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The UT School of Nursing at Houston ranks among the top 10 percent of 272 nursing schools nationwide in surveys published by U.S. News & World Report . Its nursing anesthesia program is ranked 6th out of 70 others in the 2005 survey.
"Over the years, our nursing students and faculty have worked in places that were borrowed or rented, not a place that you could identify as a nursing school," UT Health Science Center at Houston President James T. Willerson, M.D., said. "Nevertheless our school is ranked in the top 10 percent of graduate nursing schools in the country. Imagine what may happen once we are in our new facility."
In partnership with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, the nursing school has just started offering a three-semester accelerated baccalaureate nursing program. The "Accelerated BACC 2" will cut nearly in half the time needed to become a qualified nurse, helping address the state's critical nursing shortage.
The first program to train emergency nurse practitioners was created at the UT School of Nursing. It is the only nursing school in Texas offering a clinical nursing doctorate degree, a master's in oncology nursing, and sub-specialty training in addictions nursing and clinical research management education.
The national average for male enrollment in nursing school is less than 5 percent. At the UT School of Nursing, it is about 20 percent.
"This building will be a national model for other campuses," Dean Patricia L. Starck said. "But more importantly, it will allow us to meet the needs of the citizens of our state for well-educated nurses to promote health for every Texan."