A world-class city filled with art and culture and an incredible campus that offers cutting edge resources–that’s what students receive at Penn Nursing. And that’s just the start. Penn Nursing and the wider university offer something for everyone, as well as a lifelong community.
Penn Nursing is globally known for educating dynamic nurses—because our School values evidence-based science and health equity. That’s where our expertise lies, whether in research, practice, community health, or beyond. Everything we do upholds a through-line of innovation, encouraging our exceptional students, alumni, and faculty share their knowledge and skills to reshape health care.
Penn Nursing students are bold and unafraid, ready to embrace any challenge that comes their way. Whether you are exploring a career in nursing or interested in advancing your nursing career, a Penn Nursing education will help you meet your goals and become an innovative leader, prepared to change the face of health and wellness.
Penn Nursing is the #1-ranked nursing school in the country. Its highly-ranked programs help develop highly-skilled leaders in health care who are prepared to work alongside communities to tackle issues of health equity and social justice to improve health and wellness for everyone.
Penn Nursing’s rigorous academic curricula are taught by world renowned experts, ensuring that students at every level receive an exceptional Ivy League education. From augmented reality classrooms and clinical simulations to coursework that includes experiential global travel to clinical placements in top notch facilities, a Penn Nursing education prepares our graduates to lead.
Collaborations
Our partnerships bring the world to Penn and offer our students, faculty and staff the opportunity to engage globally.
Penn Nursing has been a designated World Health Organization Collaborating Center (WHOCC) for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership since 1988. Currently, we are collaborating with PAHO/WHO to increase knowledge and understanding of maternal health and mortality, to build capacity in nursing education, and to strengthen nursing research throughout the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Our WHOCC is an active member of the Pan American Nursing and Midwifery Collaborating Centers (PANMCC) and the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centers (GNWHOCCNM).
PANMCC is a network of PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres within the AMRO Region that supports the role of nurses and midwives in the advancement of “Universal Health Coverage” by addressing current health priorities and promoting regional and global cooperation.
Thanks to a $1 million endowment, Penn Nursing has expanded an exciting program to provide our skilled graduates and faculty with the opportunity to engage in meaningful projects that support the health-related work of global organizations committed to serving vulnerable populations. Click here to learn more about the the Global Nursing Fellows Program.
To encourage those with international experience to become part of our community, we invite RPCVs (Returned Peace Corps Volunteers) to apply for special financial support. We offer two types of awards in limited numbers — the RPCV Award and thePaul D. Coverdell Fellowship — to qualified individuals interested in further education within nursing sciences.
In the fall of 2014, the School of Nursing, under the newly appointed Dean, Dr. Antonia Villarruel, reached out to representatives from Schools across the Penn campus to gauge interest in forming the Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean (PLAC) group. The strong positive response led to a meeting on December 15, 2014. More than 60 individuals from eight Penn Schools, the Perry World House, Penn Global, the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were in attendance. By 2019, PLAC had grown to include membership from eleven Penn Schools. Annual “PLAC” events showcase the depth and breadth of institutional and faculty engagement in the region.
In June 2018, the Penn School of Nursing entered into a formal alliance with Vietnam’s largest private company, the Vingroup. Sharing Penn’s vision, the Vingroup aspires to be the preeminent intellectual and transformative force in improving health through nursing in Vietnam. To do this, they have established a new, private University in Hanoi, VinUniversity, with a mission to be the first world-class, internationally accredited and ranked university in Vietnam. Click here to learn more.
