http://www.nursing.virginia.edu A Nursing RSS Feed 2008 - 2009 UVa School of Nursing Information Systems lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) TerminalFour SiteManger http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html When measured against its peers by a variety of measures, the UVa School of Nursing stands proudly among the very best nursing schools in the nation.  In addition, the school is one of eleven independent schools of a highly ranked University, and an integral part of one of the nation's best teaching hospitals. School of Nursing Rankings by U.S. News & World Report School of Nursing Research Rankings UVa Ranked Among Top Public Institutions UVa Medical Center Among Top 100 UVa Top Medical Specialities UVa Health System Awards & Honors lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) Nursing, Education, Public Universities, UVa --4.0 University of Virginia School of Nursing Ranks #19 - Among Top 5% in the U.S In its 2007 ranking of America’s best graduate schools, U.S. News & World Report has reported the U.Va. School of Nursing master’s degree program in a tie for 19th in the country, placing it among the nation’s top 5%. Neither undergraduate nor doctoral nursing programs are included in this ranking. Two specialties among our graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s Top Ten: Clinical Nurse Specialist – Psychiatric/Mental Health - 5th Clinical Nurse Specialist – Adult/Medical-Surgical - 6th Master’s programs in nursing typically are ranked every three years by the magazine. The rankings are based upon “reputation scores” submitted by nursing deans and do not rely upon quantitative data. The U.Va. School of Nursing score has risen consistently – from 2.8 in 1995 to an all-time high of 3.9 today (on a 5-point scale). When compared only to public institutions, U.Va.’s graduate nursing program is now 18th in the nation. lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) Nursing, Education, Public Universities, UVa --3.0 School of Nursing Research Rankings The UVA School of Nursing is proud to be the nation’s #1 institution for doctoral student-authored National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowships through the National Institutes of Health. In 2005, when the National Institutes of Health last produced these rankings, the UVA School of Nursing was 22nd in the nation in overall nursing research funding. lmb7s@virginia.edu (Lee Brunjes) Nursing, Education, Public Universities, UVa --3.0