Schools, Nursing

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Established in 1976, the Nurse-Midwifery Program at OHSU enables nursing students to become certified in midwifery while earning their masters. This collection, originating from program founder Carol Howe, consists of records on Howe herself, the Midwives of Color Committee, ethics and liability concerns, educational courses, and grant opportunities, among other topics. This collection provides insight into the formation and day-to-day operations of the program.

Abstract The Oregon League for Nursing began in 1922 with a mission focused on all aspects of nursing education, including defining and maintaining minimum standards for education, and promoting professional relationships and collaboration. The League was also pivotal in moving Portland’s nurse training school from the County Hospital to the University of Oregon. This collection consists of records on topics such as becoming a member of the National League; advocating for nursing education and...

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The Willamette University School of Medicine, founded in the 1860s in Salem, and the Multnomah School for Nurses, founded in 1910 at the Multnomah County Hospital, eventually merged with the University of Oregon Medical School in 1915 and 1932, respectively. This collection consists of matriculation registries, gradebooks, educational correspondence, and student records evidencing the academic achievements of students from these institutions.

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The Portland Sanitarium and Hospital was a Seventh Day Adventist institution. It was modeled after the Adventist flagship Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan. It also created one of the first nursing training schools in Portland. This photograph album provides a slice-of-life look at the nursing school during World War II through the lens of a Canadian nursing student.

Abstract The OHSU School of Nursing began in 1919 at the University of Oregon and offered the state’s first professional courses in nursing. In 1926, the University introduced a five-year curriculum culminating in the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Nursing. Later, and the program has been growing and changing ever since – adding certificate programs, pre-nursing curricula, continuing education and distance learning, Master’s and Doctoral degree programs, and a wide variety of care-focused...

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Sigma Theta Tau has donated a great variety of materials- reports, rosters, correspondence, photographic prints and negatives, and other materials relative to the workings of the International Nursing Honor Society Sigma Theta Tau through the years 1922-2012. Much of it reflects the specific actions of OHSU's Beta Psi Chapter.

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Strategic Communications at OHSU manages the media produced by and about the university, including major news stories and events. The collection was transferred from the various iterations of this department and consists of assorted publications created by and about OHSU. Materials span 1971-2011, and include newsletters, brochures, reports, lecture materials, press releases, school program catalogs and handbooks, and correspondence.

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This collection contains material pertaining to the development of nursing training at the University of Oregon from the 1920s onward.

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UOMS Dept. of Nursing held clerkships during WWII, which has been defined as "Clinical clerkship: Full-time supervised learning experience in a clinical setting". Several patient studies were made by nurses. Eight of them are included here.

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This collection is a multitude of materials reflecting the wide-ranging interests of the Business and Public Relations Offices. Among them are supply invoices; correspondence with campus, city and state offices; finances; hospital and clinic programs and procedures; student education, commencement programs, catalogs, and other printed materials; and press releases.