School of Nursing & Health Professions News

Growing up in a proud Latin@ family in the East Los Angeles community, I vividly remember leaving both of my abuelas homes and the image of them accompanying me to the front porch and raising their hard-worked wrinkled hands to give me their blessing. “Que Dios te bendiga en tu camino / May God bless you on your way,” they’d say.

If you asked anyone when I was growing up what career I would end up pursuing, you would probably have never heard of anything to do with healthcare. Those around me would have predicted that I would likely pursue being a lawyer or go into business. So, how did I end up as a psychiatric nurse practitioner?

I saw USF as a great opportunity and felt the calling. My intuition was telling me this was the right decision. 

Thomas McMahon's curiosity led him to pursue a Master’s in Digital Health Informatics at USF.

In advance of commencement on Dec. 16, professors take a moment to recognize graduates for their hard work.

On Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, Sigma Theta Tau International, USF's Beta Gamma Chapter of Sigma, celebrated the 52nd induction ceremony for 135 graduate and undergraduate nursing students.