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Greetings from Dean Patricia Starck New DNP program explores new frontiers of nursing Profile Joanne V. Hickey, PhD, APRN, BC, ACNP, FAAN, FCCM With assistance from PARTNERS scholarship, Family Practice Nurse pursues her dream through new DNP program School of Nursing offers training in geriatrics for nurses PARTNERS organization endows first professorship University of Texas Health Services planning to expand number of clinics Caring Leaders The Engine of Innovation: School of Nursing researchers part of $36 million NIH grant to spur innovation Johnson and Johnson gala spotlights nurses Chad and Heath LePray UT School of Nursing and Memorial Hermann Hospital create partnership with Chief of Advanced Practice position A Tribute to Frank Cole Faculty Scholarship Endowed Faculty Positions

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Welcome from Dean Patricia Starck The Face of Health Care Leading Technology School of Nursing Collaborates to Initiate Texas Medical Center’s First Digital Repository Nursing Research, A Growing Field Nursing in the Wake of the Storm Profile: Huaping Liu, RN, PhD, Dean and Associate Professor, School of Nursing at Peking Union Medical College Newsbrief: Planning for the Future with a New Doctor of Nursing Practice Program in Fall 2006 Newsbrief: Fast Track Nursing Program Gives Students a Speedy Start Profile: Susan Bankston, RN, BSN, Psychiatric Nursing, Currently enrolled in the MSN to DSN track Newsbrief: University of Texas Health Services Reports Outstanding Achievements in FY’05 Student Grants Newsbrief: New Degree Program Develops Leadership and Business Skills for Today’s Nurses Profile: Pamela Klauer Triolo, PhD, RN, FAAN Clinical Professor of Nursing Director, Nursing Leadership and Administration in Health Systems Newsbrief: Successful Luncheon Completes $1 Million Endowment UT School of Nursing Building Recognized as Blending Form and Function Faculty Scholarship Endowed Faculty Positions

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Greetings Biobank and Centers model collaboration – Enable work of young researchers AccPhD Scholars Find First Year Exciting, Challenging Event Salutes AccPhD Donors Fay named to UT System’s Academy of Health Science Education PARTNERS Luncheon – Opera star hails nurses as “Beautiful Angels” at 2011 PARTNERS Spring Luncheon Hodges Voted School’s 2011 McGovern Outstanding Teacher Graduates soar– Steady growth and success of DNP program follows being first in Texas Reception honors Freds “Best Graduate Schools” – Guide ranks UTHealth tops in Texas/Newsbriefs Faculty Publications Faculty Research Endowed Faculty Positions

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Greeting Consortium on Aging Biobank at School of Nursing PARTNERS Luncheon/ "Ralph Thomas knows the value of investing in the future..." UTHealth, HCC Partnering for more Bachelor's Degree Nurses in Texas/ New Pacesetters Program Fast-Track PhD Program/ AccPhD scholars took many routes to same commitment Profiles and Newsbriefs McCombs School's MBA Program/ Keeping in Touch with Alumni Faculty Publications Faculty Research Endowed Faculty Positions

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Greetings Pacesetter Grads Feel Boost in Entry to Nursing Workforce UTHealth-UH Dual Bachelors Program for First-Time Students UTHealth School of Nursing – By the Numbers 2012 PARTNERS Spring Luncheon – honored “Generations of Nurses” – guest speaker Naomi Judd UT Health Services Expands Care for Patients When I Grow Up, – A UTHealth Nursing Student’s Story Donors Support Start of New Accelerated Family Nurse Practitioner Program Giuseppe Colasurdo, M.D. – Appointed Sixth President in U THealth’s 40-Year History Dean Starck Named to UT Academy of Health Science Education, Marcus Honored by Regents for Outstanding Teaching Students Select Two for 2012 McGovern Awards Endowed scholarships Former home of School of Nursing for 30 years disappears in dust cloud Ruppert Named 2012 FAAN

Interview with Dorothy Otto

Interview with Dorothy Otto, Associate Professor at the School of Nursing, University of Texas Houston Health Science Center.

Advances in Teaching & Learning Day Abstracts 2006

Proceedings of the Advances in Teaching & Learning Day Regional Conference held at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 2006.

Assessing residents' readiness to screen for domestic violence: Utilizing the transtheoretical model - stages of change, decisional balance and self-efficacy

Domestic violence is a major public health problem, yet most physicians do not effectively identify patients at risk. Medical students and residents are not routinely educated on this topic and little is known about the factors that influence their decisions to include screening for domestic violence in their subsequent practice. In order to assess the readiness of primary care residents to screen all patients for domestic violence, this study utilized a survey incorporating constructs from the Transtheoretical Model, including Stages of Change, Decisional Balance (Pros and Cons) and Self-Efficacy. The survey was distributed to residents at the University of Texas Health Science Center Medical School in Houston in: Internal Medicine, Medicine/Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Data from the survey was analyzed to test the hypothesis that residents in the earlier Stages of Change report more costs and fewer benefits with regards to screening for domestic violence, and that those in the later stages exhibit higher Self-Efficacy scores. The findings from this study were consistent with the model in that benefits to screening (Pros) and Self-Efficacy were correlated with later Stages of Change, however reporting fewer costs (Cons) was not. Very few residents were ready to screen all of their patients.^