School of Nursing Scrapbook 1979

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DEAN PALME R ELECT ED TO CALIFORNIA BOARD

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Dr. Irene S. Pa lmer , De an of the University of San Dieqo's School of Nursing, has been el ected to the position of 1st Vice President of Region I, California Nur se s Association Board of Directors, for a two– year term, 1975-77. Dr. Palmer came t o USD f rom Boston University 1 s School of Nursing, where she was Dean fr om 1968-1974 . She was awarded her Ph.D. from New York University with a majo r in Nursing. Her background includes ex– pe rience as a staff nu rse, educator, Captain in the Army Nurse Corps an d researcher. USD's Philip Y. Ha hn Sch ool of Nurs i ng and Allied Health Sc i en ce offers a B.S. degree to th os e who have already obtained an R.N . degr ee . The program was inaugur at ed during the 1974/75 school year.

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7/15/75

RECEIVED ,JUL 15 1975 OFFICE OF THE DEAN SCHOOL OF NURSING