A world-class city filled with art and culture and an incredible campus that offers cutting edge resources–that’s what students receive at Penn Nursing. And that’s just the start. Penn Nursing and the wider university offer something for everyone, as well as a lifelong community.

Penn Nursing is globally known for educating dynamic nurses—because our School values evidence-based science and health equity. That’s where our expertise lies, whether in research, practice, community health, or beyond. Everything we do upholds a through-line of innovation, encouraging our exceptional students, alumni, and faculty share their knowledge and skills to reshape health care.

Penn Nursing students are bold and unafraid, ready to embrace any challenge that comes their way. Whether you are exploring a career in nursing or interested in advancing your nursing career, a Penn Nursing education will help you meet your goals and become an innovative leader, prepared to change the face of health and wellness.

Penn Nursing is the #1-ranked nursing school in the world. Its highly-ranked programs help develop highly-skilled leaders in health care who are prepared to work alongside communities to tackle issues of health equity and social justice to improve health and wellness for everyone.

Penn Nursing’s rigorous academic curricula are taught by world renowned experts, ensuring that students at every level receive an exceptional Ivy League education. From augmented reality classrooms and clinical simulations to coursework that includes experiential global travel to clinical placements in top notch facilities, a Penn Nursing education prepares our graduates to lead.

Join the Caregiving NOW Initiative

Join us for a closer look at the caregiving crisis in the U.S. and the innovative solutions reshaping the caregiving landscape, the 2023 webinars feature innovators and thought leaders from multiple sectors engaged in the caregiving space. Learn more about the Caregiving NOW Initiative and register to join these important conversations today!

January 18, 2023

 

Caregiving NOW is a two-year initiative designed to enhance the well-being of all caregivers. During the first year, you can join us monthly for conversations with innovators and thought leaders from multiple sectors to learn about potential solutions to the caregiving crisis. Simultaneously, a parallel review of caregiving research and innovations is being conducted by center scholars. During the second year, with input from caregivers, we will test a few of the innovative solutions in our local community. A final report and roadmap of both short- and longer-term solutions from findings will be widely disseminated. 

We welcome all caregivers to join us today!


January 18, 2023   [register]

Mobilizing Faith Communities to Support Caregivers

Rabbi Richard F. Address

  Founder and Director, www.jewishsacredaging.com

Reverend Tyrone Pitts

  General Secretary Emeritus, Progressive National Baptist Convention Inc.

  Co-Chair, Equity Task Force, Coalition to Transform Advanced Care


February 22, 2023   [register]

Dollars and Sense: The ABCs of Financial Caregiving

Surya Kolluri

Head of TIAA Institute


MARCH 15, 2023  [REGISTER]

Smart Home, Smarter Care: Enhancing Caregiving Through Technology

George Demiris

  Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, Penn

Ashish Shah

  CEO and Co-Founder, DINA

Pamela Cacchione (moderator)

  Professor of Geropsychiatric Nursing and Ralston House Term Chair in Gerontological Nursing at Penn Nursing, and Nurse Scientist at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center


APRIL 19, 2023  [REGISTER]

Ethical Dimensions of Caregiving: The lived experience of being a bioethicist, a healthcare clinician and a caregiver

Christine Grady

  Chief, Department of Bioethics, NIH Clinical Center

Jason Karlawish

  Professor of Medicine, Medical Ethics and Health Policy and Neurology, Penn Medicine

Carol Taylor

  Professor of Medicine and Nursing, and Senior Clinical Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University

Connie Ulrich (moderator)

  Lillian S. Brunner Chair in Medical and Surgical Nursing, Professor of Bioethics and Nursing at Penn Nursing, and Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Penn Medicine


MAY 17, 2023  [REGISTER]

From the Margins to the Middle: Centering Caregivers in Policy and Research

Jennifer Olsen

CEO, Rosalyn Carter Institute for Caregivers


This series is made possible with the generous support of NewCourtland.

The Caregiving NOW Initiative

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