Why did UC Davis decide to launch a school now?
For several years, UC Davis has been exploring the establishment of both a school of nursing and a school of public health to address critical health-care issues in the state of California. In alignment with the university’s mission to apply knowledge to serve the most critical needs of society, UC Davis seeks to address the concerns of state officials and health groups about lack of nursing faculty, the evolving skills and knowledge required of nurses in an ever-changing health-care environment, and a need to improve health-care safety, quality and access. To meet these needs, UC Davis has conceptualized a nursing school that will pioneer a transformative curriculum anchored by the university’s strengths in team-based learning, innovative technology, state-of-the-art evidence-based practice, and contemporary leadership and management training.
