In May 1967, Dean Lohr circulated to faculty a proposal to establish a Master of Science in Nursing program to develop students' "expertness in one clinical field of nursing," including medical-surgical nursing, pediatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, obstetrical nursing, and public health nursing, and give them the "opportunity to study in the functional areas or teaching nursing or supervision of nursing services." It was "anticipated that one clinical major will be activated each year until the full complement of five majors is offered." This proposal includes handwritten comments from faculty member, Ruth Moran.
This proposal represents some of the early planning that culminated in the launch of the first MSN program launched in 1972, with clinical majors in Pediatrics and Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing.
May 18, 1967
ECBCNHI, SON Legacy Collections, SON History, Box 2
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