Message from the Dean

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Welcome to the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing. The faculty and I are pleased to provide you with the 2022-2023 edition of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Student Handbook. This handbook serves as a guide to the resources that support your successful progression as a graduate student in our school. Among the areas you will find helpful are the academic review and advancement policies, academic and institutional resources and services, student rights, responsibilities and governance. These are the all-important aspects of your lived experience while a graduate health professions student on our academic health science campus.

Your venture into our graduate programs requires that you assume an active role in your education. This Handbook offers you important and practical tips that can contribute to your success in the graduate program. Included in the Handbook are the mission, vision statement, philosophy, core values and program goals that serve as the guide for who we are and what we value as faculty of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing. Our strong community and dedicated faculty who practice in a variety of settings allow our students to experience real world education!

I encourage you to read this Handbook and take full advantage of the unique resources afforded the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing as one of the few nursing schools in New England within an academic health center and the only nursing school that is part of a medical school in Massachusetts. By sharing location and services with the University’s T.H. Chan School of Medicine and Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, we are afforded exceptional interprofessional resources and services that support the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing.

Become familiar with this edition of the Student Handbook. As you meet with your faculty advisor, clarify information in this Handbook relevant to your progression through the program. In our role to serve you as a student and future alumni of our school, the faculty, staff and I are available to answer your questions pertaining to your progression and advancement. You are now a member of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing community, with its proud tradition of leadership in education, service and research. The faculty and I are committed to your development as the next generation of nurse leaders, scientists, educators and advanced practice nurses.

Warm regards,

Joan M. Vitello-Cicciu Ph.D, RN, NEA-BC, FAHA, FAAN Dean of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing

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