
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Whether they're starting clinicals in their first semester as undergrads or helping patients through research and care, the members of Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing work together and across disciplines to drive positive impact in world-class hospital systems and our surrounding communities. Follow along with the latest news from one of the nation’s top nursing schools.

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Nursing’s Susan Painter offers intentional support to combat unintentional overdoses
Since the nation’s opioid crisis began in the 1990s, unintentional overdose deaths have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Americans annually. And through the years, Susan Painter has seen the heartbreak—and insufficient support for families and healthcare providers grieving these deaths…
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July 11, 2019
Patients could someday benefit from Case Western Reserve University nursing study
The increased use of medical helicopters over the last half-century has saved countless lives by quickly getting patients from trauma to the emergency room (ER) within the so-called “golden hour.”
But a growing num...
July 10, 2019
Outlet: Medical School Headquarters...
July 10, 2019
At Progressive Field and on televisions across America, all who watched the ninetieth Major League Baseball All-Star Game live from Cleveland, OH felt the power of community in the game’s fifth inning as baseball fans and players alike stood up for those affected with cancer. The moment was part of ...

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July 10, 2019
Two rising seniors at Case Western Reserve University—William
"Sam" Nutt, a biochemistry and Chinese major, and Christine Smothers,
a nursing student—are 2019 recipients of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship.
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
Foundation, established by Congr...

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June 25, 2019
Our new medical students arrive in a few short weeks and our graduate students will start at various times throughout the summer. All our students possess the intellectual capability to succeed. What we provide is a challenging curriculum to train their minds. But equally important is what we impa...
June 18, 2019
Congratulations to the FPB alumni selected as inductees for the 2019 Class of American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Fellows.
Aliza Bitton Ben-Zacharia, DNP, ANP-BC
Associate Co-Director of Research and Innovation at Mount Sinai Hospital and Adjunct Professor at New York University Rory Meyers Colleg...

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June 14, 2019
Last month the NCI released their Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer that reported "for all cancer sites combined, cancer death rates continued to decline in men, women, and children in the United States from 1999 to 2016." While these statistics are encouraging and confirm we have ...
June 13, 2019
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June 12, 2019
By Michelle Koski with Helen Jones-Toms | Forefront Magazine, Spring 2019
Sixty years ago, the BSN Class of 1959 graduated from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and headed out into the world with their newly minted nursing degrees. Over the decades, they have had careers, families and adv...
June 12, 2019
By Caitlin Fertal | Forefront Magazine, Spring 2019
As a trainer for the Stop the Bleed program at Case Western Reserve University, second-year nursing student James Sobieski has taught life-saving skills to hundreds of students with Case Western Reserve University Emergency Medical Service (CWRU E...