Doctoral Student Organization
The mission of the Doctoral Student Organization (DSO) of the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing is to support and encourage students by engaging in professional and social endeavors which will enhance educational experiences while promoting integrity of character, leadership, and organizational skills.
We organize social events to foster a nursing doctoral student community.
Ice Skating on Penn's Landing - Winter 2016
DSO News
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Two Penn Nursing Students Selected for Competitive National Clinician Scholars Program
Penn Nursing is thrilled to announce that two current PhD candidates, Shoshana Aronowitz and Amanda Bettencourt, have been selected for the competitive National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) . The NCSP aims to offer unparalleled training for clinicians as change agents driving policy-relevant research and partnerships to improve health and health care.
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A New, Virtual Tool in the Very Real Fight Against Opioid Overdoses
Researchers from Penn Nursing and the Annenberg School have found that an immersive Narcan training video is as effective as in-person simulation trainings.
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Baah Receives NINR F31 Funding
We help fund doctoral students to attend professional conferences.
DSO helped fund Stefanie Zavodny to attend and present at the International Meeting for Autism Research in San Francisco, May 2017
Congratulations to our Newest Doctors
Dr. Guy Weissinger successfully defended his dissertation, “Non-Psychiatric Hospitalization for Patients with Psychotic Disorders: A mixed methods study of hospital outcomes” on March 14.