Vanderbilt School of Nursing

Vanderbilt School of Nursing General Information Contact Information Nonprofit Address Vanderbilt School of Nursing 461 21st Ave South 111 Godchaux Hall Nashville, TN 37240 Phone (615) 343-4474 Fax 615 343-7711 Web Site Web Site Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter Email steven.barnes@vanderbilt.edu At A Glance Year of Incorporation 1908 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Former Names Training School for Nurses of Vanderbilt University Hospital 1

Mission & Impact Statements Mission We have a four-fold mission in the areas of Academics, Faculty Practice, Research, and Informatics: Academics To educate lifelong learners who have knowledge and skills relevant to rapidly changing environments by offering dynamic curricula built upon a foundation of multi-disciplinary research and scholarly practice that are relevant, futuristic and responsive to health care trends. Faculty Practice To establish innovative scholarly advanced practice models that define and respond to health care trends, by continuing to establish inter- and multi-disciplinary practice partnerships both internal and external that are replicable in a variety of health settings to benefit individuals and impact society. Research To improve the health of individuals, families and communities as well as the consumer centeredness and productivity of health care delivery through the discovery and dissemination of knowledge and generalizable interventions. Informatics To promote a culture of excellence and innovation in informatics solutions designed to work more efficiently with measurable results that contribute to our other missions and are disseminated to society. 2

Background History of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has been known for being traditionally ahead of our time since the initiation of the first nursing program. From our early history to present day, the school has introduced novel programs and program delivery to provide students with a comprehensive nursing education. Today, Vanderbilt's doctor of nursing program is ranked 11th and its master of science in nursing program is ranked 15 th among graduate schools of nursing in U.S. News & World Report. A steadfast commitment to advancedpractice nursing education a distinguishing factor among many of our peer institutions reinforces Vanderbilt s focus on educating nurse leaders. Early history VUSN was founded in 1909 as the training school for nurses of Vanderbilt University Hospital, with a three-year program leading to eligibility for licensure. In 1923, Rockefeller Foundation funding enabled the school to develop one of the nation s first baccalaureate programs, allowing students to pursue the bachelor of science in nursing (B.S.N.). Transition from the hospital program to a collegiate program began in 1925, and governance of the School of Nursing was moved from the hospital to the university in 1930. The first B.S.N. degree was awarded in 1934. In 1955, Vanderbilt became one of six schools of nursing in the South to offer an advancedpractice degree program (the master of science in nursing or MSN) the first to do so in Tennessee. Close ties with Vanderbilt University Medical Center The School of Nursing is one of the 10 schools at Vanderbilt University. It has a close relationship with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, which allows the School of Nursing and the medical center s nursing services to function closely, offering increased opportunity for nursing faculty and students to interact in an interdisciplinary environment with nursing staff, medical faculty and medical students in the areas of teaching, research and practice. Vanderbilt, an independent, privately supported university, and the separate, nonprofit Vanderbilt University Medical Center share a respected name and enjoy close collaboration through education and research. Defining the focus on advanced-practice nursing education Recognizing changing trends in nursing, the faculty completed a self-study in 1982, which called for an increased focus on graduate education and research. Thus, the School of Nursing positioned itself to respond to the need to educate nurses to grow their advanced clinical practice skills and management skills and to enable them to bring a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences to their professional studies. Consequently, the B.S.N. program was phased out and the emphasis was placed on increasing the number of MSN graduates. The faculty creatively reformatted the existing B.S.N. curriculum into an accelerated pathway for second-degree students to acquire the generalist nursing competencies. The curriculum for this portion of the MSN program of study was entitled PreSpecialty, as it provided the generalist nursing foundation for the MSN. specialty. The Tennessee Board of Nursing recognized the pre-specialty portion of the curriculum as meeting the requirements for licensure as a registered nurse; thus students become registered nurses at the end of the PreSpecialty curriculum as they enter the specialty level portion of the MSN program of study. The end result of the self-study was the creation of a multiple-entry option for the MSN program. Students can enter the MSN program with a B.S.N. degree and complete the specialty portion of the curriculum (39 credit hours); alternatively, students can enter with a degree in another field and complete the PreSpecialty component before starting the MSN specialty level completing a total of 82 credit hours. This new pathway allowed second-degree students with the opportunity to acquire the MSN degree in a time-efficient manner (while meeting all competencies of a traditional B.S.N. program). The rapid growth in student enrollment since this change underscores its impact when the new entry option was initiated in 1988, 16 second-degree students enrolled in the PreSpecialty portion, while 35 students enrolled in the specialty portion. In August 2016, 150 students with degrees in fields other than nursing enrolled in Vanderbilt s PreSpecialty program. 3

