UMass Chan Medical School Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing

Graduate programs at UMass Chan Medical School are among the best in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report: https://direc.to/o2GM

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program ranked 29th among 154 programs. The PhD program at UMass Chan ranked 55th among 159 doctoral programs in the biological sciences.

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Congratulations Dr. Robin Young on your new position! Robin graduated this year with her DNP in Acute Care. We know you are going to do great things in the future.

Read more about Robin from UMMC: https://bit.ly/4lJDsRx

The Interprofessional Trainee Council (ITQC) shared their projects during a poster day. The school was represented by team members from the MS-IPL & DNP programs. Shout out to all the team members, Raissa Mapunduzi, MS-1; Liza Allen, MS-1, Carey-Ann Patterson, MS-1; Sarah Pierce, MS-1, Jacqueline wheeler, MS-1, Mike Lee, DNP-1, Joseph Hegmann, DNP-1 and Moraa Kiage, DNP-1. Thank you to our supportive faculty, Drs. Mary Antonelli and Mary Fischer, ITQC mentors, Drs. Chrystina Soloperto and Jill Terrien for their support in offering ITQC as a community service elective.

Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing was well represented at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) National Conference in San Diego California.

Drs. Jean Boucher, Susan Feeney, Pat White, Dani Hebert, Eileen Monagle, Alaina Filiau, & Joseph Tulip presented their posters over the weekend.

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We are so proud of your graduating learners. Who we know will do great things in the future.

Congratulations Thin Malatesta, PhD’21, RN, assistant professor of the GEP program at Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing for graduating from the Junior Faculty Development Program.

Dr. Malatesta is pictured with her Junior Faculty Development Program certificate alongside her mentor, Lynn Hernandez, PhD (right); program director Jennifer Reidy, MD (left); and program co-director Pranoti Mandrekar, PhD (left)

We are so proud of Jenny and know she will do great things in her future endeavors! We can't wait to hear her speech during the commencement ceremony June 1.

Learn more about the Master of Science in Nursing and Interprofessional Leadership program below.

Working in the acute care float pool at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Raissa Mapinduzi, BSN, RN, collaborates with health care professionals across multiple units, adapting to patient needs and care environments.

She enrolled in the Master of Science in Nursing and Interprofessional Leadership program at UMass Chan Medical School to develop leadership skills that would allow her to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams.

“My favorite part of the program has been engaging with faculty and peers from diverse health care backgrounds, which has broadened my perspective on leadership in nursing. Additionally, observing and participating in interprofessional collaboration within health care teams has deepened my understanding of how effective teamwork enhances patient care,” Mapinduzi said.

Applications for a fall 2025 start are due June 1. Take the next step in your nursing career today: https://direc.to/niL7

UMass Chan Medical School Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing

Day two of the MCNP New England Regional Nurse Practitioner Conference in Westboro. Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing is well represented with faculty and students presenting their posters.