Students Attend Washington D.C. Policy Summit

Two 海角直播 (SMU) students attended a national policy summit in Washington D.C. in March to study the federal process and nursing鈥檚 role in professional advocacy. 

Van Kim Nguyen, an ELMSN-FNP student from the Sacramento campus pictured far right, and Sofia Aguirre, an ABSN student in Oakland in left of picture, traveled to the nation鈥檚 capital with Audrey Berman, Dean of the School of Nursing.

More than 150 students from across the country attended the three-day .

The SMU students met with legislative leaders and visited the offices of and .

鈥淚t is important for us to help ensure that legislatures understand the issues important to the nursing profession, the healthcare workforce, and our patients,鈥 Nguyen said. 

(At left, students with legislators and fellow students)

 

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