Ph.D. and D.N.P. doctoral-level programs were established in 1993 and 2008 respectively to provide even higher levels of nursing education to effectively train the nation s nursing leadership. Impact FY2017 Top Accomplishments Once again Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has been named among the Best Graduate Schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report magazine. The School of Nursing Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program is ranked No. 11 for the 2018 year. The MSN program continues to be among the top Schools of Nursing. For the 2018 ranking, the MSN program was ranked No. 15, tied with the University of California, Los Angeles. Being ranked #11 and #15 for the DNP and MSN program is particularly noteworthy, as there are over 200 DNP programs and over 500 MSN programs in the country. VUSN s nurse-midwifery nurse practitioner program was ranked No. 1 in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. In August 2017, VUSN welcomed 879 students to what is one of the largest nursing programs in the country. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) received accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree, Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) and post-master s certificate programs for a five-year period through 2021. The school spent months in preparation for the voluntary, self-regulatory accreditation. The CCNE accreditation signifies that Vanderbilt provides quality nursing education and that its graduates are educated in accordance with the highest national nursing standards. Needs Scholarships honor achievement and relieve students from the forbidding debt that turns many away from professional studies. They strengthen and diversify the profession by fulfilling the dreams of dedicated, often non-traditional, students. Named endowments for faculty chairs, professional opportunities and program development enable the school to attract and retain an eminent faculty. Nursing research illuminates critical issues in access to health care and quality of care. Advanced practice clinicians and scholars in doctoral and research programs are an inspiring answer to the shortage of nurses and nursing faculty. Other ways to donate, support, or volunteer Make a gift online To make your gift online, use our secure online gift form. Vanderbilt accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards. If you would like to restrict your gift to a particular fund at the School of Nursing (e.g., VUSN Alumni Scholarship Fund), please make a note in the special comments section of the online gift form. Mail your gift To mail your gift or pledge, print our giving form to include with your check, credit card payment or money order. Telephone Call us at 1-866-882-FUND (3863) to make an annual gift. Electronic Bank Draft To set up an electronic bank draft, call 1-866-882-FUND (3863) or use our printable form. Stocks and Securities To request information on transferring gifts of stocks and securities, click here. Please call (615) 875-1155 with any questions. For information on planned gifts, matching corporate gifts and donor advised funds, please contact Steven Barnes, Associate Dean for Development, at (615) 343-4474 or steven.barnes@vanderbilt.edu. Service Categories Primary Organization Category 4

Education / Higher Education Secondary Organization Category Health Care / Nursing Areas of Service Areas Served International National, international. CEO Statement We at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing are excited to share news from the school and we are thankful for the opportunity to showcase our latest accomplishments and points of pride from Vanderbilt. We are dedicated to educating the brightest, most skilled and most compassionate advanced practice nurses to lead our profession into the 21 st century. We not only envision these practitioners working with physicians, community agencies and other providers to improve treatment and preventative care; we are making it happen. Health care is going through a pivotal time and arriving at a fundamental shift. The School of Nursing is very highly respected not only nationally, but in our own backyard. Vanderbilt views us as being an extremely financially responsible and well-run area. We are seen as an innovator in course delivery, using blended distance learning methods, creative clinical simulations, and interactive classroom processes. As dean of the School of Nursing, I meet with Marilyn Dubree, executive chief nursing officer of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and VUSN 76 alumna, on a regular basis and together we identify opportunities where clinical nurses, VUSN students and VUSN faculty can work more closely together to enhance learning for all involved. We have been on a tremendous growth trajectory these last 10 years, in terms of the number of students, programs and specialties. Now is the ideal time to really examine what we do next. There are pockets of partnership in research, practice and educational programs between the School of Nursing and other entities throughout Vanderbilt. It s time to collaborate and synergize in new and profound ways throughout the campus including all areas from engineering to arts and science. In our 100+-year history, we have established ourselves as a national leader in nursing education and training, and health research in part because of generous and dedicated supporters like you. I hope you ll make a gift now to help us continue this tradition of excellence. Thank you for your support. 5

