FPB Study Finds the Love of a Dog or Cat Helps Women Cope with HIV/AIDS [video]

Instructor Allison R. Webel discusses her research, which appears as an article entitled "The Relationship Between Social Roles and Self-Management Behavior in Women Living with HIV/AIDS" in the online journal Women's Health Issues.

"We think this finding about pets can apply to women managing other chronic illnesses," she says. Read more.

Focusing on Family Helps Mothers of Technology-Dependent Children Function

Assistant Professor Valerie Toly's research on mothers of technology-dependent children finds that successful integration of these children into life's day-to-day functions and events improves the overall cohesion of the family. Read more.

FPB Alum and WWII Pilot Gives $2 Million to Flight Nursing Program

Dorothy E. Ebersbach '54, who served as one of the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II and then worked for years as a public health nurse, combined her love of flight and her dedication to nursing in a $2 million gift to establish the Dorothy Ebersbach Academic Center for Flight Nursing.

“This generous gift will reinforce the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing’s status as a leader in flight nurse education and research,” said Dean Mary Kerr. “Dorothy Ebersbach was a true innovator, which makes her support for this cutting-edge program so appropriate.” Read more.

Costa Rican Nursing Student Aims to Build Her Country's Pool of Nurse Scientists

PhD student Ana Laura Solano Lopez is one of four graduates of the University of Costa Rica with special scholarship support to attain a doctoral degree outside her country in order to enhance Costa Rica's nursing research programs. Read more.

Nursing Student Working to Create Mobile Health Care Clinic in Haiti

As a means to improve healthcare access for those affected by last year's damaging earthquake, dual doctorate (DNP/PhD) student and family nurse practitioner Monique Balthazar plans to create a mobile health clinic to reach inhabitants of the remote, mountainous areas of Haiti as well as people in tent cities around Port-au-Prince. Read more.

Just Say "Ahhh..."

That is what Case Western Reserve University student doctors and nurses were telling patients with sore throats and other health problems Saturday, Oct. 22, during the grand opening of the Student-Run Free Clinic at The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, 12201 Euclid Ave.

"I am very excited about the creation of the Student-Run Free Clinic," says FPB Dean Mary E. Kerr. "Its collaborative goal to provide real-life, practical experience for students as they meet the healthcare needs of the underserved community fits perfectly with our own mission of interdisciplinary scholarship and practice." Read more.