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Belmont’s School of Nursing commemorates 50 years




From left are Dr. Bob Fisher, Milton Johnson, Mayor John Cooper, Dr. Martha Buckner, Dr. Cathy Taylor, Gordan Inman and Dr. Greg Jones.Courtesy / Belmont University

From left are Dr. Bob Fisher, Milton Johnson, Mayor John Cooper, Dr. Martha Buckner, Dr. Cathy Taylor, Gordan Inman and Dr. Greg Jones.Courtesy / Belmont University

Belmont University’s School of Nursing commemorated its 50th anniversary with a dinner and awards program honoring 50 alumni on Saturday at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts.

“Legacy is said to be a gift from the past that helps create a better future,” Dr. Cathy Taylor, dean of Belmont’s Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences & Nursing, said in a news release. “For 50 years, Belmont nurses have been recognized for excellence, service and care marked by genuine compassion. This tradition of excellence, grounded in science and shaped by humility and faith, is at the very heart and soul of a Belmont nurse — this strong foundation promises a future where anything is possible.”

The School of Nursing’s inaugural class began in 1972 with 60 students pursuing associate nursing degrees. Today, the program has grown to more than 800 students on bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral tracks, and is the university’s second-largest undergraduate major. From humble beginnings in a shared church space, the School of Nursing moved to Belmont’s Gordon E. Inman Health Sciences Building in 2006, which houses Tennessee’s first fully accredited simulation center and more than a dozen labs.

 

 

Since its inception, the school has produced nearly 4,000 alumni who continue to champion better health and well-being for the myriad communities in which they serve. Program graduates have gone on to work in countless health care settings — from hospitals to community-based clinics, nonprofit organizations and long-term care facilities.

Today, the School of Nursing boasts a 97% first destination rate with new graduates working or continuing their education within six months of graduating, and more than a decade of 100% first-time national FNP certification exam pass rate.

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