Most people can remember a time when a chance encounter led to something unexpected, like reconnecting with a childhood friend after running into them at the market or when sitting next to a stranger on an airplane led to a job interview. For Vicki Penna and Dr. Jay Sutliffe, it was a casual conversation between old friends that sparked an… Read more
“The world needs more people like you.” It’s a phrase used when someone is doing good, when someone is uniquely qualified for a role or when someone is of incredible value. It’s a phrase that certainly applies to occupational therapists like Brian Keene, a recent graduate of NAU’s Occupational Therapy doctoral program at the… Read more
Northern Arizona University was approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing late last week to expand its accelerated nursing program to its North Valley campus, located in Phoenix. The accelerated BSN (ABSN) is a 12-month program designed for students who have existing bachelor’s degrees in a field outside of nursing. After completing the program, students are eligible to take the National… Read more
As Northern Arizona University (NAU) celebrates the important milestone of 10 years of delivering exceptional health care education programs at the Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC), the imperative to continue growing programs and developing a talented pipeline of allied and behavioral health providers for the state is clearer than ever. To meet the need, NAU is doubling down… Read more
A $6.4 million grant to Northern Arizona University will expand NAU’s accelerated nursing programs, including offering full-tuition scholarships to 240 students earning their nursing degrees to address Arizona’s critical health care shortage.
NAU is introducing a new compressed bachelor’s in nursing (CBSN) program at campuses throughout the state including Flagstaff, Tucson and Yuma.… Read more
Ten years ago, the three Arizona state public universities came together to create a groundbreaking new campus called the Phoenix Bioscience Core, where, in a shared space, interprofessional collaboration and academic excellence would meet to educate the next generation of healthcare professionals. The PBC gave the landscape and infrastructure for interdisciplinary,… Read more