder: This application is for the TRAD pathway starting June 2026.
🗓 Today's webinar sign-up: https://zurl.co/qXDwc
🗓 Tomorrow's webinar sign-up: https://zurl.co/7CuZs
📍 Learn more + apply now: https://nursing.cuanschutz.edu/admissions/admission-requirements/traditional-nursing-bachelors-admissions

11/12/2025

Thank you University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus for highlighting Dr. Loretta Ford during National Nurse Practitioner Week! She played a big role in changing the nursing profession when she co-founded the first nurse practitioner program with Dr. Henry Silver.

11/12/2025

Our Flu Shot Clinic is happening NOW on the second floor bridge connecting ED 1 and ED 2 on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Walk-ins are welcome, or you can request an appointment: https://zurl.co/4f23D

Our last clinic is on Monday, November 17th in the Anschutz Health and Science Building.

11/11/2025

During National Nurse Practitioner Week and today, on Veterans Day, we want to give a special tribute to the late Loretta Ford. Her fiancé’s death in World War II inspired her to join the U.S. Army Air Force and she came to the University of Colorado School of Nursing on the G.I. Bill. She co-founded the nurse practitioner program in 1965 to address healthcare disparities in rural Colorado.

We also want to honor our faculty, staff, students, and alumni who served in the military. We are proud you’re part of the CU Anschutz Nursing Community and thank you for your service. Additionally, we want to thank our nurses who take care of our veterans in Colorado and across the U.S.

11/10/2025

It’s National Nurse Practitioner Week! CU Anschutz Nursing is proud to celebrate being the birthplace of the nurse practitioner program, which was founded by alumna Loretta Ford and Henry Silver in 1965.

Did you know?
🌟 The college has 7 NP specialties
📍 400+ students enrolled in those specialties
🩺 Nearly all our DNP students (114 total) are NPs
🥼 About 1/3 of our PhD students are NPs
✅ About 17% of our students (earning a DNP, PhD, or post-graduate certificate) are already NPs

We are so thankful for our NP faculty, clinic staff, alumni, and students for their dedication to delivery quality patient care and carrying on the college’s rich legacy in the profession.

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

11/07/2025

🏅 Dean Elias Provencio-Vasquez, PhD, is proud to announce the Dean’s Intramural Awards, which support faculty-led research shaping the future of nursing science, education, and healthcare.

🌟 Innovation for Teaching and Practice, focusing on simulation in graduate programs: Fara Bowler, DNP, APRN, CHSE-A

🏆 Innovation for Teaching and Practice, focusing on informatics and simulation with AI: Christina Baker, PhD

🥇 Research, focusing on postpartum utilization and health outcomes at Sheridan Health Services: Mia Roberts, PhD, CPNP

Learn more about this year’s awardees (and their co-investigators) here: https://zurl.co/J1JKK

11/07/2025

Learn more about the 2025 CU Anschutz State of the Campus. ⬇️

11/06/2025

From nurse to survivor: an update on CU Anschutz Nursing Assistant Professor Emily Cheshire’s breast cancer journey. Cheshire faced more than a year of treatment, including chemo, surgery, and radiation. After two surgeries, she’s now cancer-free and navigating being a cancer survivor. She’s going through survivorship with integrative therapies and adjusting to her new normal. Learn more about her journey of resilience, healing, and hope.

“I’m still treating my cancer, but in a different way,” she says. “I used to spend eight to 10 hours a week for three months in a chemo chair, but now I’m using those hours to take care of myself.”

➡️ https://zurl.co/YRtq4

CU Anschutz Nursing's Emily Cheshire shares her cancer treatment and recovery journey.