Year in Review 2020-21
Report to Community
Dean's Message
This past year had been unprecedented in so many ways. Many of the long-held assumptions about work and learning have been challenged and/or debunked as a result of the pandemic. New ways of being and connecting have taken shape and we have embraced technology in ways that seemed unfathomable just a short time ago. In many ways technology has been a lifeline: for maintaining relationships; continuing to learn and grow; and for communicating the rapidly evolving evidence around COVID-19.
As Dean, I am so very proud of our students, staff and faculty for their many contributions to fighting this pandemic: our students participating in COVID-19 vaccination clinics and embracing new clinical learning opportunities; our staff who were dedicated to supporting our learners, educators and researchers in creative new ways; or our clinical, lab and theory nurse educators who, through nimbleness, ingenuity and sometimes sheer determination, ensured our students continued to learn and grow. Add in our researchers who saw the pandemic as the spark for asking compelling new questions and adapting ongoing research in ways that solve societal and clinical challenges heightened by the pandemic.
What is most striking to me over this past year is the impact that ALL nurses have on the health and wellbeing of our communities. Collectively, nurses have delivered a tour de force in health care. I hope you enjoy reading our 2020-2021 Report to Community and celebrating the achievements and contributions of our Faculty of Nursing. Onward.
Dr. Sandra Davidson, PhD
Dean, UCalgary Nursing
Research and Scholarship
We lead the generation of research and scholarship to improve and innovate nursing education, health outcomes and systems transformation.
First Canada Research Chair (CRC) for faculty
In July 2020, Dr. Colleen Cuthbert accepted the CRC in Patient and Family Centred Cancer Survivorship for a five year term, expanding on the faculty’s research excellence in the priority area of oncology.
Top 20 Journals*
*Sources:JAH and Scopus/SciVal
Quality and Breadth of Learning
We deliver resiliency-informed experiential programs that develop the future leaders and innovators of the discipline and nursing practice.
Students provide COVID immunizations to Indigenous seniors
Failure to recognize systemic racism Indigenous people experience in the health-care system prompted a multi-partner COVID-19 vaccination clinic for Indigenous seniors in March 2021. UCalgary Nursing participated with supervised students providing immunizations.
Community Engagement
We engage with local and global communities to develop sustainable relationships for mutual benefit and increased resiliency.
New era in rural student placements
“Collaboration and shared vision": this made a novel pathway in experiential learning possible in northern Alberta. A small undergraduate cohort spent their final focus term discovering what full scope of practice means in two rural hospitals, paving the way for future partnerships.
The 2021-2022 Report to Community was created by the UCalgary Nursing Advancement Team. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact us.