Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2014 - (Page 44)
remember WhEN?
PhoTo couRTEsy RyERsoN ARchIvEs.
Nursing
students
circa 1975
review patient
X-rays.
celebrating 50 years of leadership
GradUates of ryerson's nUrsinG school, the larGest in canada,
help shape the fUtUre of health care
By hAllA IMAM
T
his year, the Daphne Cockwell
School of Nursing celebrates 50
years since Ryerson became the first
post-secondary institution in Ontario to
offer diploma nursing education outside
of a hospital nursing school.
"The school has, over the years, established a reputation for leading edge and
socially responsive nursing education,"
says Usha George, dean of the Faculty of
Community Services. "We are dedicated
to graduating nurses who are leaders in
nursing practice and play an active role
in shaping Canada's health care future."
The program started in 1964 with 19
students, and through its history, Ryerson's innovative nursing curriculum has
evolved, including degree completion
programs for registered nurses, a fouryear baccalaureate program and, most
recently, a graduate program in nursing. Each change has emphasized the
importance of integrating a theoretical
base with the requirements of professional practice to the benefit of more
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WINTER 2014
than 2,700 students currently enrolled.
The school continues to be innovative in scholarly, research and creative
activity (SRC). A recent accreditation review recognized the school for
integrating SRC in teaching and student
engagement, says director Don Rose.
In 1973, the school expanded to
integrate the diploma nursing programs
from the Wellesley School of Nursing,
SickKids and Women's College Hospital. In 1980, Ryerson offered a postdiploma degree, followed in 1983 by
the first part-time degree option; both
demonstrated the university's efforts
to work around nurses' busy schedules
and offer flexible education, reflecting
changes taking place in the profession.
The school again broke new ground in
2001 by offering a collaborative nursing
degree program with George Brown
and Centennial Colleges.
In 2009, the school was named the
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing to
recognize benefactor Jack Cockwell's
mother, who had been a nurse.
Sue Williams, a former director of
the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
and former dean of the Faculty of Community Services, graduated from the
Wellesley Hospital program. She says
the academic shift in nursing education
has opened doors for students to pursue
management positions, roles in community and public health, and specialty
roles such as nurse practitioner, clinical
nurse specialist or nurse researcher.
"We are giving graduates the chance
to broaden their horizons," says Williams. "The discipline is a combination
of using head, heart and hands. In the
past, there was less independent and
critical thinking, which in the highstress environment of health care today
is absolutely crucial."
Visit www.ryerson.ca/nursing/50 for
information on anniversary events. n
hAllA IMAM Is A RyERsoN
jouRNAlIsM sTudENT.
http://www.ryerson.ca/nursing/50
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2014
Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2014
Contents
President's Message
Showcase
Gould Street
Bee-ing the Change
Agents of Change
Crafting it Old School
To Lightly Go...
Who's That Girl?
From Gimmick to Game-Changer
In My Opinion
Giving Back
Alumni Diary/VP Viewpoint
Class Nots
Remember When?
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