Programs Programs Scholarships Description Category Scholarships honor achievement and relieve students from the forbidding debt that turns many away from professional studies. They strengthen and diversify the profession by fulfilling the dreams of dedicated, often nontraditional, students. Education Student Financial Aid Population Served General Public/Unspecified,, Endowed Chairs Description Category Named endowments for faculty chairs, professional opportunities and program development enable the school to attract and retain an eminent faculty. Education Postsecondary Education Population Served General Public/Unspecified,, Research Description Category Nursing research illuminates critical issues in access to health care and quality of care. Advanced practice clinicians and scholars in doctoral and research programs are an inspiring answer to the shortage of nurses and nursing faculty. Education Postsecondary Education Population Served General Public/Unspecified,, Community Benefit Initiatives Description The School of Nursing is a global hub for innovative curriculum development, health care technology and entrepreneurial models of community programs. Philanthropy is vital to the school s partnerships with colleges and universities, medical centers, community government initiatives, countries like Botswana and international organizations like the Pan American Health Organization. Population Served,, CEO Comments By working in new ways to lead the profession, our stellar faculty, alumni and students carry forward a revered legacy of innovation. Innovation distinguishes our programs, our pedagogy and the contribution of Vanderbilt nurses everywhere. Our nurses ask insightful questions that translate into improved systems of care. While the school has built strong programs, we must expand our scholarship and fellowship resources to be competitive. Investing in the next generation of leaders will put the best minds to work on solving the coming challenges in health care. 6

Governance Board Chair Board Chair Bruce R. Evans Term July 2017 to Dec 2022 Board Members Name Affiliation Status Greg S. Allen Lee M. Bass Adolpho Augustus Birch III Vanderbilt University Board of Trust: Shirley M. Collado Dan M. Crown Charles H. Esserman Bruce R. Evans Jay C. Hoag John R. Ingram Kathleen E. Justice-Moore Carroll E. Kimball Steven H. Madden Mark P. Mays Courtney Clark Pastrick David W. Patterson MD Ross Perot Jr. Jeffrey J. Rothschild Sid Sapru Robert C. Schiff Jr., MD Alexander C. Taylor Jr. Patricia Early White Mark Wilf Jon Winkelried Nicholas S. Zeppos Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 3 Asian American/Pacific Islander 2 Caucasian 28 Hispanic/Latino 1 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 7

Board Demographics - Gender Male 20 Female 4 Unspecified 0 Governance Board Term Lengths 0 Board Term Limits 0 Board Meeting Attendance % 0% Written Board Selection Criteria? Written Conflict of Interest Policy? No No Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 0% Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions 0% Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 0 CEO Comments The Vanderbilt School of Nursing does not have a board. Dean Linda D. Norman reports directly to Susan Wente, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The board information listed above is for the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust. 8

