Gator Nursing Celebrates 10 Years of DNP Graduates

Learn how the program got its start and hear from three extraordinary DNP graduates.

By Anna Hoffman
Laura Sealy Laura Sealy as a pediatric cancer patient in 1995. Now, Sealy is providing expert care and compassion to children and their families at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers.
“I can remember so many things from that time period, things I was expected to forget since I was only 4, but I don’t want to forget,”
Laura Sealy (DNP 2016, BSN 2013)
Laura Sealy Allen S. Kramer/Texas Children’s Hospital
.Laura Sealy (DNP 2016, BSN 2013) with one of her pediatric patients, 5-year-old Grey Gallier, at Texas Children's Hospital. Laura Sealy (DNP 2016, BSN 2013) with one of her pediatric patients, 5-year-old Grey Gallier, at Texas Children's Hospital. Allen S. Kramer/Texas Children’s Hospital

Celebrating the DNP Pioneers

"The members of the first class were risk-takers who believed that the future required nurses with greater knowledge and skill to address patient and societal needs."
Dean Emeritus Kathleen Ann Long, PhD, RN, FAAN
. Karen Theoktisto (DNP 2009, MSN 2000, BSN 2000) performs a well-baby exam on 4-month-old Melayah Smith, a pediatric patient at UF Health Family Medicine – Eastside. Theoktisto is a member of the first DNP class at UF.

Leading by Example

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Hector Torres (DNP 2019, BSN 2013) with his DNP faculty chair Clinical Associate Professor Laurie Duckworth, PhD, APRN, at his DNP graduation ceremony in May. Hector Torres (DNP 2019, BSN 2013) with his DNP faculty chair Clinical Associate Professor Laurie Duckworth, PhD, APRN, at his DNP graduation ceremony in May. UF Photography

Addressing the Needs of Health Care

“We are dedicated to the concept of continuous quality improvement in all of our missions,”
Anna McDaniel, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean and the Linda Harman Aiken Pr

Why Gator Nursing

Laura Sealy Laura Sealy (DNP 2016, BSN 2013) with Albert.