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MEET OUR GRADUATES: Former Combat Medic Earns Degree in Nursing
“As a combat medic, I was the authority on my squad, but I won’t be that as a nurse. Nursing is more team centered, and, at RIC, caring is a culture,” says Sgt. David Fields.
The History of Black Nurses in RI on Exhibit at RIC
Learn about the profound impact Black women leaders have had on the nursing profession and on the broader Rhode Island community.
Nursing Across Borders: Prof. Kutenplon Founds AIDS Orphan Care
Nursing faculty are reaching outside the community to help global communities.
Nursing Across Borders: RIC Faculty Member Creates Clinic in Remote Haitian Village
Asst. Prof. Jocelyne de Gouvenain (pictured here) began with a dream for her village that became a global learning experience for nursing students.
Armed With Graduate-Level Research, This Nurse Took Her Fight for Vets to the White House
Rhode Island College Impact”We aren’t JUST nurses. We are NURSES. We have the capability to change the world.”
Graduate Nurses Aim to Diversify Nursing Ranks and Tackle Healthcare Disparities
This group’s commitment to diversity extends beyond RIC into the Rhode Island community.
MEET OUR GRADUATES: Chicoine is Now a Three-Time School of Nursing Grad
Rhode Island College ImpactChicoine opted to return to Rhode Island College because “the support is unparalleled,” she said.
From Leukemia to Living Out Her Dream
Care and empathy are traits that Julia Sampaio, a leukemia survivor, intends to use after she graduates with a nursing degree.
MEET OUR GRADUATES: Jelyssa D’Lugo Pays It Forward to Future Nursing Students
Rhode Island College ImpactNursing student Jelyssa D’Lugo ‘22 knew when she transferred to RIC that she wanted to be as involved as possible on campus. She couldn’t have predicted just how much she would do.
RIC’s 2022 Commencement Speaker: Maria Ducharme '87, President of The Miriam Hospital
Rhode Island College ImpactDucharme is the first female nurse to become a hospital president in R.I.