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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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Cohort 5 graduates from Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy
The event also welcomed members of Cohort 6 as they begin their fellowship journey.
CRNA student Robert Sharkey stands in front of a medical helicopter on a rooftop.
The dedicated professionals behind nursing's “best-kept secret” specialty
National CRNA Week is Jan. 18–24, and we’re celebrating the advanced nursing professionals who play a critical part in safe anesthesia care.
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Nursing’s Marie Grosh named board member of Refuge International
For nearly two decades, Case Western Reserve University students have traveled to San Raymundo, Guatemala, to deepen their clinical knowledge, broaden their cultural competence and provide care to communities with limited access to healthcare. Marie Grosh, DNP, assistant professor at Case…
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Nursing’s Sarah Gutin Barsman earns 2025 Nurse of the Year award
Sarah Gutin Barsman, PhD, lead faculty of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, earned the 2025 Nurse of the Year award from March of Dimes last month. Offered through March of Dimes’ Heroes in Action award series,…
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The power of community as an anchor—and a guiding force
For first-year nursing student Alicia Lee, relationships tie into everything she does.
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A CWRU year in review: Take a look back at some of the top stories at CWRU in 2025
A lot happens at Case Western Reserve University in a single calendar year. We wish graduates “good luck” in May as they take the next steps in their lives and months later, welcome new students as they begin their college journeys in August and greet alumni when they return for homecoming. But,…
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2025 in review: Case Western Reserve University in the media
Journalists routinely turn to Case Western Reserve University faculty first. Whether it’s breaking news or subject-matter analysis, reporters look to CWRU to help make sense of the stories shaping our world. Perhaps more importantly, our researchers often drive the headlines in the media with their…
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Faculty and staff members retire after 25+ years of service to CWRU
Case Western Reserve University has been a home to many students-turned-alumni over the years. But for those who dedicate much of their professional lives to the university, it has come to feel like a home, too. We invited faculty and staff members with more than 25 years of service to Case…
Chris Winkelman, Betty Napoleon, Dean Ronald Hickman and Mary Quinn Griffin
On to the next chapter: Three faculty retire from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
A retirement celebration was held in their honor on Dec. 3.
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Winter pinning ceremony welcomes nurses to the profession
Thirty-nine Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing students were recognized at the pinning ceremony on Dec. 5.