Management Executive Director/CEO Executive Director Term Start July 2013 Email Dean Linda D Norman, DSN, RN, FAAN linda.norman@vanderbilt.edu Experience Linda Norman is Dean of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and holds the Valere Potter Menefee Chair in Nursing. Prior to being named dean, she served as the Senior Associate Dean for Academics at Vanderbilt from 1991-2013, as well as the Co-Director of the PhD program. Dean Norman has spearheaded curricular innovations that include blended learning, interdisciplinary education, quality improvement, disaster management and doctoral distance learning, and setting and implementing the strategic direction for the School of Nursing s academic programs, including developing and implementing distance learning options. Dean Norman has been involved in establishing interprofessional academic programs since 1993 when she first served on the Institute for Health Care Improvement s (IHI) national advisory team that coordinated a national multi-site project involving nursing, medicine and health administration programs to integrate quality improvement and patient safety into health professions education She has many publications in professional nursing journals and is the author or co-author of several book chapters on various nursing and patient care topics. She is an accomplished speaker and has delivered numerous speeches and presentations at professional conferences throughout the United States, Europe, Japan and Taiwan. Dean Norman has been responsible for more than $7.5 million in external funding in support of pioneering curriculum designs. A sought-after consultant in curriculum and evaluation, she served as the director of evaluation at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Northwest Health Foundation and Partners Investing in Nursing s Future Program. In 2004, she was recognized for her myriad contributions to the field by being inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Virginia and her Doctor of Nursing Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Staff Full Time Staff 80 Part Time Staff 6 Volunteers 35 Contractors 0 Retention Rate 90% Plans & Policies Does the organization have a documented Fundraising Plan? Under Development Does the organization have an approved Strategic Plan? Under Development Number of years Strategic Plan Considers N/A 9

In case of a change in leadership, is a Management Succession plan in place? No Does the organization have a Policies and Procedures Plan? Under Development Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy? Yes Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? Yes Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? Yes External Assessments and Accreditations Assessments/Accreditations Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - 5 Year Accreditation Year 2016 Senior Staff Mavis Schorn, PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM Title Senior Associate Dean for Academics Experience/Biography Betsy Weiner, PhD, RN-BC, FACMI, FAAN Title Senior Associate Dean for Informatics Experience/Biography Mariann R. Piano, Phd, RN, FAAN, FAHA Title Senior Associate Dean for Research Experience/Biography Becky Keck, MSN, RN, CNAA Title Senior Associate Dean, Administration & Operations Experience/Biography Pam Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC Title Senior Associate Dean for Clinical & Community Partnerships Experience/Biography CEO Comments The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing does not have a board. Dean Linda D. Norman reports directly to Susan Wente, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. 10

Financials Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Start July 01 2017 Fiscal Year End June 30 2018 Projected Revenue $40,054,472.00 Projected Expenses $41,671,781.00 Endowment Value $0.00 Endowment Spending Policy N/A Endowment Spending Percentage (if selected) 0% Detailed Financials Revenue and Expenses Total Revenue -- -- -- Total Expenses -- -- -- Revenue Sources Foundation and Corporation -- -- -- Contributions Government Contributions $0 $0 $0 Federal State Local Unspecified Individual Contributions -- -- -- Indirect Public Support -- -- -- Earned Revenue -- -- -- Investment Income, Net of Losses -- -- -- Membership Dues -- -- -- Special Events -- -- -- Revenue In-Kind -- -- -- Other -- -- -- 11

Expense Allocation Program Expense -- -- -- Administration Expense -- -- -- Fundraising Expense -- -- -- Payments to Affiliates -- -- -- Total Revenue/Total Expenses -- -- -- Program Expense/Total Expenses -- -- -- Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue -- -- -- Assets and Liabilities Total Assets -- -- -- Current Assets -- -- -- Long-Term Liabilities -- -- -- Current Liabilities -- -- -- Total Net Assets -- -- -- Short Term Solvency Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities -- -- -- Long Term Solvency Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets -- -- -- Top Funding Sources Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- -- Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar -- -- -- Amount Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- -- Capital Campaign Is the organization currently conducting a Capital Campaign for an endowment or the purchase of a major asset? Anticipated In 3 Years Capital Campaign Goal $0.00 Capital Campaign Anticipated in Next 5 Years? No State Charitable Solicitations Permit TN Charitable Solicitations Registration Exempt - Expires 0 GivingMatters.com Financial Comments Vanderbilt University submits one Form 990 and has one complete audit. Individual departments and programs are not isolated in the audit or Form 990. Comment provided by Kathryn Bennett 2/6/18. Created 08.20.2018. Copyright 2018 The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee 12