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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Halloween!

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Nursing students decorating pumpkins at Pumpkin Palooza at the UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Oct 1

DNP Admissions Open Today!
Check out our pre-recorded videos to find out more about how to earn your doctorate in nursing at the UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing.
• DNP Family Nurse Practitioner Track
• DNP Post-Master’s Track
• Application Information

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Oct 1

US News and World Report Ranks UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing’s Bachelor's Program in top 4% in the Nation and the #3 Bachelor’s in Nursing Program in California.

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2025 UC Irvine BS in Nursing Science Graduates

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Sep 22

The country’s first all-electric medical campus should be fully open in Irvine by 2025.

The new medical campus on the corner of Jamboree Road and Campus Drive in Irvine has been opening in phases — with the full hospital opening in December 2025.

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Irvine will be home to country’s first all-electric hospital

The 800,000-square-foot medical campus is expected to be fully open in 2025.

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Sep 18

Listen to our own, Dr. Alison Holman, speak on KNX Radio (97.1 FM) Los Angeles about collective trauma.

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#UCIrvineNursing #CollectiveTrauma #TraumaStudies

Alison Holman on Collective Trauma, KNX 97.1FM - 9/11/2025

Dr. Alison Holman on collective trauma with Emily Valdez on KNX News 97.1 FM Los Angeles, on September 11, 2025

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congrats to the UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Anti-Cancer Challenge Student Funds Award winners.

Therese Arevalo – MEPN Student
Alexious Cooper, RN, MSN – PhD Candidate
Sasha Sharon Hindra, MSN, RN – DNP Student

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Aug 28

Join Our Fight Against Cancer!
Join the UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing for the Anti-Cancer Challenge on October 11th, 2025!

Help us reach our goal - each team member must raise at least $50 to support cancer research at UCI!

Join us:
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#UCINursing #AntiCancerChallenge

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Aug 20

UC Irvine’s Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing's Dr. Chris Cleary's about to become a key player in psychedelic medicine. As a mental health nurse, he'll create classes on the use of psychedelics – as part of a regimen to treat depression, PTSD and other mental health woes.

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Aug 18

Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing joins elite institutions (Yale, Penn, UC Davis) in teaching evidence-based psychedelic medicine approaches to mental health.

"Psychedelics are often misunderstood and stigmatized, but the science tells a different story" - Dr. Christopher Cleary

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Dr. Christopher Cleary in blue suit with purple shirt. Standing arms folded across chest with trees and building in the background.

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Aug 15

The nursing school just launched a groundbreaking Family Nurse Practitioner residency program.

New FNPs get mentorship and experience they need to thrive while addressing the shortage of primary care providers for underserved populations.

Apply Today.

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#UCIrvineNursing #NURSE-OC

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Jul 22

BREAKING: The UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing has been selected as one of the first TWO California universities to pioneer psychedelic-assisted therapy education in nursing curricula.

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#UCIrvineNursing #PsychedelicTherapy #NursingEducation #MentalHealthAwareness

Christopher Cleary, DNP, PMHNP-BC, in a purple shirt and blue jacket standing with arms crossed on the terrace at the UC Irvine Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing.

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Jun 18

Congratulations to our 2025 graduates!

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Graduates celebrating outdoors in caps and gowns.

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Graduate and another graduate celebrating outdoors in caps and gowns in a sea of floating bubbles.

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Graduate celebrating with arms in the air walking down from the podium.

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Graduate mortarboard decorated with nursing supplies.

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · May 30

UC Irvine recently hosted Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris’ Young Legislator Program to highlight the cross-section of health sciences and policy.

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · May 23

Enjoy this music/dance video, "They Not Like Us." that was made to celebrate the release of Dr. Shelley Burke's new book: The Unsung Heroes: Nurses.

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#UnsungHeroes #UCIrvineNursing

They Not Like Us: Nurses Edition 👩🏾‍⚕️🤣

YouTube video by The Unsung Heroes: Nurses

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · May 11

UC Irvine Celebrates 2nd Career Nurses

Not everyone becomes a nurse right out of school. And not everyone comes from where you’d expect.

Today, meet Ankit Shah JD, MPH, MS (’25), who went from a philosophy student, to law intern, to lawyer, to nursing student.

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · May 10

Not everyone becomes a nurse right out of school. And not everyone comes from where you’d expect.

Today, meet BRITTANY PRIETO, MS (’25), a high school softball coach and school system applied behavioral analyst who will graduate with a Master’s in Nursing Science in 2025.

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · May 9

Not everyone becomes a nurse right out of school. And not everyone comes from where you’d expect.

Today, meet JORGE Montes, MS, who went from history teacher to ICU nurse.

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · May 7

Not everyone becomes a nurse right out of school. And not everyone comes from where you’d expect.

Meet Miriam Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN, who went from a pre-med student, to biologist, to clinical nurse leader, to nursing faculty.

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#UCIrvineNursing, #2ndCareerNurses, #NursesWeek2025

Caricature of lab biologist in lab coat, gloves and safety goggles with a beaker and test tube with an atom symbol

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · May 7

Our own Dr. Shelley Burke attended the National Society of Pediatric Nurses at Disneyland where she promoted and autographed her debut book, The Unsung Heroes: Nurses.

#SPNConference #UnsungHeroes #UCIrvineNursing

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · May 6

Our very own Dr. Paola German was honored by OC Supervisor Katrina Foley at her Annual Women Making a Difference Awards.

“Dr. German creates positive change ... through her innovative work on expanding vaccination equity in underserved communities...”

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Award Recipients at the Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley's Annual Women Making a Difference Awards.

Paola German with Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley at the Annual Women Making a Difference Awards.

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · May 6

Not everyone becomes a nurse right out of school. And not everyone comes from where you’d expect.

Meet Chris Cleary, DNP, PMHNP-BC, who went from health insurance call center manager to RN, to psychiatric nurse to nursing faculty.

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#UCIrvineNursing, #2ndCareerNurses, #NursesWeek2025

Cartoon caricature of Christopher Cleary, who is a second career nurse. He started out in healthcare insurance administration, clinical support services, and was a call center manager. He then became a registered nurse, moved to psychiatric nursing and finally to nursing faculty.

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Apr 22

It's UC Irvine Giving Day! Support the UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing in our mission to create a healthier, more equitable health landscape. Help us expand nursing enrollment and support new graduates. Transform healthcare by supporting future providers:

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Nursing student in the UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Simulation Center with pediatric mannikin

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Apr 21

Why federally funded nursing research matters.
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#UCIrvineNursing #NursingResearch #ResearchMatters

Collage of medical and science art with photo of Mark Lazenby, dean of the UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, with text "Why federally funded nursing research matters."

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Apr 9

Dr. Alison Holman, health psychologist at the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at UC Irvine gives insight on mental health, dealing with economic uncertainty and the current political climate.

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#UCIrvineNursing #CollectiveTrauma

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing @ucirvinenursing.bsky.social · Apr 4

The 1st NURSE-OC Career Fair is a big success!

OC nursing students are meeting clinic managers, learning about clinical units, networking with #Nurse-OC externs and exploring NCLEX test prep.

• 3 Vendors
• Partners
• 33 UCI Health/Campus
• 23 Health/Community
• 320+ Students

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