By Mary Beth Langdon, Director, UPMC Jameson School of Nursing
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing welcomed a new class of nursing students on September 2, 2025. Over 100 new students began their nursing education journey and in one week will also initiate their first clinical experiences at our regional UPMC Horizon/Jameson hospitals. This is both an exciting and terrifying time for some students. The faculty work tirelessly to help to smooth over this transition into practice. The students have already learned to check patients’ temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. There are also many new skills they have learned and practiced in the skills lab. They are poised to initiate their care at the actual bedside. If you see one of our students, please offer them kindness and a smile. They need support from all angles!
The school continues to prepare for a second admission cycle that begins January 2026. An additional 50 students will begin the program on January 5th. There is an opportunity to eventually add 80 more candidates annually in spring to the enrollment each fall of 120 candidates. We are very excited that nearly 45 applicants have already accepted to attend the School of Nursing this spring. UPMC Jameson School of Nursing is eager to impact the region with more nurses to care for those in the community.
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