Sharon Diaz, PhD (h.c.), RN, the founding president of Samuel Merritt University who served in that capacity for nearly 37 years before her retirement, died unexpectedly on September 12. She was 75...
Samuel Merritt University has been named the best college in California for getting a job by career research website Zippia. SMU was recognized for its 94.5% employment rate 10 years after graduation...
Jamilla Churchill, CRNA ’16, is among the mere 2% of African American nurse anesthetists in the U.S. As a founding member of the UCLA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee for the anesthesiology...
Only a few months after graduating from Samuel Merritt University, Aariona Wysinger, BSN ’19, was working at her dream job as a nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital, caring for a patient she’ll never...
Samuel Merritt University is ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for early career salary prospects for graduates with a bachelor’s degree, as reported by Forbes. SMU placed atop the rankings, ahead of MIT and...
In five years, what will Samuel Merritt University look like? What type of student will it educate? What communities will it serve? And how can the 112-year-old institution cultivate a culture of...
In the second of three Q&As with SMU alumnae who received the 2021 Create & Cultivate (C&C) 100 Award, Ana Armenta, CRNA ’16, discusses her journey from Honduras to Louisiana to California and how she...
Los Angeles-based digital publisher and conference host Create & Cultivate (C&C) celebrates and promotes women in business. This year, C&C honored female hospital workers, comprising 77% of workers in...
What determines how long you live? It turns out that your zip code plays a key role. The California Endowment reported in 2016 that people in communities with little or no access to preventative...
Nursing Professor Paulina Van has received the 2021 Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award for Education from the Nu Xi at-Large Chapter of Sigma, an organization committed to developing nurse leaders...
